Rumah Prihatin@Grand Seasons set up for those affected by COVID-19

— The Federal Territories Ministry and Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan (YWP) in collaboration with the Grand Seasons Hotel will set up Rumah Prihatin@Grand Seasons to help ease the burden of the people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.Minister Tan Sri An…

Special aid for UPSI staff impacted by pandemic

Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) will help academic staff badly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic through a special aid initiative. Vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Md Amin Md Taff said the Bantuan Prihatin Khas initiative was launched as a sign …

Sultan Nazrin consents to Friday, obligatory prayers to be held based on size of prayer hall

The Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah has consented to all mosques in the state to hold Friday and obligatory prayers in congregations according to the size of the main prayer hall, in adherence to the prescribed physical distancing measure…

‘Malaysia Prihatin’ remains National Day celebration theme this year

This year’s National Day celebration theme is Malaysia Prihatin (Malaysia Cares), the same as last year’s, which will be celebrated on a moderate scale, Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said. He said every year, there wer…

Study needed to ensure Biosphere Reserves benefit people of Sabah – Jamili

— A study needs to be done to identify and assess the benefits enjoyed by the people of Sabah, especially the communities living around the Crocker Range Biosphere Reserve (CRBR), said Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Enviro…

PTPTN to review loan repayment system – Chairman

The National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) will conduct a full review of their loan repayment system.Its chairman Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan said this was following a case where a borrower’s account was found to be still active even though th…

Illegal warehouse storing over 1,000 scheduled waste tanks raided

An illegal warehouse storing more than 1,000 scheduled waste tanks was raided by the authorities in an operation in Kampung Kembirian, Manggatal here yesterday.Sabah Department of Environment (DOE) director Amirul Aripin said the 2.30 pm raid was condu…