Post COVID-19 requires wisdom in leadership for recovery planning – Sultan Nazrin

KUALA KANGSAR, Nov 14 — Post-COVID-19 requires wisdom in leadership as well as dynamic and energetic management in planning recovery strategies that can create a meaningful impact on the people, especially in efforts to eradicate poverty, said Sultan …

Local man recounts his working experience at offshore rig

KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 14 — When he first got involved in the oil and gas field more than five decades ago, Hamzah Mamat never thought that he would be landing his dream job with an attractive salary.Recalling his experience, as one of the first locals…

Water surge incident: Five babies among 50 victims rescued – JBPM

KUALA KRAI, Nov 14 — Five babies were among 50 individuals rescued after they were trapped following a water surge incident at the Sungai Kenerong picnic area here, yesterday afternoon.Operations commander senior fire officer II Mohd Azwan Daud said s…

Kedah govt approves RM1,000 special aid for state civil servants

ALOR SETAR, Nov 14 — The Kedah government has approved special financial assistance of RM1,000 to be given to each state civil servant and members of the state administration in appreciation of their contributions and sacrifices.Menteri Besar Datuk Se…

COVID-19 infectivity rate at 1.0 can be early sign cases will increase – Health DG

The country’s COVID-19 infectivity rate or R-naught (Rt) which has risen to 1.0 may be an early sign that positive cases will increase, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.He said the Rt value of 1.0 also indicates that the cas…

Waqaf Felda targets to manage assets worth RM500 million by 2030

The newly-launched Waqaf Felda is targeted to manage assets worth RM500 million by 2030.Felda said for a start, it would be pumping funds worth RM10 million to Waqaf Felda which is expected to be the third force in helping to revive and restore the cou…

Call for govt, private agencies to play role in boosting creative industry

— Government and private agencies must play a role in boosting the creative industry in order to increase the contribution of the industry to the gross domestic product (GDP).Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa said it was impor…