Brunei Sultan welcomes proposed implementation of Malaysia-Brunei VTL

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 15 — The Sultan of Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah today welcomed the proposed implementation of the vaccinated travel lane (VTL) by air to ease cross-border travel between Brunei and Malaysia.The Ruler said he believed that t…

1,000 FAMA staff expected to join CDERT by 2023

PORT DICKSON, Feb 15 — A total of 1,000 employees of the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) are targeted to join the Civil Defence Emergency Response Team (CDERT) or be appointed as members of the Civil Defence Force (APM) by next year.M…

Bill to update list of Sarawak natives approved unanimously

KUCHING, Feb 15 — Sarawak State Legislative Assembly has unanimously passed the Interpretation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 which among others update the list of indigenous races in the state.Tabled by Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister‘s Department …

King, Queen convey condolences to family of Semret Singh

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah have expressed their condolences to the family members of former national ha…

Pahang revokes logging approval on 40.47 hectares of land in Bukit Makro

KUANTAN, Feb 15 — The Pahang Forestry Department (JPNP) confirmed that the state government has revoked the approval of a logging area of 40.47 hectares in Bukit Makro, Maran involving government land, to Amanah Saham Pahang (ASPA) on Jan 17.The Depar…

Individuals facing technical issues with booster dose record urged to lodge complaints

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 — Individuals facing technical problems with regard to the COVID-19 booster dose vaccination record on their MySejahtera app have been urged to lodge complaints through the app or revisit the location where they received the shot…

Additional RM200 mln allocation for MSMEs impacted by COVID-19, flood – Noh

JOHOR BAHRU, Feb 15 — The government has approved an additional allocation of RM200 million to help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) as well as the informal sector that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and floods.Entrepreneur Deve…