Women In Nenggiri Keen To Contribute To Local Economy

Women in the Nenggiri state constituency, who make up nearly half of the local population, are hoping to play their part in contributing to the local economy and generating income for their families.

In fact, many of them have expressed readiness to…

DA to compensate ASF-affected Negros Oriental farmers

DUMAGUETE CITY: The Department of Agriculture (DA) will indemnify farmers whose hogs were culled following an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in Barangay West Balabag in Valencia, Negros Oriental, an official said Friday.

Alejandro Rafal, DA-Pr…

PM Anwar Wants Statutory Bodies To Make A Paradigm Shift, Be More Transparent

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim wants federal statutory bodies to make a paradigm shift and be more transparent by reviewing the structure and vision of their respective establishments and refraining from taking actions that contradict good g…

Staffing shortage plagues NKTI to treat rising leptospirosis cases

MANILA: The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday urged patients with leptospirosis to seek treatment in other hospitals apart from the National Kidney and Transplant Institute due to lack of staff.

In a public advisory, the DOH said it was assessing …

Batang Rajang Bridge Construction In Planning Stage – Deputy Premier Uggah Embas

The construction of a bridge across Batang Rajang to connect the town of Kapit with the area on the other side of the mighty river is currently in the planning stage, Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said.

He said that he had di…

Nuñeza, Gaccion triumph in JPGT Del Monte

MANILA: Cliff Nuñeza won the boys’ 16-18 category title by two strokes in the ICTSI Junior PGT Mindanao Series 3 at Del Monte Golf Club in Bukidnon on Friday.

Cagayan de Oro’s Ally Gaccion claimed the girls’ title after finishing with a 76 for a 289 …

Semantan Estate: Govt Respects Court’s Decision, But Worries About Serious Implications – PM

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said that there was a need for the government to relook from a legal point of view into the High Court’s decision in favour of Semantan Estate Sdn Bhd in the dispute involving ??106.5 hectares of land in Mukim Batu.

Th…