KBS introduces mySukan TV to promote grassroots sports

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — Realising that grassroots sports have not been able to capture much attention in Malaysia, the Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS) has taken the initiative to create a new sports channel, ‘mySukan TV’ which will focus on broadcas…

Harvesting fish in padi fields during monsoon season

TUMPAT, Nov 12 — It is fish galore and time to cast their fishing nets for villagers of Kampung Sri Tujoh here, when the sluice gates are opened following heavy rains during the monsoon season. A villager, Zakaria Mamat, 52, said each year the monso…

78.5 per cent of adolescents fully vaccinated in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — A total of 2,472,098 individuals or 78.5 percent of adolescents, aged between 12 and 17, have completed their COVID-19 vaccination as of yesterday, according to the Health Ministry.Based on the Health Ministry’s data on the COVI…

Abandoned Ba’kelalan CIQ project to be re-tendered

BA’KELALAN, Nov 12 –Construction of the Ba’kelalan Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex, which has been left abandoned since two years ago, will be re-tendered to get the project completed, said Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar A…

Floods : Number of victims in Kedah drops slightly Friday morning

ALOR SETAR, Nov 12 — The number of flood evacuees in Kedah dropped slightly to 247 people this morning from 256 people last night.Kedah Civil Defence Force Disaster Management Committee Secretariat chief Major (PA) Mohd Muaz Mohd Yusof said four rel…

Sarawak gov’t allocates RM2.174 billion for education – Dr Annuar

SIBU, Nov 12 –The Sarawak government has allocated a total of RM2.174 billion to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Research (MESTR) since its establishment in 2017, thus reflecting the state government’s commitment in making educa…

Debate on supply bill at policy level ends, winding up to begin on Monday

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — A total of 131 parliamentary members (MPs) debated the Supply Bill 2022 at the policy level which ended yesterday after the session continued for the third week of the Dewan Rakyat sitting.The winding up session of the bill by…