Omicron: MPN to hold meetings more frequently

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — The National Recovery Council (MPN) will hold meetings more frequently due to the challenges posed by the Omicron variant and the increasing number of COVID-19 infections.MPN chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said it would hold …

RM11.7 mln allocated for Maahad Ahmadi new building – Aminuddin

TAMPIN, Feb 7 — The Negeri Sembilan government has allocated RM11.7 million for the construction of a new building for Sekolah Tinggi Agama Maahad Ahmadi, Gemencheh, near here.Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun said the project was to replace t…

Sarawak govt has no plans to raise water tariff for rural areas

KUCHING, Feb 7 — The Sarawak government has no plans to raise the price of clean, treated water supplied to its rural areas although the production cost has gone up, said its Utility and Telecommunication Minister, Datuk Julaihi Narawi.According to h…

COVID: New daily cases exceed 10,000 Sunday – Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — The number of new COVID-19 cases in the country today exceeded the 10,000 mark, with 10,089 cases reported as of 12 noon, bringing the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases to 2,914,220, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr N…

COVID: Two-thirds of infections in Sandakan in categories one, two

SANDAKAN, Feb 6 — Two-thirds of the total COVID-19 infections in Sandakan are in categories one and two, said Duchess of Kent Hospital (HDOK) director Dr Francis Paul.He said though Sandakan has the highest number of daily cases, most of the people wh…

UniKL to share resources, expertise to strengthen TVET – Mahdzir

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 6 — Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) is ready to play its role in strengthening the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) by sharing resources, expertise and equipment, said Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir …

MetMalaysia warns of continuous rain in Pahang, Johor and Sabah

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued continuous rain warning at the alert level in Rompin, Pahang as well as Mersing and Kota Tinggi in Johor from Monday until Tuesday (Feb 8).MetMalaysia also warned o…