Pay cut for Sabah Cabinet, GRS state assemblymen to fill COVID-19 coffer

Sabah Cabinet ministers and state assemblymen from Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) have agreed to make salary deductions to fill the COVID-19 management fund in the state.Chief Minister Datuk Hajiji Noor said the ministers and assistant ministers in Sabah …

SPM 2020 makes history amid trials and tribulations

— The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2020 examination has made history as it was carried out while the country was battling the COVID-19 pandemic which forced many reforms to be implemented.Students and all those involved had to embrace the new norms …

SPM 2020: Visually impaired student among top scorers in Terengganu

A visually impaired student in Terengganu, Wan Mohd Firdaus Wan Khalid, has almost given up to sit for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2020 examination after it was rescheduled several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.However, he was all smiles to…

LRT train collision: Prasarana, Rapid Rail to carry out 23 improvement proposals

A total of 23 improvement proposals should be carried out as soon as possible by Prasarana Malaysia Bhd and Rapid Rail, as the owner and operator of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, following the collision of two trains on the Kelana Jaya line on M…

Water quality in Tasik Chini clean and safe – Pahang DOE

— The water quality in Tasik Chini is clean and safe for all life, said Pahang Department of Environment (DOE).In a statement here today, the department said there are 15 water quality monitoring stations set in locations around Tasik Chini, with a mo…

No walk-ins for AstraZeneca jabs in Kuching, Miri

No walk-ins are allowed for the ongoing AstraZeneca vaccination programme at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching here and National Youth Skills Centre in Miri.Commandant in Chief of the centres Dr Cheong Yaw Liang, in a statement today, said only thos…

Govt urged to consider special aid for padi farmers

The government has been urged to consider providing immediate special assistance to registered padi farmers whose income is affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic and poor crop yield.Chairman of the Johor Gerak Tani Organisation, Datuk Mazlan Aliman s…