MOH announces measures to boost MAEPS PKRC, hospitals’ preparedness

— The Ministry of Health (MOH) has re-evaluated existing strategies and identified responsive measures to enhance the preparedness of hospitals in the Klang Valley and the COVID-19 Integrated Quarantine and Treatment Centre (PKRC) 2.0 at the Malaysia …

Malaysia records unemployment rate of 4.5 pct in May 2021 – DOSM

Malaysia’s unemployment rate in May 2021 was 4.5 per cent or involving 728,100 persons, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).In its Statistics of Labour Force, Malaysia, May 2021 published today, DOSM said the unemployment rate in …

Sabah to receive 2.2 mln doses of vaccine in July, August – Chief Minister

Sabah is expected to take delivery of 2.2 million doses of vaccine from the federal government this month and early next month in the effort to expedite the vaccination process of the people in the state through the National COVID-19 Immunisation Progr…

Sultan Nazrin consents to Friday, obligatory prayers to be held based on size of prayer hall

The Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah has consented to all mosques in the state to hold Friday and obligatory prayers in congregations according to the size of the main prayer hall, in adherence to the prescribed physical distancing measure…

Special aid for UPSI staff impacted by pandemic

Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) will help academic staff badly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic through a special aid initiative. Vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Md Amin Md Taff said the Bantuan Prihatin Khas initiative was launched as a sign …

UTM appoints first person with disability as Real Estate Director

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) has appointed Dr Muhammad Najib Razali as the Director of Real Estate at the Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying for the next three years effective July 1.Muhammad Najib, 44, is the first person with a disabil…

Use Festival of Ideas to share, generate new ideas – Noraini

She said the four main objectives of the festival was to enable the sharing and generation of new ideas; encouraging collaboration between the government, academics, industry partners and the society;Preparing a platform and space for students and the …