JOHOR BARU: Umno Youth has called for the citizenship briefing and information programme organised by the Stulang Constituency Service Centre to be cancelled immediately. Johor Umno Youth chief Noor Azleen Ambros said the programme, if allowed to go on, was a provocation and would incite public unrest. “The issue of …
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Business associations urge govt to extend foreign workers approval deadline
PETALING JAYA: The Federation of Malaysian Business Associations (FMBA) has appealed to the government to extend the entry deadline for foreign workers with approved Visa With Reference (VDR). “FMBA has received feedback that many foreign workers, despite having their VDRs submitted before the April 21 deadline, were not allowed into …
Baca Lagi »Popular entertainment journalist Huzz passes away at 58
KEPALA BATAS: Popular entertainment journalist in the 1980s and 1990s, Huzz, whose real name is Kamal Huzaini Kamaludin, died at his brother’s home in Bertam Perdana here at 6.10pm Saturday (June 8). He was 58. The news was confirmed by his sister, Malaysian National News Agency (BK) chief executive officer …
Baca Lagi »Diesel subsidy rationalisation: First batch of Budi Madani recipients to get payments on June 10
KLANG: Those whose applications for diesel subsidies had been approved by June 3 will be receiving their payments on Monday (June 10), says Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan. The Finance Minister II said the first batch of 30,000 people would receive the RM200 subsidy under the Budi Madani programme on …
Baca Lagi »S’porean biker killed in U-turn accident in Iskandar Puteri
ISKANDAR PUTERI: A 31-year-old Singaporean man was killed after his motorcycle crashed into a car making a U-turn at KM1.4 of the Second Link highway near here. Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm M. Kumarasan said the accident occurred at 12.20am on Saturday (June 8). “The car was driven by a …
Baca Lagi »Forging closer ties with unity govt among five resolutions adopted at Johor BN convention
JOHOR BARU: Forging closer ties with the unity government led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is among the five resolutions adopted by Johor Barisan Nasional during its convention here on Saturday (June 8). State Barisan chairman Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said that the formation of the unity government, …
Baca Lagi »S’wak needs RM17bil to upgrade healthcare facilities, says Deputy Health Minister
SEMATAN: Sarawak needs RM17bil to comprehensively upgrade and redevelop all its healthcare facilities, says Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni. The Deputy Health Minister said 206 health clinics in the state have been identified as dilapidated, and 39 of them have been approved for an allocation of RM19mil for upgrades this year. …
Baca Lagi »Stulang rep postpones citizenship briefing programme after backlash over poster
JOHOR BARU: The Citizenship Briefing and Information Programme organised by the Stulang Constituency Service Centre has been postponed after backlash over an online poster for the event. The postponement came after a Facebook user using the name “Nurul Mohamed Yusoff” had questioned a poster for the event with the title …
Baca Lagi »Cricket: Cricket-Afghanistan’s Rashid hails team effort after special New Zealand win
(Reuters) – Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan praised the team’s collective display after they claimed an emphatic 84-run victory over New Zealand in the Twenty20 World Cup on Friday. Openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz (80) and Ibrahim Zadrau (44) combined for 103 runs to power Afghanistan to a total of 159, before Rashid …
Baca Lagi »RM200mil TVET allocation set for distribution next month, says Zahid
BANTING: The additional RM200 million allocation approved by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be distributed to Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions next month, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The Deputy Prime Minister said the allocation would be distributed based on the courses offered …
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