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Communications minister tables Bill to amend cybercrime laws in Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has today tabled a Bill to amend the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (CMA) “Act 588” for its first reading. The amendment Bill, among others will focus on addressing aspects of
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Match SSPA pay hike with higher performance, PM Anwar tells civil servants
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 2 –– Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged civil servants to improve their performance in line with the salary increment effective this month, following the implementation of the Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA). He said that
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Transport Ministry mulls cargo hub proposal for Sultan Azlan Shah Airport
BATU GAJAH, Dec 2 — The Ministry of Transport (MOT) is studying a proposal from the Perak government to build a cargo warehousing complex at the Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (LTSAS) in Ipoh. Its minister, Anthony Loke Siew Fook, said
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Dead elephant found floating in Sungai Pahang, believed swept away by strong currents
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 –– A wild elephant carcass was found floating in Sungai Pahang near Lubuk, Kampung Besul yesterday after it was discovered by a fisherman at the river at around 6pm. Fisherman Azman Yusoff, 54, spotted the dead
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Putrajaya giving more funds for flood recovery, private sector should also do its part
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 2 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said the government will provide additional allocation to repair schools, temporary evacuation centres (PPS) and other essential infrastructure damaged by the floods He said as of mid-December, there have
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Over 136,000 still displaced in nationwide floods; Kelantan, Terengganu remain worst hit
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — Floods across the country have forced 136,926 people from 41,302 families into temporary shelters, with Kelantan and Terengganu bearing the brunt of the disaster, according to the Social Welfare Department’s (JKM) InfoBencana app’s latest update
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Flood-hit padi farmers to get aid as rice prices drop to address shortage
PASIR MAS, Dec 2 — The shortage of rice supply after the padi farming industry was affected by floods will addressed by reducing the price of imported white rice, effective yesterday. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Datuk Seri Mohamad
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Flood death toll rises to six as 140,896 people remain displaced nationwide
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — The death toll from the floods across the country has risen to six, with the latest incident involving two elderly men who drowned while monitoring livestock in Machang, Kelantan, yesterday afternoon. At 8 pm, the
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