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MCO: Employees working from home must be proactive
KUALA LUMPUR: Those who work from home (WFH) during the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) must continue to think and act proactively in completing their routine tasks, says Environment Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Dr Zaini Ujang. In fact,
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EPF members can start applying for i-Lestari withdrawal scheme
KUALA LUMPUR: Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members may apply for the i-Lestari Account 2 Withdrawal Scheme starting today, via i-Akaun (Member), in light of the government’s extended Movement Control Order (MCO). In a statement issued today, EPF stated that due
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Sabah govt-owned financial institutions urged to offer loan repayment
KOTA KINABALU: UMNO Sabah has called on state government-owned financial institutions to allow all their customers to defer their monthly installment payments. In a statement today, communication director Ghazalie Ansing said, it was only proper for Sabah Credit Corporation, Usaha
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Singapore charitable foundation donates RM1 million to help Malaysia
JOHOR BAHRU: The Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation (NTFCF) of Singapore has donated RM1 million in aid of the Raja Zarith Sofiah of Johor Foundation (RZSJF) to help Malaysia combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The Permaisuri of Johor, Raja Zarith Sofiah
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Ramasamy: Government might not know the best
The recent directive issued by the Minister of Defence Ismail Sabri that NGOs cannot distribute food and other essential items to the poor and marginalised groups could not have come at the wrong time. Instead, Ismail made it a condition
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Labourer in remand for rape and murder
BACHOK: A 19-year-old labourer is in remand for seven days from today to assist police investigation over the rape of a single mother and murder of a man in an incident in Kampung Mujur, Jelawat here last Monday. Bachok district
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Tengku Hassanal donates six months allowance to COVID-19 Fund
KUANTAN: The Regent of Pahang, Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, is contributing six months of his royal allowance, beginning this month, to the state COVID-19 Fund. Comptroller of the Royal Household for the Sultan
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India and Pakistan crack down on Muslim group emerging as COVID-19 cluster
NEW DELHI/LAHORE, Pakistan: India and Pakistan sealed off centers belonging to a Muslim missionary group on Tuesday and began investigating how many coronavirus cases were linked to its activities. Tablighi Jamaat is a Deobandi Sunni Muslim missionary movement that preaches
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Khairy: Broader scientific approach needed to prepare for next pandemic
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has called for a broader scientific approach to get the world ready to face the next pandemic which will go beyond the medical sciences. Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, Khairy Jamaluddin, pointed out that the scientific approach
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Movement control order: Astro TV viewership increases 43%
KUALA LUMPUR: Astro’s TV viewership increased by 43% while daily time spent viewing rose 30% since the start of the Movement Control Order (MCO). The pay TV provider said, with the complimentary viewing of all movie channels for all its
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