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Socso asked to find ways to ensure welfare of freelancers
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Human Resources has directed the Social Security Organisation (Socso) to find ways for freelancers to gain social protection in the event of unfavourable conditions. Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan (pix) said this was following the more flexible
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Penang cops bust drug syndicate masterminded by security guards
KEPALA BATAS: Penang police have taken down a drug trafficking syndicate masterminded by shopping centre security guards who used their workplace to store their stash. Seberang Perai Utara (SPU) district police chief ACP Noorzainy Mohd Noor said in five raids over
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Indian national found dead with injury marks on body
SHAH ALAM: An Indian national was found dead with several injury marks on his body at the Pulau Indah Industrial Park, Port Klang, near here on Saturday. Klang Selatan District Police chief ACP Shamsul Amar Ramli said the victim, identified as
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Five nabbed for drug offences in Kemaman
CHUKAI: Police raided three homestays believed to have been used to carry out drug trafficking activities in Kemaman on Saturday and yesterday. Kemaman district police chief Superintendent Hanyan Ramlan said the police detained five men, aged between 20 and 39, during
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Ban on prayers in mosques, surau extended until June 30
SHAH ALAM: Sultan Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has consented that the ban on Friday prayers and the five daily prayers for the public in mosques and surau in Selangor be extended to June 30 to curb the spread of
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Air Selangor to implement new guidelines beginning June
KUALA LUMPUR: Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) will implement new guidelines issued by the National Water Service Commission (SPAN), effective June. Air Selangor, in a statement today, said based on the guidelines issued by SPAN, the actual water consumption in
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Drunk driver collides, kills contract worker
KUALA LUMPUR: 5r4esA man who was travelling home after sending food to his wife to be sold was killed when a car driven by a man believed to be drunk collided into him. During the incident which occurred at about 1.30
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Smokers at high risk of worse complications if infected by COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR: If the warnings of the health hazards posted on cigarette boxes do not affect them, smokers should also realise that they are at high risk of worse complications if infected by COVID-19. This follows an analysis done by the
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Covid-19: Asymptomatic people can’t infect others because of ‘low virus load’,
PUTRAJAYA: He, however, said that infectivity could occur two days before the affected individual showed symptoms. “So, we need to differentiate that the ones without symptoms do not have any problems as there’s no infectivity. But we found that those
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Chinese Ambassador pays poetic tribute on 46th anniversary of Malaysia-China ties
KUALA LUMPUR: China’s ambassador to Malaysia Bai Tian last night paid poetic tribute in conjunction with the 46th anniversary of Malaysia-China ties. In a posting on his Facebook titled “Together There’s No Mountain too High to Conquer, Nor a Trench too
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