Day: July 13, 2024

KOTA BELUD, The Large-Scale Smart Padi Field (SMART SBB) Programme in Sabah has raised padi production by 50 per cent, increasing yields from 2.8 tonnes to 4.22 tonnes in the participating areas, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu. He said that the programme involved 16 participants from Taun Gusi Peninting, who carried out planting this season on a 17-hectare padi field. Mohamad said that SMART SBB has garnered interest from a local factory, Kilang Padi Sri Sino Sdn Bhd, which aims to develop a total of 100 hectares of padi fields for this programme. ‘This programme

KUALA LUMPUR, The installation of new Electric Vehicle Charging Bays (EVCB) needs to follow the guidelines set by the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) to ensure optimal fire safety. Kuala Lumpur JBPM acting director Rozihan Anwar Mamat said that this is crucial to enhance safety levels and reduce the risk of fires involving electric vehicles (EVs). “Any new EVCB installation will go through Kuala Lumpur City Hall. Then, at the JBPM level, the Fire Department will provide guidance and recommendations according to the suitability of the EVCB installation, whether at commercial and office premises or private residences,” he told

KUALA NERUS, The decision of Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul to maintain the position of the six Members of Parliament of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) was made transparently and in accordance with Article 49A of the Federal Constitution. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the claim that the decision was made because the Unity Government was afraid of facing defeat if the by-elections were held was not true because UMNO was always ready to contest in the area. “The six seats are UMNO seats and if they are vacant, UMNO will contest. In

LABUAN, A Labuan Fishermen’s Association will soon be established to benefit over 800 fishermen on this duty-free island. Labuan MP Labuan Datuk Dr Suhaili Abdul Rahman said the establishment of this state-level association was long overdue and that the association would be registered as soon as possible. “There has been considerable misunderstanding about the need to establish the Labuan Fishermen Association, which has left many issues plaguing local fishermen unresolved,” he told Bernama today following the Labuan Fishermen Association pro tem committee’s extraordinary meeting at the Malaysian Fisheries Development Authority (LKIM) Complex in Kiamsam. He said the meeting was held

TIOMAN, Pulau Tioman became the first island in Malaysia to submerge light rail transit (LRT) replica coaches as artificial reefs, a milestone recognised by the Malaysia Book of Records (MBOR) in the Buildings and Structures category. The Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, officiated the launch ceremony of MBOR: The First LRT Coach Reef in Malaysia, held at Berjaya Tioman Resort here today. Also gracing the event were Tengku Ampuan of Pahang Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah and the Regent of Pahang, Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah. In his royal address, Al-Sultan Abdullah expressed hope that the