Day: July 28, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, His Majesty, Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia showed great interest about the future and problems of the Indian community in Malaysia, said Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Datuk R Ramanan. He said His Majesty deeply understands and follows current developments on issues related to the Indian community in this country. “Sultan Ibrahim is always going to the ground to attend programmes related to the Indian community. His Majesty also gets the latest information from time to time to ensure the future of the Indian community is secured. “When I became the chairman of the Malaysian

KUALA LUMPUR, The Community Development Department (KEMAS) and the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote the culture of early savings through the National Education Savings Scheme (SSPN) among KEMAS staff and target groups. KEMAS said the strategic collaboration would benefit and enhance the well-being of KEMAS employees and rural communities through various corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes. The MoU was signed by KEMAS director-general Datuk Ahmad Kamal Idris Mohd Nawawi and PTPTN chief executive officer Ahmad Dasuki Abdul Majid. ‘PTPTN also handed over RM190,000 in zakat contribution from the SSPN PRIME

BUKIT MERTAJAM, UDA Holdings Berhad is targeting RM37 million in property sales throughout the three-day UDA Carnival 2024@Penang, focusing on its latest offerings that cater to all generations in Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak, said UDA Holdings Berhad chairman Tan Sri Mohd Annuar Zaini. He said that as the leader in property development and asset management, UDA Holdings is concentrating on 13 products in various property segments at the carnival that kicked off on Friday. ‘This includes affordable homes, open category homes, commercial lots as well as shop offices such as the Kuala Terengganu Golf Resort (Phase 6, Package 1) in

BAGAN DATUK, The move by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to require all social media and internet messaging services to apply for an Application Service Provider Class Licence under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (Act 588) is in the right direction. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the move could deal with the increase in cybercrime cases, including the use of fake accounts on social media, as well as spreading negative perceptions of the government. “It is to ensure that no one uses fake accounts to create negative perceptions, and that they don’t

TAWAU, The Works Ministry has approved an allocation of RM130 million for periodic maintenance of pavements and non-pavements for federal roads in Sabah this year. Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said RM9.979 million of this amount was allocated to the Tawau district. “Today, I inspected the condition of federal road R13 Jalan Sandakan-Tawau following numerous complaints about poor road conditions, including from local representatives during parliamentary sessions. Incidentally, there was also a culvert collapse here that caused road structure damage. “I found that a culvert collapse occurred at Section 256.295, causing one lane to be closed to road users.