Day: August 6, 2024

KANGAR, The project to upgrade the capacity of the Timah Tasoh Dam near Padang Besar is now in third phase, the Perlis State Legislative Assembly was told today. State Public Complaints, Infrastructure and Public Transport Committee chairman Izizam Ibrahim said the upgrading project is expected to be fully completed by 2026, which will increase the dam’s water storage capacity to meet the domestic and agricultural water supply demands in Perlis. ‘However, farmers are advised to plan their water usage wisely to prevent wastage,’ he said in reply to a question from Haziq Asyraf Dun (PN-Beseri) on whether the state government

PUTRAJAYA, The first version of the code of conduct for social media platforms will come into effect on Jan 1 next year, according to Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He said engagement sessions with all social media platform stakeholders will be held soon to create the code of conduct, detailing all ethical requirements and responsibilities that all Internet messaging services and social media platform providers must adhere to. ‘They have several points that they want to share and we have told them that there will be an engagement session with all stakeholders. ‘The outcome of these engagement sessions will be taken

PUTRAJAYA, As of July 30, a total of 114 media practitioners facing hardships and requiring assistance have benefited from the Tabung Kasih@HAWANA initiative, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He said the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama), the agency responsible for managing the fund, has been asked to collaborate with media clubs nationwide to gather information about media practitioners who need assistance. ‘This will enable us to assist more media friends in need,’ he said in his speech at the Communications Ministry’s monthly assembly here today. Also present were Deputy Minister Teo Nie Ching and secretary-general Datuk Mohamad Fauzi Md Isa,

JOHOR BAHRU, ASEAN member countries need to work together to address various challenges in the agriculture sector, especially involving the issue of land shortages as a result of development and population growth. Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (KPKM) secretary-general Datuk Lokman Hakim Ali said that modern farming methods should be widely used because they are capable of increasing the productivity and quality of agricultural produce. ‘The population density in all countries is increasing, so we need development, housing and industries, and these require the use of land, whether agricultural or forestry, thus affecting the production of agricultural and food products,’

PUTRAJAYA, The Hulu Langat District Health Office’s (PKD) decision to approve only 60 days of maternity leave for its medical officers does not violate maternity leave regulations, said Director-General of Public Service (KPPA) Datuk Seri Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz. He said that have the discretion to consider granting maternity leave of between 60 days and 90 days for officers taking into account the importance of the service. ‘In this regard, the approval of 60 days of maternity leave for medical officers at Hulu Langat PKD is subject to the department head’s consideration, taking into account the importance of the