Day: August 6, 2024

KUALA NERUS, The construction of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project not only creates a new transportation network in Terengganu but also provides job opportunities for thousands of residents. This is acknowledged by 53-year-old Abu Samah Yusof, who works as Deputy Manager of Section 3 at China Communications Construction Sdn Bhd (CCC-ECRL). CCC-ECRL is the main contractor for the ECRL project, which spans 665 kilometres (km) from Kelantan to Gombak. Abu Samah said that before joining the ECRL project, he had to work away from home for over 20 years due to the lack of large-scale projects in Terengganu.

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,’