Day: September 20, 2024

Pahang aims to win a record 10 gold medals at the 2024 Para Malaysia Games (Para SUKMA) in Sarawak from Sunday until Sept 28. Pahang Communications and Multimedia, Youth, Sports and Non-Governmental Organisations Committee chairman Fadzli Mohamad Kamal said it has set this ambitious target despite facing handicaps in terms of sports facilities for the disabled. According to him, Pahang’s best performance so far is a nine-gold haul at the 2022 Para SUKMA in Kuala Lumpur. “We acknowledge facing various challenges, such as a lack of sports facilities for persons with disabilities compared to other states, but this is not

Personnel from Malaysian Battalion 850-11 (MALBATT 850-11) under the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) have emerged unharmed after their vehicles were attacked by a group of civilians, according to the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF). It said the incident occurred on Wednesday at 11.32 pm Malaysian time, involving three officers and seven other personnel who were returning to Marakah Camp after completing a force protection assignment at Shama Camp, UNIFIL headquarters. “While the team was travelling along Tes Road-Burj Al Qibli in the city of Tyre, an unusual traffic congestion occurred, where many civilians were directing traffic, and several

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof assured that government officials will continue to closely monitor the floods in Kedah. He added that the government will also focus on assisting flood victims and developing a long-term plan to mitigate risks in the future. “At the ministry level, the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (JPS) already has plans in place to address flood risks “Several measures will be implemented simultaneously, some of which can be resolved immediately, while others will require a moderate to long-term approach,” he told the media after launching the guidelines for Artificial Intelligence Governance and Ethics (AIGE)

The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) assures that the food supply in flood-affected areas is always sufficient. Its minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said that among the measures implemented was to allow major wholesalers (DDW) and selected retailers (DDR) in each district to increase the quantity of control goods supply storage limit exceeding 30 per cent of the existing limit throughout the disaster period. “At the KPDN level, our main responsibility is to ensure that the necessary supplies are sufficient when there is a flood. So the SOP (standard operating procedure) is already there, we have

nvironmentalists and biodiversity experts are eagerly anticipating Budget 2025, set to be tabled on Oct 18, with hopes that the government will continue advancing the nation’s environmental protection agenda. Reflecting on Budget 2024, which was unveiled last year, a total of RM7.1 billion was allocated to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES), up from RM6.5 billion in 2023. Key highlights included various measures to support the nation’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) objectives, such as RM2 billion for the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) and the issuance of a RM1 billion biodiversity Sukuk to replant degraded forests