Day: September 28, 2024

JAKARTA, Seminars to uphold the importance of Nusantara manuscripts will continue to be held periodically, focusing on content that can be produced from such scripts in cooperation with book publishers participating in the programme, according to the Malaysian Institute of Translation and Books (ITBM). ITBM chief executive officer Sakri Abdullah said in addition to focusing on collaboration between local and foreign publishers, he plans to expand such seminars in ASEAN countries to internationalise the archipelago’s manuscripts. “We plan to hold this seminar once or twice a year. The first one was held in Jakarta, the next in Kuala Lumpur, and

ALOR SETAR, A mother and son are missing after being swept away by strong currents while attempting to wade through flash floods in Kampung Tanjung Kiri, near Kuala Nerang, this morning. Kuala Nerang Fire and Rescue Department head Aminuddin Mad Khozali said they were alerted to the incident at 8.29 am and firemen reached the location 20 minutes later. He identified the victims as Salmah Mat Zain, 46, and her son, Muhammad Rosman Rohaidi, 19, who is a person with disabilities. “The Operations Centre received an emergency call through the MERS 999 line, informing us that the two victims were

KLUANG, The Election Commission (EC) announced that as of 2 pm, 38.53% of the 61,274 voters in the Mahkota state assembly by-election have cast their ballots. Voting is taking place at 20 polling centres with 109 voting streams, and will continue until 6 pm. EC chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun stated that the commission is targeting a voter turnout of over 60% for this by-election. So far, the weather in Kluang remains favourable, although the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has forecasted rain in the afternoon. Once the voting process concludes, the ballot counting will be conducted at the respective polling

KUALA LUMPUR, The draft bill to amend the Local Government Act 1976 (Act 171) will be presented to the Cabinet next year, said Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming. He said the act’s amendments, including a penalty for community service to wash drains and toilets for repeat litter bugs, are now in the final stage of review before being submitted to the Attorney General’s Chambers next month. “This social service law is not foreign. It has been implemented in many developed countries, including Sweden, Norway and Singapore. Singapore has implemented it since 1994. It’s been 34 years …

PUTRAJAYA, Climate change is one of the factors affecting the breeding of Aedes mosquitoes in the country, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. He said the breeding process of Aedes mosquitoes is very active when there is a temperature change. “Structural factors such as sand trap is also a factor. I noticed that the sand trap is the breeding base (location) of Aedes. A rooftop that does not meet public health requirements also becomes a breeding ground for larvae,” he told reporters after the Gotong Royong Mega Fight Aedes 2.0, 1 Hour Malaysia Clean Up and Malaysia Clean