Day: September 29, 2024

SEREMBAN, DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke remains the Negeri Sembilan DAP chief for the 2024/2027 term following today’s state party elections. The Seremban MP was unanimously elected to head the state party committee among the 15 newly elected members at the Negeri Sembilan DAP Ordinary Convention. Loke, who has held the position since 2004, topped the polls, garnering 571 votes from the 658 delegates present. Seremban Jaya state assemblyman P. Gunasekaran retained the Deputy Chairman post. The two-state Vice Chairman posts went to Nilai assemblyman J. Arul Kumar, who is also Negeri Sembilan Local Government, Housing, and Transport Committee chairman, and

PORT DICKSON, A small group of civil servants remain hesitant to opt for the Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA), which will replace the Malaysian Remuneration System (SSM) effective Dec 1, says Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (CUEPACS) president Datuk Dr Adnan Mat. He urged these individuals to agree to the scheme, stressing that it did not entail any disadvantages, adding that CUEPACS would continue to monitor the situation to ensure everything ran smoothly. “Some are still hesitant, but the principle is simple: salary increases. There are no reductions, though some groups may get more,

ALOR SETAR, Another flood relief centre has opened in Kedah, as the number of flood evacuees in Kedah rose to 917 people from 293 families as of 8 pm compared to 765 people from 253 families this evening. The new centre that opened is Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Alor Merah in Kota Setar, which is currently housing 31 people from seven families, bringing the current number of relief centres to eight. Pokok Sena district still has the highest number of evacuees at 601 people from 184 families housed in four centres, Maahad Tarbiyah Islamiyah Derang, Dewan Serbaguna Pokok Sena, Sekolah

LANGKAWI, Keropok lekor is typically made from the tamban (mackerel) or ikan parang fish but Rosnani Che Ghazali has chosen to use kebasi (chacunda) fish as the main ingredient for her popular snack. The enterprising woman from Pulau Tuba said that her effort to create something unique has paid off, since her keropok lekor, branded as Lekoshow KEDA Pulau Tuba, has become one of the main attractions for tourists visiting the island. “I’ve been producing keropok lekor for the past seven years, with the help of three friends. The fish processing machine and the equipment for making keropok lekor were

KUALA LUMPUR, The study report on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the Malaysian job market will involve 10 strategic sectors, said Human Resources Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong. He said the completed study report conducted by his ministry will guide the evolution of roles and skills in the Malaysian job market over the next three to five years. ‘We hope to publish this report soon and prepared to use the study to examine the effect of AI on the betterment of those sectors,” he said in his speech at the National Human Capital Conference and Exhibition (NHCCE) at