Day: October 3, 2024

PUTRAJAYA, The 2024/2025 North East Monsoon is expected to begin next month and continue until March next year, with a forecast of four to six episodes of continuous heavy rain. Malaysian Meteorology Department (METMalaysia) deputy director-general (Strategic) Ambun Dindang said heavy rain episodes are expected in Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang over the next two months, while from December to January 2025, heavy rain is expected to be more concentrated in Johor, Sabah and Sarawak. “Continuous rain may also occur in the west coast states if there is a strong monsoon downpour or a low pressure system in the country. “Most

CYBERJAYA, The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will be conducting the Internet Users Survey 2024 (IUS 2024) to understand the evolving behaviours and trends of Internet usage in Malaysia. The survey will run from 1 October to 31 December 2024. IUS 2024 will be conducted online and via telephone interviews to fulfil the survey requirements. For online participation, Malaysian consumers aged 15 and above are invited to participate by accessing the survey portal via the provided QR code or link. Source: BERNAMA News Agency

IPOH, The Perak Immigration Department has reopened its full-service counters for the public at the Home Ministry (KDN) Complex in Meru Raya after a four-year closure. Its director, Meor Hezbullah Meor Abd Malik, said the counters, located on the third floor of the complex, have been ready to serve customers since last Tuesday. He said the reopening of full-service counters at the KDN Complex is a new initiative by the Immigration Department to help the public obtain passports more quickly, especially in Ipoh. ‘In the past, we could issue around 750 new passports at the Immigration Office in the Perak

KUALA LUMPUR, OCBC Global Market Research sees Malaysia meeting its fiscal deficit target of 4.3 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) this year and expects the government to target an even narrower deficit of between 3.5 and 3.8 per cent in 2025. The research firm noted that the country’s fiscal deficit stood at RM55.2 billion as of the end of August, versus a deficit target of RM85.4 billion for this year. ‘On a 12-month rolling-sum basis, we estimate that the fiscal deficit stood at 5.2 per cent of GDP as of August, compared to the full year budget deficit

KUALA LUMPUR, Mavenir, the cloud-native network infrastructure provider, has won the Leading Lights Network Energy Efficiency Award for its Energy-Efficient 5G User Plane Function (UPF) solution. Mavenir President, Core Networks, Ashok Khuntia said this award underscores the value of strategic collaborations and the integration of the company’s ‘green by design’ advanced technologies in driving industry-wide progress and sustainability. ‘We have not only demonstrated significant energy savings and performance improvements for 5G core networks but have also set a new standard for energy-efficient network infrastructure,’ he said in a statement. Delivering substantial energy savings, operational efficiency, and enhanced performance for its

IPOH, A 34-year-old Nepali man was arrested following the discovery of a newborn baby girl’s body by the river in Larut, Simpang, Taiping, yesterday. Taiping police chief ACP Mohamad Nasir Ismail, confirmed that the arrest came after the Emergency Department of Taiping Hospital reported the case at about 3.32 am. The hospital had earlier treated a Cambodian woman who had just given birth but claimed her baby had died and did not bring the baby with her. ‘The suspect led the police to the location where the baby’s body was discarded, near the river. ‘Preliminary investigations revealed that the baby