Day: October 4, 2024

The Perlis Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIPs) provided RM5,000 in zakat donations today to a former GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) member to help him begin a new life. Perlis mufti Datuk Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin said the council stepped forward to help the former GISBH member to live a proper life and re-enter society and free him from the influence of the group’s teachings. ‘The allocation is part of the decision agreed upon by the Perlis Fatwa Committee and is in line with the state fatwa declaring GISBH as deviant teachings,’ he told reporters after presenting

A family faced harrowing moments when an armed gang of 12 robbers broke into their home at Jalan Jagong, Pandamaran, in Klang near here yesterday. Klang Selatan police chief ACP Cha Hoong Fong said that in the 5 am robbery, all the suspects, believed to be locals, arrived in front of the house in two cars before climbing the wall and breaking the grate of the main door to break in. He said the suspects, who were all masked, then tied up the three occupants of the residence before ransacking the three-storey bungalow and fleeing with cash, deity idols and

The flood situation in Selangor and Perak continued to improve with a decrease in evacuees, while Kedah reported a slight increase in victims this afternoon. In SELANGOR, the number of flood victims sheltering at seven temporary relief centres (PPS), including one that opened this afternoon, decreased to 1,241 from 309 families compared to 1,968 this morning. According to the Social Welfare Department’s InfoBencana portal, the seven PPS accommodate flood victims from three districts: Shah Alam, Gombak and Kuala Selangor. The PPS are Selayang Municipal Council (MPS) Seri Kundang Hall, Balai Raya Kampung Melayu Sri Kundang, Kampung Gombak Community Hall, Kuang,

All civil servants are reminded not to make any public statements, including on social media, unless given the authority or mandate by ministries or departments. In a post on the Public Services Department’s (JPA) Facebook page, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar said the reminder was issued under the 2024 Prime Minister’s Department’s administrative meeting. “If found guilty and in violation of any regulation in effect, disciplinary action can be taken against the civil servant,’ he said in the post, which contained information explaining that civil servants cannot make public statements that harm the government’s

The construction of the 1.5-kilometre (km) main road leading to Universiti Malaysia Sabah Teaching Hospital costing RM18.94 million has been completed on July 1, Public Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said. He added that the Higher Education Ministry (MOHE) project was managed by the Public Works Department (JKR), with the cooperation of the Sabah JKR via open tender and began on March 15, 2021. “The project was completed on time and I congratulate the contractor and all related departments and agencies for completing the project that will benefit motorists and the hospital,’ he told reporters after handing over

A total of 10 resolutions proposed by the Perdana Fellows Alumni Association, including the establishment of a National Youth Innovation Fund aimed at producing more youth entrepreneurs in the green economy and digital economy sectors, will be presented to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for scrutiny. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said this after chairing the association’s closed-door roundtable discussion today, in conjunction with the Oct 26 Youth Economic Forum 2024 at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC). Zambry said what was presented today were proposals towards further improving talent, education and the