Day: October 12, 2024

The ‘Satu Pemimpin Satu Kampung (Santuni) MADANI’ programme held in Kampung Batu Laut, near here, aims to enhance social media literacy among residents, equipping them to avoid online scams, particularly those related to fraudulent investment schemes. Kampung Batu Laut village head, Subandi Sagandi, 63, expressed hope that the programme would empower local residents with the skills needed to navigate social media responsibly and identify scams in online transactions. ‘We have seen several investment scams in our village, especially targeting elderly individuals aged 60 and above. Therefore, it is crucial to raise awareness about responsible social media use among them,” he

Perlis has fully recovered from floods, with two temporary evacuation centres (PPS) in Kangar and Arau being closed this afternoon and earlier today. Perlis Social Welfare Department (JKM) director Ku Chik Ku Mat Esa said the two PPS closed are Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Sena in Kangar, which closed at 2 pm today, and SK Arau PPS, which closed at noon for the Arau district. He said that 119 flood victims at SK Sena and five people sheltered at SK Arau as of 8 am this morning were allowed to return to their homes. “The affected flood victims come from villages

The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (MOTAC) has launched an investigation to identify Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) agents responsible for spreading misinformation regarding the program. Its minister, Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing, stated that this action followed complaints from applicants, which included claims that the program is not yet operational and that applications cannot be accepted. ‘I want to remind some agents to cease circulating false rumors and misleading updates about the MM2H program, as this can confuse and mislead applicants. We do not want these irresponsible actions to negatively affect the MM2H program or cause further harm. ‘These

The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (KPKM) guarantees that the rice supply in local markets will not be affected despite the flood situation in Kedah and Perlis, impacting approximately 6,000 hectares of the country’s padi production areas. Its minister, Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said as a measure to ensure food security, the country has signed agreements with several rice-producing countries, including India and Pakistan, for import purposes to ensure a sufficient rice supply in the country. ‘Recently when the Prime Minister (Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim) visited India, we were offered an additional 200,000 tonnes of rice. Pakistan also offered white

The Johor government anticipates that 90 per cent of the 102 identified flood hotspots across 16 local authority areas in the state will be addressed by next year. State Housing and Local Government Committee chairman, Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor, said efforts to tackle the flooding issues in these areas have been ongoing since last year, involving three phases with a total allocation exceeding RM170 million. ‘This allocation is to resolve flood problems in hotspot areas over a three-year period, starting from last year, this year and continuing into next year’Last year, about RM50 million was utilised for flood mitigation