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TASEK GELUGOR, The Penang State Government allocated close to RM13 million this year for payment of various allowances to the appointed Village Community Management Council (MPKK) members in the state. Penang Deputy Chief Minister I, Datuk Dr Mohamad Abdul Hamid said the amount includes the Chairman’s Fixed Allowance (RM700), RM600 for the Secretary’s Fixed Allowance, and RM300 for the Treasurer’s Fixed Allowance. Apart from the fixed allowances, a Meeting Management Allowance is paid RM100 while a Meeting Attendance Allowance of RM100 is provided for 12 meetings a year, bringing the total allocation to RM12.975 million. He said 375 MPKK members

TASEK GELUGOR, The Penang Islamic Religious Council (MAINPP) is ready to use the Darul Hidayah Complex in Penaga here as a faith rehabilitation centre for children and teenagers rescued from the charitable homes of GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH). MAINPP president Datuk Dr Mohamad Abdul Hamid, however, said that they would wait for the Penang State Fatwa Committee’s decision regarding the practices and beliefs of GISBH before proceeding with rehabilitation programmes for the affected children. ‘In terms of faith rehabilitation, we will await the decision from the Penang State Fatwa Committee, which will hold a meeting. ‘However, at the Penang

KUALA LUMPUR, The Perlis Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrested three individuals, including a delivery company owner, on suspicion of soliciting a RM15,000 bribe from a cosmetics company owner. This bribe was purportedly an incentive to reduce the import tax on beauty products. The three men, aged 30 to 50, have been remanded for four days, until Oct 12, after the MACC made an application at the Kangar Magistrate’s Court, this morning. A source revealed that the trio were nabbed yesterday while providing their statements at the Perlis MACC Office, between 8 and 10 pm. ‘Preliminary investigations found that the main

KUCHING, A total of 660 temporary relief centres throughout Sarawak, capable of sheltering 160,719 flood evacuees, are ready for use ahead of the Northeast Monsoon season, which is expected to begin early next month and last until March 2025. Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, also the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman, said the Social Welfare Department is also prepared to ensure sufficient supplies of disaster relief. “The SDMC and related agencies, armed with 9,817 personnel as well as a fleet of 295 land assets, 211 sea and river assets and 20 air assets, are always on

MANILA: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has gained another badge of honor after the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) lauded Project LAWA and BINHI for its invaluable contribution to climate resilience initiatives. ‘In a LinkedIn post by UN Assistant Secretary-General Reena Ghelani, she mentioned our LAWA and BINHI project, citing it as among the best practices in response to the prevalent issues related to climate crisis and El Niño,’ DSWD spokesperson Irene Dumlao said in a statement on Tuesday. DSWD’s Project LAWA and BINHI stands for Local Adaptation to Water Access and Breaking Insufficiency