Category: General

KUALA LUMPUR, The draft bill to amend the Local Government Act 1976 (Act 171) will be presented to the Cabinet next year, said Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming. He said the act’s amendments, including a penalty for community service to wash drains and toilets for repeat litter bugs, are now in the final stage of review before being submitted to the Attorney General’s Chambers next month. “This social service law is not foreign. It has been implemented in many developed countries, including Sweden, Norway and Singapore. Singapore has implemented it since 1994. It’s been 34 years …

KLUANG, The Mahkota state by-election results are expected to be known as early as 9 pm today, said Election Commission (EC) chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun. He said this estimate is based on the proximity of the polling centres and the smooth voting process, which would allow for quicker results. ‘In Kluang, the logistics are quite simple and everything is close by, with the polling stations also located near the town, so we are expecting the results as early as 9 pm,’ he said. Ramlan told reporters this after observing the voting process at the Dewan Jubli Intan Sultan Ibrahim

PUTRAJAYA, The patient who was confirmed positive for monkeypox or clade II variant mpox is now getting better and is in a stable condition, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. He said the individual, who was confirmed positive for mpox last Sept 16, had shown positive progress. “The patient, who is currently in isolation, is stable and healthy. We (Ministry of Health) will end the isolation period. We will let you know when (the isolation period is over),” he told reporters after the Gotong Royong Mega Fight Aedes 2.0, 1 Hour Malaysia Clean Up programme in conjunction with

ALOR SETAR, Another flood relief centre (PPS) was opened in the Kubang Pasu district early today, bringing the number of flood victims in Kedah to 243 people, involving 59 families, from 207 people (49 families) last night. According to the Social Welfare Department’s (JKM) Info Bencana, the PPS was opened at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Changlun to accommodate 36 flood victims from 10 families. Meanwhile, the number of flood victims in the Pendang district remains at 207 people from 49 families. They are at two PPS, namely Dewan Kompleks Rakan Sukan Tanah Merah and SMK Pendang. Based on the Drainage

KLUANG, All 20 polling stations involving 109 channels for the Mahkota state by-election opened simultaneously at 8 am today. Today’s voting process involves 61,274 voters. It will end at 6 pm, to be followed by the vote tallying process, which will be at Tunku Ibrahim Ismail Hall here. The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) predicts good weather in Kluang this morning, but thunderstorms are expected in the afternoon. The by-election witnessed a straight fight between Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah and Perikatan Nasional (PN) Mohamad Haizan Jaafar. Both are registered voters in the constituency. There are 66,318 registered