Category: General

KOTA BHARU, The Kelantan Fishermen’s Association (Peneka) has requested that the provision of the cost of living allowance and diesel subsidy be maintained in Budget 2025, which will be tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on 18 October. Peneka chairman Mohamad Sham Abd Kadir stated that these two government incentives have helped reduce the financial burden on fishermen, whose incomes are frequently unstable. He noted that the RM300 cost of living allowance for fishermen and the diesel subsidy of RM1.65 per litre greatly eased their financial difficulties. ‘It also demonstrates the government’s concern for us and we hope

KLUANG, A total of 95.45 per cent of military personnel and their spouses, as well as police officers, participated as early voters in the Mahkota state by-election today. Election Commission (EC) secretary Datuk Ikmalrudin Ishak in a statement today said the early voting process involved 4,437 voters. He commended the returning officer, Azurawati Wahid and her team for their excellent management of the voting process. The EC also expressed gratitude to all parties involved, including the police, military, local authorities (PBT) and the media, for their cooperation and support. The early voting took place at three polling centres – Dewan

SEPANG, Dr Roland Victor, who is charged with making and initiating the transmission of offensive videos about the COVID-19 vaccine, today denied that he had instilled fear in Malaysians or discouraged anyone from taking the Pfizer Comirnaty vaccine. The 42-year-old founder of The KL Sky Clinic said that he has never prevented the public or viewers of his videos from opting for the vaccine. ‘I have no intention of scaring anyone; however, it should be clear that medicines can be hazardous. If patients do not know how to use them correctly, it may result in danger,’ he said. He said

ALOR SETAR, The Kedah Regional Development Authority (KEDA) has allocated RM115,000 to provide food baskets for flood victims in its region through the Satu Pemimpin Satu Kampung (Santuni MADANI) programme. KEDA General Manager Ismasuhaimi Shariff said that RM80,000 from the total allocation was intended for flood victims outside Desa KEDA, RM30,000 for staff of KEDA and agencies under the Rural and Regional Development Ministry (KKDW) affected by the disaster, while the remainder would be channelled to flood victims from Desa KEDA and those in the Santuni MADANI programme area. ‘The food baskets will be distributed to those affected by the

SHAH ALAM, The tabling of the 2025 Selangor Budget has been postponed to mid-November, said Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. He explained that the tabling of the annual budget, originally scheduled for Nov 8, was postponed because many state government officials had to attend a special forum in Egypt on that date. ‘Further discussions on the matter have been held, and we are ready for the tabling of the budget. ‘Insya-Allah, the budget will be tabled in the second or third week of November,’ he said when met after officiating the 2025 Selangor Budget dialogue session here today. Amirudin