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IPOH, The implementation of salary adjustments for civil servants in Perak will follow the formula announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Aug 16, said Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad. ‘Usually, we will follow (the salary adjustments)…we will make some modifications, but there will be an increase,’ he said at a media conference after the launch of the Muslim Friendly Travel Packages in conjunction with Visit Perak 2024 here tonight. Saarani admitted that the salary adjustments would have financial implications for the state, but he said the administration would implement efforts to enhance the state’s finances.

SANDAKAN, Malaysia is inviting palm oil importing countries to get involved in orangutan conservation efforts in Sabah through an in-situ approach, in its natural habitat. Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani said the decision was taken after several months of evaluating feedback on the idea of ??Orangutan Diplomacy which was discussed at the Biodiversity Forum 2024 in Pahang in May. He said the in-situ approach was chosen after discussions with stakeholders in the oil palm industry through the Malaysian Palm Oil Green Conservation Foundation (MPOGCF). “All conservation activities will be carried out in forest areas or forest

KUALA LUMPUR, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim expressed Malaysia’s full support for Qatar’s decision to prioritise addressing the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Anwar said this following a phone conversation with his counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, who is also the Qatar Foreign Affairs Minister, this afternoon, regarding the latest developments in the Middle East. He said that Sheikh Mohammed highlighted a crucial opportunity to secure positive outcomes in the ongoing ceasefire negotiations between Palestine and Israel, emphasising the importance of acting swiftly to capitalise on this moment. ‘On behalf of the people of Malaysia, I conveyed

MIRI, The phrase ‘No Pain, No Gain’ aptly describes Sarawak exponent Eidelweiss Franzel Francey Sami after she ended the state’s 24-year gold medal drought in karate when she won the kumite women’s individual 68-kilogramme (kg) and above category today. And she did it by gritting her teeth and fighting through the pain barrier after injuring her left ankle in the dying seconds of her final bout against Terengganu’s Mirza Amirah Syuhada Mohd Faizal at Institut Kemahiran Belia Negara (IKBN) here. But she managed to hang in there to defeat Mirza Amirah 8-6 for Sarawak’s first gold in karate since the

KUALA LUMPUR, Director of Media and Strategic Communications in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Rozaid Abdul Rahman passed away at 7pm tonight at his home in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya near here. The passing of the former Sinar Harian Group Chief Editor was confirmed by the PMO when contacted by Bernama. Rozaid, 59, had received treatment at the Sultan Idris Shah Hospital, Serdang (formerly Serdang Hospital) at the beginning of July and believed to be recuperating at home. The late Rozaid had extensive experience in the field of journalism for over 40 years, after starting his career as a cadet