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KUALA LUMPUR, The Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) aims to have over 4,000 fire safety managers (FSM) and fire safety officers (FSO) appointed by 2026, under the establishment of the Fire Safety Organisation (OKK). Its acting director Rozihan Anwar Mamat said FSM and FSO are appointed by the owner, occupant, or person responsible for the overall management of the premises, in line with the establishment of OKK and the amendments to the Fire Services Act 1988 (Act 341). He said that the primary role of the appointed FSM and FSO is to conduct fire safety inspections in designated

SERDANG, The Felda Robotic Challenge 2024 (FRC) was held today to help hone the creativity and technical skills of the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) youth, in line with the government’s desire to empower all sectors with digital skills to maintain competitiveness. Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said the competition was part of the Felda Digital Maker Hub – Coding and Robotics initiative in collaboration with the Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) which supports digital education among students and teachers. “The impact of this competition was very positive, especially in expanding access to digital education, thus increasing our students’ knowledge and

TIOMAN, In line with the announcement of Pulau Tioman as a Green Energy Island, the Sultan of Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has expressed hope of making it a model island in terms of nature conservation and carbon emission reduction. To realise that, Al-Sultan Abdullah urged the administrators to draft a form of method or formula that could help preserve the environmental conditions on the resort island. “I hope all forms of structural constructions on the island will be monitored properly by the government and local authorities… take the time needed to make decisions by prioritising the environment.

SHAH ALAM, Three maintenance company workers were killed and another injured in an accident at Kilometre (KM) 3.1 of the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE), heading from Damansara towards Klang, early this morning. Shah Alam police chief ACP Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said they received a call at about 3.30 am about the accident, which involved three Indian nationals and a Bangladeshi, aged between 24 and 29. Preliminary investigation revealed a local man in his 20s lost control of his vehicle, colliding with water barriers and the highway divider. “At the time, maintenance work was ongoing in the area, resulting in

BANGKOK, Malaysia is willing to share its experience with Thailand on trade regulation in the franchise industry, said Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick. Ewon said as the Minister responsible for franchising, the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (KUSKOP) is ready to share his experience, especially in terms of legislation in the franchise sector. “I had the opportunity to discuss with the counterpart of the Thai Trade Minister Phumtham Vejjayachai and was informed that in Thailand there is no specific legislation or governing law for the franchise sector. “Therefore, I informed Phumtham that Malaysia has the respective