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MELAKA: A total of 10,585 employees in the state were adversely affected by the economic downturn due to Covid-19, says Melaka Chief Minister. Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali ( pic ) said about 2,607 lost their jobs permanently since the Covid-19 outbreak started last year. "There were 6,191 individuals who faced monthly salary deductions, 1,567 were laid-off temporarily while over 200 accepted voluntary separation schemes since 2020," he said on Saturday (April 10). Sulaiman said the state government is placing a lot of effort to create more job opportunities in the state. He said the initiatives include outlining new economic corridors and wooing foreign direct investments to the state. Sulaiman said job carnivals will be also frequently organised to provide opportunities to the locals in securing employment. He added that a carnival held in Masjid Tanah on Saturday (April 10) had attracted thousands of job-seekers. ... » Learn More about Over 10,000 employees in Melaka adversely affected by Covid-19-hit economy, says CM

GEORGE TOWN: Penang will submit an objection to the Federal Government or initiate legal action if Kedah Mentri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor implements a project that threatens the water supply in Penang. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow (pic) said Penang will continue to follow the law in abstracting raw water from Sungai Muda without payment to Kedah. "On its part, Kedah must comply with state and national laws in implementing projects involving Sungai Muda," said Chow in a statement in response to Sanusi's plan to build water tanks along Sungai Muda to ensure there was enough water for Kedahans and padi farmers along the river. About 80% of Penang's water is extracted from the part of the river that flows in Penang territory. Chow said any projects undertaken by Kedah involving Sungai Muda, upstream of the Lahar Tiang Intake in Penang, must comply with the laws and regulations. "Since 1973, Penang has been legally abstracting raw water from Sungai Muda without paying Kedah ... » Learn More about Kedah must comply with the law on water issue, says Penang CM

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah wants to cut red tape to facilitate investments into the state, says Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. He said the state government wants to remove all hurdles hampering investments as part of its efforts to be investor friendly. “Red tape faced by well-meaning investors will only hurt our efforts to draw investors to Sabah. We must remove these hurdles," he said on Friday (March 5) after chairing the first board meeting of Invest Sabah Bhd (ISB) here. ISB was established in December under the purview of the state Industrial Development Ministry to promote both local and foreign investments. It acts as a one-stop agency for investments into the state, providing investors with information on requirements including licensing approvals, and building networking platforms, among others. Hajiji said ISB will act as the secretariat for an investment committee comprising state and federal agencies as well as relevant stakeholders to vet all investment ... » Learn More about Sabah CM: Cut red tape to boost investments

MELAKA: Two senior secretaries from the Chief Minister's Office have been assigned to help Melaka folk who are unable to pay the RM10,000 compounds issued to them over breaches of Covid-19 standard operating procedures. Among those who received a helping hand are the 17-year-old student who was slapped with the compound on March 14. The senior secretaries, Datuk M.S. Mahadevan and Yong Fun Juan, met Melaka Health Department deputy director Dr Rusdi Abd Rahman on Tuesday (March 23) to appeal on behalf of the student. Additionally, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali has agreed to settle the student's compound after the appeal is decided. The secretaries also brought along other compounds issued to Melakans who are unable to pay up because of financial difficulties. Mahadevan said appeals will be made to the Health Department on a case-by-case basis. “In the case of the 17-year-old, the student’s father is an odd-job labourer and the Chief Minister decided to help on ... » Learn More about Melaka CM assigns senior secretaries to help those having trouble settling steep SOP summonses

KUCHING: The Batang Lupar bridge will be a key component in Sarawak’s coastal road network upon its completion in four years’ time, says Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. The Chief Minister said the bridge was a vital link to connect the state’s coastal areas. “Once the bridge is completed, we will be able to open up new areas for development and agriculture, ” he said at the earth-breaking ceremony for the project in Sebuyau, about 109km from here, yesterday. Abang Johari said the RM848mil bridge was fully funded by the state government after the project was cancelled by the previous Pakatan Harapan federal administration. He said the state was also constructing other bridges along the 896km-long coastal route to replace ferry services and provide a seamless road network. “All the bridges are borne by the state government, except the Batang Samarahan and Batong Sadong bridges which were borne by the previous Barisan Nasional Federal Government, ” he said, adding that ... » Learn More about CM: Batang Lupar bridge a vital link for Sarawak coastal areas

MELAKA: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali (pic) has agreed to help settle a compound issued to a 17-year-old student for not scanning his details in the MySejahtera app. Two senior secretaries from the Melaka Chief Minister’s Office – Datuk MS Mahadevan and Yong Fun Juan – met state health department deputy director Dr Rusdi Abd Rahman yesterday to appeal on behalf of the student. They also brought other compounds issued to locals who were unable to settle due to their financial difficulties. Sulaiman has entrusted the two to assist those issued RM10,000 compounds under the Emergency (Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases) (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 but are unable to pay. Mahadevan said appeal would be made to the health department based on a case-by-case basis. “In the case of the 17-year-old, the student’s father is an odd-job labourer and the Chief Minister helped on humanitarian grounds, ” he said. A compound was issued to the student for not registering ... » Learn More about Melaka CM helps student slapped with RM10,000 compound

KUCHING: Sarawak aims to complete its major bridge projects to replace ferry services by 2025, says Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. The Chief Minister said the projects included the Batang Lupar bridge, which will replace the Triso ferry service where an accident on New Year's Day claimed nine lives after the vehicle they were in plunged into the river. "The state government has approved all these bridge projects. Only the earth-breaking ceremony for the Batang Lupar bridge has not been done yet, but the allocation is there and we have tendered the project. "By 2025, all the bridge projects will be completed and there will be no more ferries," he told reporters after performing an earth-breaking ceremony for a new sports, community and innovation hub here Tuesday (Jan 5). Abang Johari said construction of the RM848mil Batang Lupar bridge was expected to take four years. "It will be the longest bridge, over 5km long. The second-longest is the Batang Lassa bridge which ... » Learn More about S’wak to complete major bridge projects to replace ferry services by 2025, says CM

DAMASCUS: Virtual platforms like Netflix and Zoom have emerged as lifelines for a pandemic-hit world forced indoors, but in sanctioned Syria where both websites are blocked, Mohammad Habash feels increasingly disconnected. “We are living in a bubble isolated from the outside world,” the 35-year-old tech expert says from an electronics repair shop in Damascus. “This isolation has meant that an entire generation of young Syrians are technologically disadvantaged compared to their global peers.” Even before the war started in 2011, tech giants like Amazon, Apple and Google couldn’t freely operate in Syria because of US sanctions forbidding the export, sale or supply of goods, software, technology and services without US government authorisation. The tight restrictions, although rare, are not unique to the war-torn country. They also apply to other US-sanctioned states such as North Korea, while Iran benefits from certain exemptions. While they were intended to weaken the Syrian ... » Learn More about In pandemic year, Syrians blocked from Zoom, Netflix

MELAKA: Struggling between life and death, five-year-old Muhammad Irsyad Danish is relying on public donations to ensure that he gets to grow up as an adult. The child will be undergoing his sixth surgery at National Heart Institute (IJN) on April 27, and his dad, who works as a security guard, is running from pillar to post to bear the surgical costs and follow-up treatments. Khairil Anwar Sulaiman, 41, from Klebang Besar here said he had exhausted all his savings and EPF money to help his second son. “I cannot bear to think that my son will no longer be with us just because I do not have enough money for his treatment, ” he said when interviewed here on Wednesday (April 7). Muhammad Irsyad was born with congenital heart disease and later developed gallstones. Khairil said he has been travelling regularly to National Heart Institute (IJN) and Kuala Lumpur Hospital for the past five years and had spent a huge sum on travelling expenses. “Muhammad Irsyad had undergone five ... » Learn More about Family of five-year-old with congenital heart disease appealing for public funds for treatment

KUALA LUMPUR: One of the two voices in viral audio recording is that of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, claims Ampang MP Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin. "I have listened to the recording. We heard Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's denial and I think last night, Anwar also said it was the work of some people. But being in PKR for 20 years, I believe that's Anwar's voice," she said. “Anyone can do whatever they want. We just view it as part of life," the Housing and Local Government Minister said this when speaking to reporters after launching a charity event at the Ampang Glasshouse on Thursday (April 8). Selangor Umno chairman Tan Sri Noh Omar and former de facto law minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz have called for investigations to ascertain the authenticity of the audio clip. On Wednesday (April 7) morning, the audio clip of two voices sounding like Ahmad Zahid and Anwar went viral on social media. In the recording, one voice was heard congratulating the other for putting up “a good ... » Learn More about Being in PKR for 20 years, I believe that’s Anwar’s voice in audio clip, claims Zuraida