KOTA KINABALU, Employers involved in the plantation and agriculture sector in Sabah have been urged to give full cooperation and commitment to the Targeted Regularisation Programme. The programme allows employers in both sectors to legally register their foreign workers until December. Immigration Department (JIM) Sabah director Datuk Sh Sitti Saleha Habib Yusof said employers need…
SIK, A total of 32 cases of fallen trees were reported following a heavy downpour and storm that hit this district for about 10 minutes today. District Civil Defence Officer Lt (Civil Defence) Haisul Aishah Mohd Napiah said they received reports at 2.30 pm and deployed personnel to the affected areas to remove the fallen…
KOTA BHARU, The Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital (HRPZ II) is looking for the family or next-of-kin of an elderly patient who is currently receiving treatment in Ward 28 of the hospital. Its Corporate Communication Unit said the man, identified as Lam Kim Hock, who is in his 70s, was found at a shopping mall…
KUANTAN, Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today expressed hope that maahad tahfiz, madrasah, and pondok schools in the state can be empowered by implementing an educational approach that will bring these institutions into the mainstream. As the head of Islam in the state, His Royal Highness said that he is responsible…
KUALA LUMPUR, The large waves phenomenon taking place in several locations in Penang and Pulau Pangkor, Perak, yesterday was unusual, said the Director-General of the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), Dr Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip. He said such a natural incident occurred due to the simultaneous presence of the high tide phenomenon brought about by the…
KUALA LUMPUR, The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended higher today in line with the performance of the underlying cash market. Spot months September 2024, October 2024, December 2024 and March 2025 all eased 2.0 points to 1,660.0, 1,662.5, 1,668.0, and 1,654.5, respectively. Turnover fell to 5,298 lots…
