Civil servants told to buck up
LAWAS: Underperforming civil servants in the state are told to buck up because the state government was serious in implementing development projects to help resolve the people’s predicament especially in the rural areas. “Our CM is committed to helping the people. The civil servants must reciprocate accordingly. They must make sure the projects are implemented […]
Four civil servants arrested for breaking quarantine
KUCHING: Sarawak police have arrested four civil servants for violating the quarantine order. “Three were arrested in Sibu while one was arrested in Kanowit, for cutting off the wristband before the end of the quarantine period,,” said Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement. Eleven compounds were also issued to errant individuals on Monday […]
Exemption for govt staff, traders
KUCHING: All civil servants and businessmen entering Sarawak from Malaya, Sabah and Labuan via Kuching International Airport will no longer have to wear a wristband or be quarantined. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said visitors will be exempted from undergoing quarantine but they are still required to have their samples taken for swab tests. […]
Civil servant, foreigner among 15 nabbed in drug bust
KAPIT: A civil servant and a foreign woman were among 15 individuals arrested following a raid in Kapit Market and Kampung Cina last Friday for possession and testing positive of drugs. Kapit OCPD Dept Supt Freddy Bian Stanislaus Bian said all the suspects — between the ages of 24 and 47— were detained by a […]
Special Raya aid for civil servants, pensioners
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has agreed to give a special Aidilfitri assistance of RM500 to civil servants on Grade 56 and below. Public Service Department director-general Datuk Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman, in a circular, said the payment would be made on May 20, and pensioners would also receive aid of RM250. Based on the circular, the […]
Punish them but don’t touch pension: Masing
KUCHING: Civil servants or pensioners who flout the movement control order (MCO) should not be deprived of their pension, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Jemut Masing. Masing said this in response to Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) statement which said that various privileges enjoyed by civil […]
Civil servants found guilty violating MCO may lose pension
KUALA LUMPUR: Civil servants and government retirees are at risk of losing their pension if found guilty of violating the movement control order (MCO). Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) president Adnan Mat said civil servants and government retirees should always bear in mind that the various “privileges” enjoyed by them including their […]
PSD orders civil servants to work from home
PUTRAJAYA: All civil servants have been ordered to work from home following the nationwide movement control order which will be enforced from tomorrow until March 31 to curb the spread of Covid-19. However, Public Service Department (PSD) director-general Datuk Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman through a circular today said it was for the department heads to decide which essential services required officers to come in to work at the […]
357 civil servants awarded loyal service medal
MIRI: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg yesterday presented the Loyal Service Medal or ‘Pingat Perkhidmatan Setia’ to 357 state civil servants. The ceremony was held at a leading hotel here. The recipients were from 14 departments and agencies — six from the federal sector and eight from the state. The medals were […]
Civil servants prohibited from political gathering
KUALA LUMPUR: Public servants are strictly prohibited from attending or participating in political gatherings and making public statements. Director-general of Public Services Datuk Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman said civil servants were also prohibited from distributing or transmitting fake news on social media or any other medium of communication. “Civil servants must maintain neutrality. I also […]
