Sarawak fourth in 2020 National rape cases statistics
KUCHING: Sarawak was among four states in the country with the highest rape cases last year, said Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail. The state was ranked fourth behind Selangor (first), Johor (second) and Sabah (third) last year, with a total of 140 cases. “This year, Sarawak recorded a total of 15 rape cases in […]
Malaysia continues to be battered by new cases
COVID-19 WEEKLY ROUND-UP BY MELATI MOHD ARIFF This is the weekly update on Covid-19 related matters in Malaysia from Dec 5 up to 12.30pm today. In Malaysia, case numbers have exceeded 78,000. KUALA LUMPUR: The spike in daily new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia is expected to linger until the year-end largely due to wide-scale screening […]
Nationwide enforcement on workers’ minimum standard housing
PUTRAJAYA: Integrated enforcement operations on compliance with Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446) was conducted throughout the country yesterday and today, said the Ministry of Human Resources (MOHR). The ministry said the operation aimed at raising the awareness of employers and centralised accommodation providers on Act 446 and its regulations […]
Five-year nationwide Catholic campaign
SIBU: The Sacred Heart Cathedral (SHC) will launch a five-year nationwide Catholic campaign called ‘Protect Our Earth, Protect Our Children and Protect All Life on Earth’ tomorrow (Aug 31). The campaign will begin on Sept 1 this year through to August 31, 2025. According to a spokesperson of SHC’s Creation Justice Commission Committee Jarnice Ling, […]
Young Agropreneur online programme to be conducted nationwide
KOTA KINABALU: The Agriculture and Food Industries Ministry (Mafi) will further extend the Young Agropreneur online marketing course nationwide, to help the group market their agricultural and agro food products. Deputy Minister II Datuk Che Abdullah Mat Nawi said for a start Sabah has been selected as the first state to conduct the course for […]
Unemployment rate on the rise
KUCHING: In a recent survey conducted by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), the country faces an increase of 5.3 percent in the unemployment rate nationwide. As of May, a total of 826,100 people are currently unemployed as stated in the report on statistics of labour force in Malaysia Chief Statistician of Malaysia, Datuk Seri […]
Face Shop’s nationwide search for star kicks off
KUCHING: The Face Shop, a leading Korean beauty brand, kicked off the #EcoBeautySquadMY campaign on July 6 – a nationwide search for a new local star right here in Malaysia. The competition aims to find a young personality who embodies the brand’s ethos of real, natural beauty. Calling for applicants to express about what it […]
Schools reopen on June 24
Only those involving public and international examination students PUTRAJAYA: All schools nationwide will reopen on June 24 involving students sitting for public examinations and equivalent international examinations, said Senior Minister (Education) Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin. He said it involved students sitting for Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), Sijil Vokasional Malaysia (SVM), Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan (STPM) […]
One death, 37 new cases nationwide
PUTRAJAYA: The number of new Covid-19 cases reported in the country on Saturday remained at double digits at 37, with only 10 involving Malaysians, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said another fatality was reported, bringing the death toll to 117, or 1.41 percent of the total number of positive cases. Eight […]
Japan declares nationwide state of emergency
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe has decided to expand the state of emergency over the coronavirus to nationwide in an effort to curb its further spread, Xinhua news agency cited public broadcaster NHK as saying Thursday. On April 7, Japan declared a state of emergency over the coronavirus crisis for seven of the nation’s […]
