Maszlee calls for two-year tax holiday for IPTS to ensure survival
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Education Minister Dr Mazslee Malik today called for private institutions of higher education (IPTS) to be given tax holiday for two years to help them survive the impact of Covid-19 pandemic. The Simpang Renggam MP also suggested that the IPTS which are offering scholarships to students be given tax exemption based on […]
Dewan Rakyat discusses improvements to recovery plan, overcoming of people’s hardship
KUALA LUMPUR: Suggestions to improve the implementation of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) and ways to overcome the hardship endured by the people during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic were among the issues raised by members of parliament at the special meeting of the Dewan Rakyat which opened today. Despite some dissatisfaction expressed by several opposition […]
Malaysia among fastest countries to vaccinate its people
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Malaysia is one of the fastest countries to vaccinate its people against Covid-19 with vaccine injection capacity having reached more than 500,000 doses a day at present. The prime minister said the government would ensure that the vaccination process is carried out in an orderly manner, fast and […]
Dewan Rakyat convenes in special meeting on July 26
KUALA LUMPUR: For the first time in 2021, the Dewan Rakyat convenes on Monday July 26 in a special meeting called during on ongoing emergency declared to curb the Covid-19 pandemic that has seen almost one million cases in the country. The Dewan Rakyat will sit for five days, from July 26 to 29 and […]
Senate special meeting to focus on emergency, nothing unexpected
KUALA LUMPUR: The Special Meeting of Dewan Negara slated for Aug 3 to 5 will focus on the explanation and the tabling of the Proclamation of Emergency, and not on any unexpected motion. Dewan Negara president Senator Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim said any other issues, questions or the right for explanation submitted by the […]
Prime Minister on two-day working visit
KUCHING: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and his wife Puan Sri Noorainee Abdul Rahman arrived at the Kuching International Airport here this morning for a two-day working visit to Sarawak. The aircraft carrying the prime minister’s delegation touched down at 9.37am. Among those at the airport to receive them were Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg and his […]
All parties should have uniform view on vaccine
SEPANG: All parties, including celebrity preachers, have been urged to have a similar or uniform view on the permissible use of the Covid-19 vaccine, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri. He said that a decision on the use of the Covid-19 vaccine was made in a […]
EC meets on Aug 17 to set polls date
PUTRAJAYA: The Election Commission (EC) will hold a special meeting to discuss the date of the 16th Sabah State Election (PRN) on Aug 17. EC secretary Ikmalrudin Ishak in a statement today said that the meeting would be held at the Magellan Sutera Resort Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, at 9 am. The special meeting will be […]
Mandatory quarantine for all visitors
KUCHING: All Malaysians coming in to Sarawak from Malaya, Sabah and Labuan will have to undergo mandatory quarantine in hotels from Aug 1. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) announced this today after a special meeting chaired by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, to discuss the latest development of the Covid-19 pandemic […]
SDMC hold special meeting tomorrow
BETONG: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will convene a special meeting in Kuching today to discuss the latest development of the Covid-19 pandemic in Kuching District. Its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said positive cases in the district had spiked lately. “Today (July 25) we have eight positive cases and nine cases last […]
