Cops set up task force to probe housing scams

KUCHING: Sarawak police have taken decisive action by forming a task force to investigate non-existent house construction scams plaguing the state. Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said the scam has inflicted losses amounting to RM3 million on innocent victims in the state. It is allegedly done by a real estate company based in […]

Task force to tackle housing issues

KUCHING: A task force will be formed by the end of this month to address problems with housing development projects that are unfinished or abandoned. Deputy Minister of Public Health, Housing, and Local Government Michael Tiang said that around five per cent of housing development projects in Sarawak are affected by such issues. These problems […]

Task force to be established for smooth acquisition of MASwings

KUCHING: A task force will be established to ensure a smooth acquisition process of MASwings prior to setting up Sarawak’s own boutique airline. Minister of Transport Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin led a delegation for a courtesy call to Federal Minister of Transport Anthony Loke in Putrajaya on Friday (June 30). Lee said the primary […]

Task force to deal with homeless

MIRI: A task force has been set up to deal with homeless persons who constantly loiter about Old Man Street here. Mayor Adam Yii who chaired a special meeting with the task force committee members on Wednesday said it was also aimed at making the area a tourist attraction. The task force is made up […]

Putrajaya to coordinate humanitarian aid to quake victims

PUTRAJAYA: The government has formed a Task Force to coordinate humanitarian aid efforts from Malaysia to Turkey and Syria following the earthquake that struck both countries on Monday. The Task Force was jointly led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) with the main objective of ensuring all preparations […]

Task force to oversee progress of highway project

By Jacintha Jolene & Tania Matu KUCHING: The Works Ministry and Sarawak Public Works Department (PWD) have agreed to form a task force to oversee the progress of the Pan Borneo Highway project. Caretaker Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the task force would also help to address issues that arose during the […]

Task force to oversee applications for permanent posts

KUCHING: A task force will be set up to oversee applications for permanent health officer (HO) positions from contract doctors, dentists and pharmacists to ensure transparency. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said this is in line with efforts to enable the HOs to know why they did not get permanent posts and what they need to […]

Sustainable Aviation Energy Task Force set up to reduce carbon footprint

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) has announced the formation of a Sustainable Aviation Energy Task Force to reduce carbon footprint in the aerospace industry. Its senior minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said the task force will provide policy recommendations and coordinate the implementation of public-private partnerships at the national […]

Housemen bullying list involves specialist doctors

PUTRAJAYA: The list of doctors allegedly involved in bullying trainee doctors or housemen at Penang Hospital received by the Ministry of Health (MOH) also involves specialist doctors, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. Speaking to reporters after officiating the International Nurses’ Day 2022 event here today, he said the MOH Integrity Unit had been instructed to […]

Task force to enhance Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home programme in Miri

MIRI: The Miri City Council (MCC) has formed a task force to plan, strategise and facilitate the Sarawak Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme here. MCC stated that the establishment of the task force was in line with the state government’s intention to promote S-MM2H and to assist Miri City’s economic recovery post-Covid-19. “The main […]