PUTRAJAYA: The upgrade of Grade 54 to Grade Jusa B is among the Immigration Department’s (JIM) considerations in streamlining the staffing structure and improving the career development of the Immigration Services Scheme (KP), said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. He said it would be followed by other grades
BUSAN (South Korea): A final round of talks on a treaty to curb plastic pollution opened on Monday, with deep differences between nations emerging almost immediately. The meeting opened just hours after a chaotic end to the COP29 climate talks in Baku, which agreed to a boost in climate funding
KUALA LUMPUR: Short-form mobile video platform TikTok will collaborate with the Communications and Multimedia Content Forum of Malaysia (CMCF) to develop policies, set industry standards, and promote a safer and fairer media landscape. In a statement yesterday, CMCF noted that TikTok, as a leading platform with a diverse global user
SHAH ALAM: Police arrested a local man and a foreign woman suspected of colluding with an international drug trafficking syndicate and seized drugs worth RM3.3 million during a raid on a boarding house in Sekinchan, Sabak Bernam, four days ago. Bukit Aman Director of Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (JSJN) Datuk
ALOR GAJAH: A total of RM87.03 million in seizures were recorded under Op Tiris 3.0 which was implemented from Jan 1 to Nov 22, said Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali. He said a total of 39,069 inspections were also carried out nationwide with
KUALA LUMPUR: There is a growing demand for private health insurance in ASEAN, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic, said Malaysian Reinsurance Bhd (Malaysian Re). In a statement today, the insurance company said the surge is due to rising disposable incomes, improved literacy, increased internet penetration, greater healthcare access, and heightened
KUALA LUMPUR: The government needs to amend certain acts before the Multi Lane Fast Flow (MLFF) toll payment system is implemented to prevent an increase in highway users who evade paying tolls. Deputy Minister of Works Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said that so far the number of users who do not
KUALA LUMPUR: The flood situation in Terengganu, Johor, and Kelantan showed no changes as of 8 am today, with the number of victims remaining at 171. In TERENGGANU, the State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat reported that the number of victims remains at 67 people from 15 families taking shelter in three temporary
KUALA LUMPUR: The need for legislation on the dissemination of fake information, inefficiencies in the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system, and the standardisation of toll payments are among the issues set to be discussed in the Dewan Rakyat today. According to the Order Paper, Riduan Rubin (Independent-Tenom) will ask the Minister of
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit is expected to remain within a tight trading range, moving between RM4.46 and RM4.48 this week, said Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid. He noted that traders will closely monitor the United States (US) personal consumption expenditures (PCE) data to be