Wednesday, 30 July 2025

MOH urged to offer frontliners permanent positions

GEORGE TOWN: The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) has urged the Ministry of Health (MOH) to offer contract medical frontliners permanent positions. Its president Adnan Mat said that he received feedback from the officers involved stating that they were carrying out their duties as contract staff with some […]

Local councils’ frontliners in anti-rabies war: Minos

KUCHING: Local councils are at the frontlines in this anti-rabies war, said chairman of the Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) Datuk Peter Minos. “We must fully support the government in getting rid of rabies in whatever way we possibly can.  “The latest rabies victim was from the Sibu area and it is very good that […]

Over RM13 mln spent on food assistance for frontliners

KUCHING: The Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development has spent a total of RM13,072,625 on food assistance for Covid-19 frontliners in the state since the launch of the movement control order (MCO). Its minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said, the ministry in a meeting on March 22 had agreed to extend […]

Western Digital donates 3,000 medical suits

KUCHING: Western Digital company has donated 3,000 pieces of medical suits for frontliners who are combating Covid-19 in the state. The medical suits were handed over to the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) for distribution to frontliners. Receiving the medical suits at the old State Legislative Assembly (DUN) building was Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar […]

Frontliners receive Raya goodies

KUCHING: Frontliners manning mounted roadblocks throughout Kuching received Hari Raya delicacies from the Kuching police district headquarters (IPD) today. Kuching district deputy police chief Supt Merbin Lisa handed over the delicacies to the personnel manning roadblocks. He took three hours from 11am to 2pm to complete the task. Merbin said this meaningful act was to […]

Childcare centres for children of frontliners on par with those overseas

KUALA LUMPUR: The provision of childcare centres for children of frontline staff currently being studied by the Health Ministry (MOH) is in line with standard operating procedures (SOPs) implemented overseas. Special adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Health Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood said the SOP was reviewed through best practices implemented by the Centre for Disease Control, […]

Ministry to discuss establishing special care centres for children of frontliners

TAIPING: The Health Ministry will hold discussions to establish a special care centres for children of frontline personnel involved in managing the Covid-19 outbreak. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said he was aware of complaints from frontline staff who could not send their children to childcare centres (nursery) because some parents were worried that their children would be exposed to […]

Ngemah rep donates to frontliners

KANOWIT: Ngemah assemblyman Alexander Vincent donated cash to finance the cost of supplying food to Covid-19 frontliners in this district. According to his representative Cr Sulaiman Nyandang, Alexander’s concern towards the frontliners had motivated him to initiate the donation in fulfilling his duty as an elected representative. “The conditional movement control order (CMCO) has been […]

Prime Minister recites ‘Takbir Raya’ with ministers, frontliners

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin leads the Cabinet ministers and frontline representatives reciting ‘Takbir Raya’ (calls to glorify Allah) to celebrate Aidilfitri. The four-minute 52-second video clip was broadcast on his Facebook account and national television stations tonight. Among senior ministers taking part in the recital were International Trade and Industry Minister […]

Respect food delivery riders who are frontliners

KUALA LUMPUR: Respect those working as food delivery riders as they are also our frontliners, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin. She said this in a statement yesterday when commenting on incident where a man was alleged to have acted aggressively against a woman, working as a food delivery rider, in Bandar Puteri Puchong. A […]