KLUANG: The rice aid under the Bantuan Kasih Johor initiative was distributed before the Mahkota by-election campaign started, says Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan (pic). The Umno supreme council member dismissed claims that the state government initiative is being used to woo voters in the Mahkota by-election. "We did not distribute the rice during the by-election; it was...
JOHOR BARU: The Environment Department (DOE) has taken nine samples from several sites in Johor where residents experienced odour pollution. Its director-general Datuk Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaffar said the department received complaints of odour pollution from the Bukit Indah, Kempas and Skudai areas in Johor Baru as well as Senai and Kulai on Monday (Sept...
KUALA LUMPUR: Wanita MCA calls for the strict enforcement of child protection laws following a disturbing incident involving a school bus driver. Wanita MCA secretary-general Chan Quin Er (pic) said Wanita MCA has always been steadfast in pushing for the strict enforcement of the Child Act 2001. "Besides the Penal Code, every citizen in Malaysia deserves their...
JOHOR BARU: The Environment Department (DOE) has found several unidentified objects dumped along a stream that connects to Sungai Pandan. Johor health and environment committee chairman Ling Tian Soon said the objects were found on Wednesday (Sept 4) while DOE was inspecting the area over recent chemical and odour pollution reports. “The Fire and Rescue Department handed...
JOHOR BARU: Johor has declared Sunday (Aug 25) a special holiday to enable its people to cheer for the Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) football club in the FA Cup final match. Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi has urged the Southern Tigers fans to go to Bukit Jalil National Stadium to support the team, which will...
JOHOR BARU: The state government hopes that the setting up of the Special Economic Zone and the Special Financial Zone here will help address the issue of locals moving to Singapore seeking employment. Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi feels that the factor of salary was among the main reasons for people seeking employment in...
KULAI: The success of the Kulai Fast Lane and the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) by the Kulai Municipal Council (MPKu) should be emulated by other local authorities to improve service quality. Chief Secretary to the Government Datuk Seri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar said it was one of the reform initiatives that can improve the delivery...
ALOR GAJAH: A 37-year-old ex-teacher is now the main suspect in the gruesome murder of Johor school teacher Istiqomah Ahmad Rozi, says Melaka police. Alor Gajah OCPD Supt Ashari Abu Samah said both the suspect and the victim have known each other since they were in the teacher's training college. ALSO READ: Cops say dead woman found in...
JOHOR BARU: Johor has proposed making the Forest City Special Financial Zone (SFZ) a part of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ). State investment, trade, consumer affairs and human resources committee chairman Lee Ting Han said the matter had been discussed internally and would be brought up for discussion in the JS-SEZ working group. He said that...
BATU PAHAT: Police have arrested seven drug syndicate members and seized various drugs worth more than RM890,000 during a raid here. Batu Pahat OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulanuar Mushaddat Abdullah Sani said the raid was carried out at around 7pm on Thursday (Aug 1) at an apartment unit here. "We arrested four local men and three foreign women...
