PETALING JAYA: The country's 156 local authorities will be evaluated under a performance-based “traffic light” grading system from next year, says Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming. This initiative aims to enhance the quality of public services by local authorities, he told the media after an event in Papar, Sabah on Monday (Sept 16). Nga...
PASIR SALAK: The government is looking to increase rice production by developing more padi fields in Sabah and Sarawak, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu. The Agriculture and Food Security Minister said the Federal Government has been discussing the matter with the Sabah government to be carried out in the near future. This, he said, was part of...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has issued over 14,000 notices to foreign nationals for various traffic offences following a 20-day special operation nationwide. JPJ senior enforcement director Datuk Lokman Jamaan (pic) said the department issued 14,527 notices in total, with the main offences being: operating a vehicle without a valid licence (6,268 cases); not...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians in South Korea should make use of the knowledge they learn from the nation's first nationwide civil defence exercise set to take place on Wednesday (23 August), says an academic. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia's (UKM) strategic studies and international relations senior lecturer Dr. Hoo Chiew Ping told Bernama that raising awareness of disaster management...
