PLKN 3.0: Trainee makes 135km trip just to sign up for National Service training

KUALA LUMPUR: A young man's burning interest in uniformed bodies spurred him on to make the 135km journey on a bus on his own to the capital to sign up for the National Service Training Programme (PLKN) 3.0. Chee Ming Hang, 20, a SMK Temerloh Form Six student, left Temerloh yesterday evening and spent the night...

Govt reopens voluntary rehab registration for GISB members

PUTRAJAYA: The government has announced the reopening of registration for the voluntary rehabilitation programme for members of GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISB), effective until further notice. National Security Council (MKN) director-general Datuk Raja Nurshirwan Zainal Abidin said this decision was reached after determining that GISB members needed guidance in terms of faith and livelihood, following enforcement...

Padu registrants can still update incomplete data, says Chief Statistician

KUALA LUMPUR: Those who have registered with the Central Database Hub (Padu) can update any incomplete information even though the registration deadline passed on Monday (April 1) Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said that the deadline for registering with Padu remained. "To those who have missed out some information, perhaps their identification (failed to...

‘Why the aggressive push on Padu registration?’

KOTA KINABALU: Leaders from Sabah and Sarawak have persisted in voicing their concerns over data security and privacy of the Central Database Hub (Padu). Among them is Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, who joined the chorus of people who had reservations about it. He said he was “deeply concerned” by the Federal Government’s...