King and Queen mourn passing of Johor Council of Royal Court secretary Posted on November 17, 2024 By serv JOHOR BAHRU, Nov 16 — His Majesty, Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia and Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, the Queen of Malaysia expressed their condolences over the demise of Johor Council of Royal Court secretary and former Johor State Secretary Datuk Abdul Latiff Yusof. Information on his death was shared via the official Facebook of Sultan Ibrahim. “Al-Fatihah Allahyarham Datuk Haji Abdul Latiff Yusof, Secretary of Johor Council of Royal Court and former Secretary of the Johor Government. “Indeed we belong to Allah SWT and indeed to Him we return,” according to the message. A post on the state government official portal announced that the deceased served as Johor Government Secretary on Oct 20 2006 to March 13, 2011. — Bernama News
PAC to investigate six-year delay of Penang’s RM256m Bayan Baru sewage treatment plant project, says chairman Posted on November 17, 2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will hold proceedings regarding the repeated extensions of time provided that caused the Bayan Baru Regional Sewage Treatment Plant (Phase 2) project to be delayed for more than six years. Its chairman, Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin said the proceeding, scheduled… Read More
Natural Resources Ministry: Malaysia moves closer to single-use plastic bag ban by 2026, engages states on roadmap Posted on November 8, 2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) is considering a nationwide ban on single-use plastic bags by 2026. In a written reply posted on the Parliament’s website, NRES stated that this policy is already in force in Negeri Sembilan, Penang, and Kota Kinabalu,… Read More
Seremban forensic hospital staff, accused of selling info on deaths, now face jail time and over RM10,000 fine Posted on December 6, 2024 SEREMBAN, Dec 5 — Five staff members of a government hospital pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to 21 charges of accepting bribes ranging from RM600 to RM2,250 in connection with mortuary services between 2021 and last year. Assistant medical officer N.S. Sharvinder Singh, 40, and health… Read More