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Workers' group urges govt to amend labour laws for better workplace flexibility

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 -- Social Protection Contributors Advisory Association Malaysia's (SPCAAM) international labour adviser Callistus Antony D'Angelus said that the Employment Act 1955 is a legisla... Read More


DAP sec-gen downplays rumours party will field Malay candidate for Kuala Kubu Baru by-election

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 -- DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke has soft-pedalled rumours that the party plans to field a Malay candidate in next month's Kuala Kubu Baru by-election. Loke said that the ... Read More


DAP sec-gen downplays rumours party will field Malay candidate in Kuala Kubu Baru by-election

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 -- DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke has soft-pedalled rumours that the party plans to field a Malay candidate in next month's Kuala Kubu Baru by-election. Loke said that the ... Read More


Selangor could face disasters like Kelantan if Bukit Cerakah development left unchecked, Nik Nazmi warns

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 -- Selangor could face catastrophic environmental destruction if the planned development in the Shah Alam Community Forest Area (SACF) is not implemented in a controlled manner,... Read More


MMA president says Malaysia losing its nurses to overseas offers, urges govt to improve welfare to reclaim brain drain

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 -- Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) president Dr Azizan Abdul Aziz has affirmed a continued outflow of government nurses abroad in the last four years since the start of the ... Read More


Malaysian advisory group applauds decision to abolish 1982 Myanmar Citizenship Law

KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 -- The Malaysian Advisory Group on Myanmar applauded the decision made in the Second People's Assembly convened by Myanmar's National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) to abolis... Read More


Kelantan exco says TNB given 88 emergency generators during Aidilfitri to prevent power shortage in state

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 -- A total of 88 emergency generators sets have been provided by Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) to avoid any possible disruptions to electricity supply during Aidilfitri this week,... Read More


CCAM provides financial aid for families struggling to meet children cancer treatment cost

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 -- Families that are struggling to meet the financial need for their children's cancer treatments can now apply for help at the Children's Cancer Association Malaysia (CCAM). CC... Read More


Six Bersatu MPs who declared support for PM Anwar don't have to vacate their seats, says Nazri Aziz

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 -- The six Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) MPs who supported the prime minister do not have to vacate their seats despite the party's constitutional amendments that have... Read More


Prisons Dept relying on rehabilitation programmes to ease overcrowding

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 -- The Prisons Department has implemented rehabilitation programmes for about two-thirds of eligible inmates within the community by 2030 to curb overcrowding in prisons. Its di... Read More