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Penang goes for cashless water bill payment (source — www.thesundaily.my) 28/04/2020 06:50:14

GEORGE TOWN: Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) is promoting digitalisation initiatives by encouraging its 631,250 customers to settle their bills online as the water authority resumes its billi...

PN vulnerable due to lack of common policy, say analysts (source — www.thesundaily.my) 28/04/2020 06:12:33

PETALING JAYA: A coalition without a common policy among its component members will always be at risk of disintegrating.Individual parties could simply leave when they see fit, or if they no longer wa...

Bashed-up housing market expected to rebound (source — www.thesundaily.my) 28/04/2020 04:29:15

PETALING JAYA: The property market is taking a severe beating during the Covid-19 pandemic, with transactions coming to an abrupt halt due to the movement control order (MCO).Despite this economic ons...

Economists divided over benefits of implementing belt-tightening plan involving civil servants (source — www.thesundaily.my) 28/04/2020 04:17:48

PETALING JAYA: Instituting austerity measures like reducing civil servants’ emoluments should be the government’s last resort, although the option should remain on the table.Economics professor Dr Yea...

Goodbye students, keep complying with MCO (source — www.thesundaily.my) 28/04/2020 03:46:58

KUALA LUMPUR: The third phase of the Movement Control Order (MCO) which ends today sees the appeal of students of tertiary institutions to return to their hometowns and individuals stranded in their h...

Covid-19 among topics discussed between Muhyiddin and Qatar Emir (source — www.thesundaily.my) 27/04/2020 18:29:09

KUALA LUMPUR: The current global Covid-19 pandemic was among the topics discussed between Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pix) and the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Hamad Al-Thani today.Muhyiddi...

Covid-19: National Youth day postponed to later date (source — www.thesundaily.my) 27/04/2020 18:26:45

KUALA LUMPUR: This year’s National Youth Day celebration, scheduled for May 15, has been postponed to a later date due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the Movement Control Order (MCO), which has been ext...

Malaysia consistently advocates nuclear disarmament (source — www.thesundaily.my) 27/04/2020 18:21:53

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has consistently advocated nuclear disarmament in international fora and supports all efforts towards total elimination of nuclear weapons.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a ...

Get permission from PDRM before making interstate travel: MOT (source — www.thesundaily.my) 27/04/2020 17:29:13

PUTRAJAYA: People using public transport for inter-state travel are advised to apply for permission or a travel permit from the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM). “The public is advised to apply for permis...

Covid-19: Op to detect active cases carried out on 5,300 homes in Kota Samarahan, says Uggah (source — www.thesundaily.my) 27/04/2020 17:13:30

KUCHING: An operation to detect active Covid-19 cases was carried out in Taman Desa Ilmu and Taman Uni Garden, both in Kota Samarahan here, beginning today involving 5,300 homes, said Sarawak Disaster...

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