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In a statement today, Customs director-general Datuk Anis Rizana Mohd Zainudin said that several transfers of JKDM officers have been postponed due to family, health, and children’s schooling reasons. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Customs D-G responds to union’s transfer concerns, says postponement option offered to affected officers

A road in Kampung Tok Oh, Tumpat, is inundated with floodwater, December 28, 2023. — Bernama pic

Nadma: Number of flood victims drops in Kelantan, Terengganu, Johor, rises in Pahang as of tonight 

The Johor Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) said the evacuees from Kampung Orang Asli Peta were also allowed to go home after the flood at their village receded, after which the PPS was closed at 6pm. — Bernama pic

Johor Disaster Management Committee: Mersing flood recedes, three relief centres still in operation in Segamat 

The Sarawak Education Department recently said that 1,108 teachers from other parts of the country would be posted to Sarawak next year. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Dr Annuar: Allow Sarawakian teachers to come back and serve in the state

Tan Sri Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng started the Wanita MCA movement with 800 members in 1975 and had always championed women’s and children’s rights, said MCA president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong. — Picture from Facebook/Wee Ka Siong

First Wanita MCA chief Rosemary Chow dies aged 96

Through a post on X today, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said it was a significant expenditure. — Bernama pic

Fahmi: People have the right to know about RM700m publicity expenses spent by two previous govts 

Perak police chief Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said police received information from members of the public at 3.45am to notify that a vessel loaded with undocumented migrants was grounded at Bagan Sungai Tiang Darat, Selekoh. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Perak police foil bid to smuggle out 60 undocumented migrants, two local men arrested

Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Seri Mohd Kamarudin Md Din said of that number, 32 were arrested for drug smuggling in 2021 and 17 were arrested for the same offence in 2022. — Bernama pic

Bukit Aman: 77 Malaysians nabbed abroad for drugs since 2021 

On November 22, Sarawak Deputy Minister for Education, Innovation and Talent Development, Datuk Dr Annuar Rapaee reportedly said that about 25,000 Sarawakian students in the state will benefit from the free tertiary education policy. ― AFP file pic

Sarawak’s free tertiary education policy won’t lead to tax increase, says state deputy minister

Deputy minister Zulkifli Hasan said that the immediate donation, in the form of food items and personal hygiene kits, was distributed through the Rahmah Madani programme by its 14 agencies. — Bernama pic

Deputy religious affairs minister: Almost half a million ringgit channelled to East Coast flood victims

In a statement today, the bank said customers can apply for flood relief assistance via email, or by visiting or contacting its branches, SME Centres, Business Banking Centres, or Auto Finance Centres nationwide. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Maybank offers flood relief assistance to affected customers nationwide

State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, in a statement, said that the last relief centre at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Pamol has been officially closed. — Bernama pic

Floods ease in Sabah

Protesters are seen gathering at the roadside nearby the US embassy for solidarity with #kepungdemipalestine in Kuala Lumpur on December 28,2023. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

Kepung Demi Palestin enters third night as FT minister says DBKL permit in process

According to the daily disaster report issued by the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma), the wind concentration condition could lead to increased humidity, potentially resulting in continuous rain in those areas. — Bernama pic

Nadma: Wind concentration expected in southern peninsula, western Sarawak from Saturday until January 4

Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah also bestowed the JMN award on the head of Dewan Muslimat PAS Nuridah Mohd Salleh, Fisheries Department director-general Datuk Ahmad Tarmidzi Ramly, former Malaysian Rubber Board deputy director-general (Research and Innovation) Amir Hashim Md Yatim and Public Work Department senior director (Civil and Structural Engineering Branch) Lim Char Ching. — Bernama pic

Agong confers federal awards, medals on 302 individuals, former Motac sec-gen heads list

Hulu Terengganu Hospital staff board a boat to go to the hospital after the main Ajil-Kuala Berang road was cut off due to flooding in Kuala Berang, Terengganu, December 27, 2023. — Bernama pic

Terengganu Education Dept: 28 schools affected by third wave of floods