The Prime Minister has congratulated Barisan Nasional over its sweeping win in the Melaka state election.
He also expressed hope that BN will discharge its duties responsibly, adding that the Federal Government will continue to strengthen cooperation with the state administration for the well-being of the people.
This, after BN took 21 of the 28 seats on offer while its partner Perikatan Nasional won three.
Pakatan Harapan took four seats…while none of the other contesting parties or candidates won any seats.
Meanwhile, BN has nominated incumbent Datuk Seri Dr Abdul Rauf Yusoh to continue leading Melaka as chief minister.
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The Health Ministry assures that all its major operational systems remain unaffected following a cybersecurity incident last Thursday.
It says the public can continue with their healthcare appointments and treatment without cause for concern.
The Ministry also clarified that the incident was limited to unauthorized access to a support file storage platform and did not affect any of the main operations.
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In other news…
PERKESO says it has paid out over 20 million ringgit in benefits under the Lindung 24 Jam scheme as at the end of October.
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The Social Welfare Department’s portal shows there are currently some 1,400 evacuees seeking shelter at flood relief centers in Selangor while a further 200 have been displaced in Perak.
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Microsoft has confirmed that its services have been mostly restored, a day after a massive global outage affected its email, Teams and One Drive services.
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And, Italian regulators have fined tech giant Meta more than 880 million dollars for accessing Android users’ photos without their specific consent via the Facebook app.
