The government’s safe internet campaign will be expanded to more rural areas.
The Communications Minister says this is so the benefits of the program are not confined to just urban areas, but are also extended to rural communities.
He says its now more important than ever to raise awareness about digital safety, since more people are dependent on the internet, including to earn a living.
-
The Attorney-General’s Chambers will immediately review the recently-declassified Royal Commission of Inquiry’s report into Tabung Haji’s management and operations.
It issued a statement, saying it aims to ensure all investigations by the relevant agencies are carried out comprehensively, and to evaluate any legal breaches for potential prosecution.
Meanwhile, the MACC has also set up a special task force to review the RCI report…to examine possible corruption, criminal breach of trust or money laundering.
-
A draft of the workplace mental health policy is expected to be finalized by October.
The health ministry says engagement sessions are currently being held with the relevant ministries, agencies and stakeholders.
The policy is aimed at creating a conducive, safe and harmonious working environment, while also taking into account things like work-life balance.
-
More than 200 thousand home buyers have benefited from the government’s revival of previously abandoned and ailing housing projects.
The Housing and Local Government Ministry says more than 1,600 such projects, worth over 150 billion ringgit, have been revived so far.
-
The EC will be testing out the new Optical Character Recognition-Voter Attendance system on a pilot basis, at one of the polling centers for tomorrow’s Negeri Sembilan state election.
It is expected to improve the management of the electoral process via the automatic scanning of information on the MyKad.
-
And, the official death toll from the Kumamoto earthquake in Japan has risen to at least 34.
This, as authorities now turn their attention to the survivors at evacuation centers…with a heatwave expected to push temperatures in the affected area up to 39 degrees Celsius.
