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You could soon be taught how to turn trash into cash!

Oct 02, 2019

The Housing and Local Government Ministry has been running a pilot programme in Ampang, Selangor, teaching residents how to make money from their rubbish.

"We have teams teaching them how to go about separating their rubbish, and then where to sell their rubbish. So some of them also do some recycled products. But mostly we teach them to turn it to cash, sell it to the recyclers, and make money out of it."

Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin is hoping to form an SOP from the pilot programme and expand it to other residential areas by December.

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Govt looking at heftier penalties on water polluters

The government is planning to up the penalty on water polluters, after several cases of pollution causing water cuts in Selangor.

The Water Minister wants to increase the punishment to more than RM10,000 in fines and more than a year's jail.

However, the move will take some time as it involves amending the Water Services Industry Act.

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There's no resit for PT3 English

It's not true that PT3 candidates have to resit their English paper.

Authorities say the viral social media claims of a leak are fake, and called for Malaysians to stop sharing the messages to ease the pressure on exam candidates.