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No plans to extend e-Tunai Rakyat

Jan 20, 2020

The government has no plans at the moment top extend the e-Tunai Rakyat initiative.

Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has urged eligible Malaysians to take the opportunity to register before March 9th.

He adds that so far, more than two and a half million of the 15 million eligible recipients have applied for the scheme, with two million applicants already approved.

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Only MOH will issue statements about influenza situation

From now on, only the Health Ministry will be responsible for issuing official statements about the influenza situation in the country. 

It says this is to avoid confusion or panic, when people get their information from different, and sometimes unverified sources.

The Health Director-General is in charge of the statements, which the Ministry says will provide all the necessary information and latest updates.

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Cloud seeding begin in Kedah

Cloud seeding operations have started in Kedah to help increase the water levels at the state's dams amid the dry spell there. 

It comes as authorities warn that water rationing may have to be implemented in Kedah, if its water problems continue.

Meanwhile, Kuala Kangsar is so far the only area in the country with a level 1 alert for heat, with maximum temperatures of between 35 and 37 degrees celcius for three days in a row.

Penang, JB, KL, Melaka, and Shah Alam are some of the other hot areas, with average temperatures of around 33 degrees celcius.