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EC announces Johor Election dates

Feb 09, 2022

The Election Commission has announced the key dates for the Johor state election. 

Polling day has been set for March 12th.

Meanwhile nomination day will fall on February 26th and early voting will take place on March 8th.

Its chairman, Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh adds that some 2.5 million people will be eligible to cast their ballots. 

It's targeting a turnout of 70%.
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It's at 17k now! 

New COVID-19 cases have crossed 17,000 for the first time since September last year.

This, as the Health Director General reported 17,134 new infections today

It's up by 3,190 compared to yesterday

0.5% of today's cases were in categories 3, 4 and 5, while the vast majority were either asymptomatic or had mild symptoms. 
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Stop using COVID-19 as an excuse

A group representing unions and workers organisations has told employers to stop using COVID-19 as an excuse NOT to raise the minimum wage. 

The group says employees suffered just as much as employers during the pandemic, and their sacrifices should not be ignored. 

It was responding to theMalaysian Employers Federation, who said that the proposal to rase the minimum wage to 1,500 would kill businesses. 

Meanwhile, the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers suggests a GRADUAL increase of the minimum wage, to help cushion its impact.