PUTRAJAYA, Oct 21 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, Tuesday made a personal telephone call to India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi from his office here. During the 15-minute conversation, Najib congratulated Modi for winning two state elections, in Maharashtra and Ha …
Read More »General : Cultivate Design Thinking Approach To Improve Public Services – Civil Service Employees Urged
By Rosmalis Anuar KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) — Employees in the Civil Service sector are encouraged to cultivate design thinking approach in order to give the best services to the people. Chief Executive Officer of Malaysia Innovation Agency (AIM), Mark Rozario, said it is the human-centre …
Read More »General : RM9.32 Bln Needed To Overcome Flash Floods In Urban Areas
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 21 (Bernama) — A 2013 Drainage and Irrigation Department (JPS) study has estimated about RM9.32 billion is required to overcome flash floods in urban areas throughout the country. According to the study, the expenditure covers construction of urban drainage system infrastructure …
Read More »General : Fluency In English Can Boost Confidence For International Communication – Muhyiddin
KUANTAN, Oct 20 (Bernama) — Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today advised students to take the initiative to master the English Language, saying fluency in the language would boost their confidence to communicate with the world. “There is no greater reflection of a country …
Read More »General : Commonwealth Countries Plan Working Group To Improve Public Service Delivery
By Mohd Faizal Hassan and Azzah Mohamad Som PUTRAJAYA, Oct 20 (Bernama) — Commonwealth countries are considering forming a working group to improve the public service delivery system in their respective countries, Malaysian Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Joseph Entulu …
Read More »General : Sarawak Government Approves RM300,000 To Preserve Endangered Languages
KUCHING, Oct 20 (Bernama) — The Sarawak government has approved a RM300,000 grant to the state branch of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) to begin preservation work on five indigenous languages categorised as ‘endangered’. State tourism minister, Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg sai …
Read More »General : Sarawak On Track To Achieve Zero Squatter Status By 2020
MIRI, Oct 20 (Bernama) — The special task force, formed four years ago to tackle the problem of squatters in Sarawak, has begun to show result in reducing the number of squatters in the state. Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem said the Sarawak Land and Survey Department’s task …
Read More »General : Johor Tunku Mahkota Weds Cik Khaleeda On Friday
JOHOR BAHARU, Oct 20 (Bernama) — The Tunku Mahkota of Johor, Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, 30, is to wed Cik Khaleeda Bustamam, 21, on Friday. Johor Royal Council president Datuk Abdul Rahim Ramli said the engagement and solemnisation of marriage would take place at the Istana Bukit Serene at 1 …
Read More »General : Permaisuri Agong Receives Courtesy Call From CAPAM 2014 Delegates’ Spouses
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 (Bernama) — Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajah Haminah on Monday received a courtesy call from three spouses of delegates attending the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM) 2014 biennial conference. They were the wife of South Africa De …
Read More »General : Bernama Pahang Office Burgled
KUANTAN, Oct 17 (Bernama) — The office of the Pahang bureau of the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) in Jalan Beserah here was burgled Thursday night. An initial investigation found that the petty cash of more than RM1,000 and the closed-circuit television camera server were missing, ac …
Read More »General : Stay Clear Of Open Areas During Rain Warning – Meteorological Department
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 (Bernama) — The Meteorological Department, Friday advised the people to stay clear of open areas during rain in the current inter-monsoon season. Its director-general, Datuk Che Gayah Ismail, said the thunderstorms and strong winds could trigger whirlwinds that could blow …
Read More »General : Malaysia’s Securing Of UNSC Seat International Endorsement Of Najib – Mubarak
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Council of Former Elected Representatives (Mubarak) sees Malaysia’s success in securing a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council as an international endorsement of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak’s le …
Read More »General : Public Service Transformation, A Continuous Improvement Process – MAMPU
By Sharifah Pirdaus Syed Ali & Radziah Hamzah KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 (Bernama) — Public service transformation in Malaysia will have to undergo continuous improvement process to be competitive in the global arena as well as to meet the needs of Malaysians, said the Malaysian Administrative M …
Read More »General : MIDA Never Discriminates Penang, Deputy CEO
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 17 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) never discriminates any state in its effort to promote Malaysia as an investment destination including Penang, says MIDA Deputy Chief Executive Officer I, Datuk Phang Ah Tong. He said the government has alway …
Read More »General : Najib Outlines Malaysia’s Five Priorities As Non-Permanent UNSC Member
From Leslean Arshad MILAN, Oct 17 (Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has outlined Malaysia’s five priorities in its role as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). He said Malaysia aimed to advance moderation globally; advocate m …
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