Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has prayed for the recovery of the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, who is unwell after contracting Influenza A. - PIC CREDIT:FB/anwaribrahimofficial
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has prayed for the recovery of the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, who is unwell after contracting Influenza A.
He also prayed that His Royal Highness would remain under the protection and blessings of Allah SWT.
"May Allah SWT grant His Royal Highness Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj Ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj, Sultan and Ruler of Selangor Darul Ehsan, a speedy recovery and good health," he said in a Facebook post.
Istana Alam Shah said in a statement that the infection had been detected by the Sultan's two personal physicians, Datuk Dr Anuar Onah and Datuk Dr Tan Hui Meng, after he had experienced a high fever and weakness in his limbs since the previous morning.
The Sultan was advised to rest and refrain from attending any functions for five to seven days to allow him to recover fully. --BERNAMA
Inisiatif di beberapa masjid terpilih itu bertujuan mudahkan pesakit buah pinggang, khususnya di luar bandar, kata PM.
PM Anwar Ibrahim berkata, langkah jadikan masjid sebagai pangkalan sedia kemudahan rawatan dialisis berupaya perluas fungsi rumah ibadat itu, selain pastikan akses perkhidmatan kesihatan kepada masyarakat setempat. (Gambar Facebook)
KOTA BHARU: Kerajaan memperuntukkan RM2.5 juta bagi menyediakan kemudahan rawatan dialisis di beberapa masjid terpilih di Kelantan menerusi kerjasama dengan Yayasan Waqaf Malaysia (YWM) dan syarikat Radicare, kata Perdana Menteri Anwar Ibrahim.
Beliau berkata, inisiatif itu bertujuan memudahkan pesakit buah pinggang, khususnya penduduk luar bandar, yang terpaksa menempuh perjalanan jauh untuk mendapatkan rawatan.
Anwar berkata, langkah menjadikan masjid sebagai pangkalan penyediaan kemudahan itu berupaya memperluas fungsi rumah ibadat berkenaan dan memastikan akses perkhidmatan kesihatan kepada masyarakat setempat.
“Kita bekerjasama dengan Radicare untuk memudahkan kemudahan dialisis … sesetengah orang kampung jauh hendak dapat kemudahan dialisis… (jadi) kita gunakan masjid sebagai pangkalannya,” kata beliau ketika berucap pada Program Sebarkan Salam@Kota Bharu Berselawat di pekarangan Masjid Muhammadi.
Turut hadir, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Hal Ehwal Agama) Dr Zulkifli Hasan dan timbalannya, Marhamah Rosli serta Menteri Besar Kelantan Nassuruddin Daud.
Selain itu, perdana menteri berkata, sebanyak RM645,000 diperuntukkan menerusi YWM bagi projek wakaf air dan pemasangan kemudahan solar di beberapa masjid terpilih di Kelantan yang berdepan masalah kemudahan asas terbabit.
Usaha itu, katanya, adalah antara pendekatan kerajaan untuk memastikan masjid mempunyai prasarana lebih baik sekali gus memberikan keselesaan kepada jemaah dan masyarakat setempat
Anwar juga berkata, inisiatif itu membuktikan peranan penting institusi wakaf dalam memperkasakan kemudahan awam di rumah ibadat sekali gus menegaskan komitmen kerajaan untuk terus menyokong usaha yang memberi manfaat secara langsung kepada masyarakat.
Dalam pada itu, beliau berkata, kerajaan turut meluluskan dana khas sebanyak RM500,000 bagi membiayai kerja-kerja penyelenggaraan dan baik pulih kemudahan di Sekolah Menengah Ugama Darul Ulum Al-Muhammadiyyah, Padang Kolam.
Katanya, peruntukan bagi menaik taraf kemudahan sekolah termasuk asrama itu mencerminkan komitmen berterusan kerajaan dalam memperkukuh institusi pendidikan Islam selain memastikan persekitaran pembelajaran yang lebih selesa untuk pelajar. - FMT
The MCA president says the people want data on delays to projects and payments, not figures on how much was allocated.
MCA president Wee Ka Siong said the government should list the allocations set aside, along with how much was actually spent, and provide status updates.
PETALING JAYA: The people want to know when rural road projects will be completed, why projects are delayed and why contractors remain unpaid, MCA president Wee Ka Siong said today.
Wee said the government should list the allocations set aside, along with how much was actually spent. The government should also provide a status update on these projects, including the percentage completed and the outstanding payments.
“Saying that a larger sum had been allocated for such projects does not answer the question of why projects were delayed and why contractors have not been paid,” said Wee in a video clip this evening in response to figures on allocations stated by Tengku Zafrul Aziz, the prime minister’s senior political advisor.
Wee said many MPs from Sabah had revealed that tenders for some 40 projects, worth RM5.14 billion, had been cancelled, while acceptance letters for projects worth RM8.096 billion had been deferred.
He urged the government to respond to these claims by providing a list of road projects that outlines their status and execution dates. “It does not matter what term has been used – whether it is cancelled or postponed – the villagers just want to know when the roads will be built,” he said.
Tengku Zafrul had said on Friday that RM3.7 billion was allocated for rural road projects from 2018 to 2022, compared to the RM11 billion allocated for 2023 to 2027. His comments followed a denial by Sabah and Sarawak affairs minister Mustapha Sakmud that some road projects in rural areas in East Malaysia had been cancelled, as alleged by deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Mustapha said these projects were put on hold because issuing acceptance letters was deferred to prevent arrears from accumulating.
Zahid, who is rural and regional development minister, told the Dewan Rakyat earlier in the week that projects in Sabah and Sarawak were cancelled on the orders of the ministry’s secretary-general, despite funds being set aside for them. Zahid did not elaborate.
On Thursday, finance minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan said the ministry had diverted funds from other agencies and programmes to cover the cost of rural roads after making commitments to more rural road spending than the amount approved since 2023, leaving contractors waiting to be paid. - FMT
A woman enforcement officer sustained bruises after a scuffle ensued when the pair tried to get a dog released.
A photo posted on social media showing a municipal council officer after an altercation with a resident during a dog-catching operation. (Facebook pic)
PETALING JAYA: A 52-year-old woman and her daughter have been arrested in Johor for allegedly obstructing a municipal council officer during an operation to catch dogs.
The woman and her 24-year-old daughter, allegedly questioned the decision to catch the strays, and prevented the officers from doing so, Berita Harian reported. They also attempted to release a captured dog.
“The situation escalated into a scuffle when a female enforcement officer attempted to intervene,” Muar police chief Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz was quoted as saying.
The officer sustained bruises on both her right and left arms.
The woman and her daughter were arrested at their home in Bukit Pasir and have been placed in remand. - FMT
