Month: April 2022

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National Registry Department to provide advisory service for complex cases – Ruslin

The National Registry Department (JPN) is ready to offer advisory services and assistance to any party facing problems regarding documentation issues relating to birth, death, nationality and registration for complicated cases.

Its director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh said it included cases such as that of host and former radio presenter Halim Othman and his daughter.

“For such cases, they can come to the department’s headquarters and bring related documents for us to review and we will offer advice on how to resolve complex issues that they currently face.

“They can come to us regarding this issue and bring documents, for instance if the marriage certificate is registered in Thailand, then yes, we can confirm the document but without such documents, it is hard for us to help. But what’s important is the advice we give,” he told reporters after launching the Kongsi Rezeki Ramadan programme and distributing 900 packs of bubur lambuk in front of the Jasin department office together with state JPN director Norazle Sulaiman here tonight.

He also said the department has processed over 50,000 applications of the Menyemai Kasih Rakyat (Mekar) programme from 2018 till today involving the replacement of identification cards, birth certificaes and other documents.

“We intend to operate outside the office to help those who are unable to come, including those who are bedridden in hospital, people with disabilities (PwD), senior citizens or those without access to vehicles to manage their documents.

“In addition, we also collaborate with the Orang Asli Development Department (JAKOA) to create awareness among the community about the importance of having identification cards and birth certificates as Malaysian citizens,” Ruslin said.

The department, he said, will also conduct periodic visits to ensure they register the birth of their children within 60 days of the birth to ensure no citizen born in the country is left out from enjoying the benefits of being a Malaysian.

“We also have introduced the Mekar Bus initiative and prepared three buses, one each in Peninsular, Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak to ensure the programme can run smoothly and provide the best service to Malaysians,” he added.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

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MAINS contributes RM1.84 million to KAFA, PINTA for Aidilfitri

SEREMBAN, April 23 (Bernama) — The Negeri Sembilan Islamic Religious Council (MAINS) yesterday handed over Aidilfitri contributions totalling RM1.84 million to teachers of Quran and Fardu Ain classes and ( Class teachers (KAFA) and the Negeri Sembilan Al Quran Tahfiz Institute (PINTA).

Its chairman, Datuk Dr. Abdul Aziz Sheikh Ab. Kadir said the special financial assistance was also given to Community Rehabilitation Centres (PDK) and orphanages under the State Social Welfare Department.

He said the KAFA teachers received RM500 each, involving a total allocation of RM824,000; PINTA (RM710,000), while the aid for the PDK and orphanages involved RM305,000.

“For the first quarter, from January to March, MAINS was able to collect RM29.5 million in tithe,” he said at an Iftar programme organised by MAINS and was also attended by Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun.

He said MAINS was also allocated RM7.31 million for the asnaf (zakat-recipients), orphans and various institutions, in monthly aid,food, additional festive aid and the distribution of food for the breaking of fast for frontline workers.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

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Ceremony on Monday for paying last respects to Ali Hamsa

PUTRAJAYA, April 23 (Bernama) – Those wishing to pay their last respects to former Chief Secretary to the Government (KSN) Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa, who died on Thursday (April 21), can do so at the Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque here on Monday (April 25).

The Prime Minister’s Department, in a statement today, said the ceremony for paying last respects will be held at Dewan Sheikh Daud Al-Fathoni, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque from 8 am to 9.45 am.

“Those wishing to pay their last respects are advised to arrive at the hall between 8 am and 9.45 am, before his remains are taken to the Precinct 20 Muslim Cemetery in Putrajaya at about 10.15 am for burial,” the statement said.

Ali, 66, who served as the 13th KSN for six years from 2012, died at a hospital in Dublin, Ireland.

According to the statement, the coffin bearing his remains is scheduled to arrive at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 3 am on Monday, before being taken to the Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

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Over 16 million adults in Malaysia given COVID-19 booster dose

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 (Bernama) — A total of 16,003,461 individuals or 68 per cent of the adult population have received the COVID-19 booster dose as of Friday (April 22).

According to the COVIDNOW website, 22,963,644 people or 97.6 per cent of the adult population are fully vaccinated and 23,240,584 or 98.8 per cent have received at least one dose of vaccine.

For adolescents aged between 12 to 17, a total of 2,883,331 individuals or 92.7 per cent have completed the inoculation, while 2,983,700 or 95.9 per cent have received the first jab.

A total of 614,507 children aged from five to 11 years or 17.3 per cent have completed their COVID-19 vaccination under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) while 1,462,095 children in the same group or 41.2 per cent have received at least one dose of vaccine.

A total of 63,169 doses of the vaccine were dispensed yesterday, which comprised 42,039 as second doses, 4,778 as booster dose and 16,352 as first dose, bringing the number of vaccine doses administered under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) to 69,938,295.

Meanwhile, according to the Health Ministry’s GitHub portal, 12 deaths due to COVID-19 were reported in Malaysia yesterday, with Johor and Melaka recording the highest, at three cases each.

Penang and Selangor recorded two cases each while Sabah and Sarawak one each.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

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COVID: 6,342 new cases Friday – Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 (Bernama) — A total of 6,342 new COVID-19 cases were recorded Friday (April 22) with 99.34 per cent of them in categories one and two, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

Of the total, he said 42 cases or 0.66 per cent were in categories three, four and five (more severe categories), with 13 of them not vaccinated or not fully vaccinated, while 14 had received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine but not booster dose whereas 15 had received booster dose.

“The additional new cases yesterday brought the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 4,421,443. Two new clusters were reported yesterday, bringing the total number of active clusters to 100,” he said in a statement here today.

He said 234 COVID-19 cases were admitted to the hospital yesterday of which 132 cases were in categories one and two while the remaining 102 cases were in categories three, four and five.

The number of recoveries yesterday also exceeded the number of new cases when 9,111 recovered cases were reported bringing the cumulative total to 4,300,558.

The national COVID-19 infectivity rate or Rt value yesterday was 0.80, with Putrajaya registering the highest at 1.04, he added.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

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Empowering single branding helps agro-food products enter international market

More local agro-based industry products are expected to penetrate the international market through strategic public-private sector collaborations via the empowerment of single branding under the Malaysian Export Management Company–EMC (MyEMC) initiative.

Agriculture and Food Industry Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee said that under the initiative, the effort to explore the international market was consolidated through strengthening the role of the Malaysian company as EMC Malaysia abroad.

“This initiative is a strategic public-private sector collaboration with the involvement of related industry players comprising production entrepreneurs, exporters, foreign importers and marketers abroad.

“It is aimed at overcoming the problems of market entry, marketing and also promotion of agro-food products in an importing country,” he said after the flagging off session for exports of agro-food products to Japan here today.

The flag off session, implemented by EMC in Japan, namely, SD Impex Japan Co Ltd was also attended by Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) director-general Datuk Zainal Abidin Yang Razalli and Agriculture and Food Industry Ministry (MAFI) Business Development and Investment Division (BDI) Secretary Khalid Ibrahim.

For the time being, he said MAFI was focusing on strengthening three EMCs in Japan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and southern Thailand.

“Towards this end, MAFI also invites any producing company and local entrepreneurs wanting to develop partnerships with the ministry under the single branding initiative, MyKitchen for the penetration of global market in other countries,” he said.

He said that the strategic co-operation with SD Impex Japan Co., Ltd had succeeded in boosting export to 992 cartons involving 36 Stock Keeping Units (SKU) comprising of over 50,000 units of Ready to Eat (RTE), Ready to Drink (RTD) and Ready to Cook (RTC) products.

These were the products of 13 producing companies and entrepreneurs nationwide and placed under the single branding initiative MyKitchen, he said.

He said the success indirectly could contribute to an increase in the value of agro-food trade between Malaysia and Japan this year, compared to USD$1.21 billion (RM5.18 billion) recorded last year, which will contribute to the recovery trend and foreign market access to Malaysian branded products,” he said.

He said as of April, 70 SKU of selected agro-food products had been promoted and marketed in Japan compared to only 12 SKU when the initiative was introduced in 2020.

Ronald had earlier witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between SD Impex Japan Co Ltd with agro-food entrepreneurs for the promotion and marketing of the products to Japan and simultaneously strengthening the brand MyKitchen and MyKitchen Fresh in Japan.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

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Police looking for 80 more Rohingya detainees who escaped from depot

ALOR SETAR, April 23 (Bernama) — The police are still tracking down the remaining 80 Rohingya detainees who escaped from the Sungai Bakap Immigration Detention Depot near Bandar Baharu, last Wednesday.

Kedah police chief CP Wan Hassan Wan Ahmad said as of last night, 65 adult men, eight adult women and seven girls were still at large.

“So far, a total of 448 Rohingya detainees have been found, comprising 229 adult men, 89 adult women, 69 boys and 61 girls,” he said in a statement here today.

Wan Hassan said currently, there were 15 people at the depot and documentation work was being conducted to transfer them to other detention depots.

Last Wednesday, 528 Rohingya detainees escaped from the depot. However, six of them were killed when they were hit by a car while crossing a highway in their attempt to flee.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency