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More than 70 water vending machines in KK unlicensed

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Created: 04 March 2021

Over 70 machines selling drinking water in the city here, have been found to be operating without a licence from the Health Ministry. - KHIS/MALAI ROSMAH TUAH.March 3, 2021 @ 4:13pm
KOTA KINABALU: Over 70 machines selling drinking water in the city here, have been found to be operating without a licence from the Health Ministry.

Sabah Community Development and People's Being Minister Shahelmy Yahya, who is also in charge of state health, said the finding was based on an operation conducted by the Ministry and District Health Department this morning.

The first operation saw officials inspecting about 100 machines.

The operation was an effort to enforce licensing on those operating such machines, as required under the Food Regulations 1985. The need for a licence was approved in 2012.
"When the Act was approved, many efforts and initiatives were carried out to ensure all machines selling drinking water obtained valid licences before operating," Shahelmy told reporters after the operation.

"Continuous awareness initiatives were carried out over the period of eight years. However, until today, of the 100 machines inspected, only 27 have a licence. Over 70 others have no licence from the Ministry," he added.

Shahelmy said the authorities would go all out to enforce the regulation, noting machines without a licence would be confiscated.

He stressed having a licence could ensure the quality of drinking water sold at the machines, noting it is everyone's responsibility to protect consumers' health.

Shahelmy also reminded the people to become a responsible citizens and play a role in breaking the Covid-19 chain of infection during the conditional movement control order.

Source: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2021/03/670680/more-70-water-vending-machines-kk-unlicensed

MCMC orders communications service providers to resolve issues in high priority areas within 10 days

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Created: 04 March 2021

MCMC said it had developed a fast track process to resolve access issues in high priority areas following complaints that communications services were delayed due to prolonged commercial negotiations among service providers. — Bernama picWednesday, 03 Mar 2021 03:16 PM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — Service providers have been instructed to promptly resolve commercial negotiations within 10 business days in identified high priority areas, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said. 

MCMC, in a statement today, said it had developed a fast track process to resolve access issues in high priority areas following complaints that communications services in some high priority areas were delayed due to prolonged commercial negotiations among service providers.
 
The commission said in the event that these issues are not resolved within the stipulated timeline, service providers are required to escalate the issues to MCMC for resolution where it would make an assessment on the matter and issue a directive for service providers to comply.
 
“The decision made by MCMC is binding,” it said, adding that service providers are required to escalate the issues for resolution to MCMC with relevant details, in electronic form to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Other high priority areas include high economic impact areas such as industrial parks and economic corridors, identified government projects under the 12th Malaysia Plan (RMK-12); National Digital Infrastructure Plan (Jendela) projects; high priority areas identified for 5G deployment and also areas where there are exclusive providers.

 

“The licensees had been informed earlier. This fast track process will take effect immediately from the issuance of this statement,” said MCMC. — Bernama

Source: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2021/03/03/mcmc-orders-communications-service-providers-to-resolve-issues-in-high-prio/1954496

Guna wang KWSP untuk tujuan penting, jangan lupa ia untuk masa depan

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Created: 04 March 2021

Guna wang KWSP untuk tujuan penting, jangan lupa ia untuk masa depanMac 3, 2021 08:14 MYT
LANGKAH kerajaan memperkenalkan i-Sinar yang membolehkan pengeluaran Akaun 1 Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) bertujuan untuk membantu mereka yang terjejas teruk akibat pandemik COVID-19.

Pada Disember 2020, kadar pengangguran naik 4.8 peratus dan dianggarkan seramai 772,900 orang tidak bekerja.

Jadi, inisiatif kerajaan itu diharap dapat mengurangkan beban mereka yang terjejas teruk akibat kehilangan pekerjaan dan sumber mata pendapatan.
Kini, pencarum boleh mengeluarkan wang dari Akaun 1 tersebut tanpa syarat.

Perubahan syarat ini berdasarkan maklum balas rakyat terhadap inisiatif i-Sinar yang dilancarkan pada akhir tahun lalu.
Bagi ahli yang mempunyai simpanan sebanyak RM100,000 dan ke bawah (Akaun 1), mereka mempunyai akses kepada jumlah pengeluaran sehingga RM10,000.

Pembayaran akan dibuat secara berperingkat dalam tempoh maksimum enam bulan dengan bayaran pertama sehingga jumlah maksimum RM5,000.
Bagi ahli yang mempunyai lebih dari RM100,000 (Akaun 1), mereka mempunyai akses kepada jumlah pengeluaran sehingga 10 peratus daripada simpanan Akaun 1 mereka.

Namun, jumlah pengeluaran maksimum yang dibenarkan adalah sebanyak RM60,000 dan pembayaran akan dibuat secara berperingkat dalam tempoh maksimum enam bulan dengan bayaran pertama sehingga jumlah maksimum RM10,000.

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Mesin penapis air antara punca bil elektrik tinggi - TNB

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Created: 04 March 2021

Mac 3, 2021 @ 12:00pm
KUALA LUMPUR: Mesin penapis air yang mempunyai fungsi pemanas dan penyejuk dikenal pasti menjadi antara punca peningkatan bil elektrik terutama ketika cuaca panas yang sedang melanda negara.

Ketua Retail Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) Selangor, Ismail Lathifi Teh, berkata peralatan elektrik yang mempunyai fungsi sedemikian seperti peti sejuk dan alat penyaman udara serta kini penapis air minuman menggunakan tenaga elektrik yang banyak untuk mengekalkan suhu berkenaan terutama ketika cuaca panas.

"Ketika cuaca panas seperti sekarang, mesin yang mempunyai kompresor akan menggunakan tenaga lebih banyak untuk mengekalkan suhu.

"Jadi lebih kerap kita membuka pintu peti sejuk dan lebih kerap kita mengambil air sejuk daripada penapis air di rumah, lagi banyak tenaga elektrik akan digunakan peralatan berkenaan bagi mengekalkan suhu sejuk," katanya di sini, hari ini.

Ismail Lathifi berkata, contohnya, jika tangki penapis minuman yang menyimpan air sejuk habis, ia akan diisi air yang baharu dan kompresor akan berfungsi menyejukkan air berkenaan.

Beliau berkata, jika lebih banyak isian semula berlaku, lebih kerap kompresor berkenaan berfungsi dan ini akan menyebabkan peningkatan penggunaan elektrik.

Sementara itu, Ismail Lathifi turut menasihati pengguna supaya menetapkan pemasa pada alat penyaman udara masing-masing, selain menetapkan suhu antara 24 hingga 26 darjah Celcius saja bagi menjimatkan penggunaan elektrik.

Read more: Mesin penapis air antara punca bil elektrik tinggi - TNB

Jom Sembang Air (Let's Talk Water) - Siri# 1 - Perspektif Sosial (Social Perspective)

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Created: 03 March 2021
Jom Sembang Air (Let's Talk Water) Siri# 1 - Perspektif Sosial (Social Perspective) 2 Mac 2021 @ 8.30PM

Pembakaran terbuka dalam cuaca panas sebabkan jerebu tempatan - MetMalaysia

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Created: 02 March 2021

Pemandangan bandaraya Petaling Jaya dilihat kurang jelas yang dirakam pada pukul 1.10 petang tadi berikutan keadaan jerebu ketika tinjauan hari ini. FOTO BERNAMASelasa, 2 Mac 2021 @ 4:34 PM
Kuala Lumpur: Jerebu yang berlaku di beberapa kawasan di negara ini adalah 'jerebu tempatan' yang antaranya berpunca daripada pembakaran terbuka terutama dalam cuaca panas ketika ini.

Timbalan Ketua Pengarah (Strategik & Teknikal) Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (MetMalaysia), Dr Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip berkata, hujan yang kurang dan aktiviti pembakaran terbuka menyumbang kepada indeks pencemaran udara yang tidak sihat seterusnya menyebabkan jerebu.

"Memang ada kena-mengena (cuaca panas), kita tidak banyak menanam (tumbuhan), sebaliknya banyak aktiviti pembakaran terbuka untuk membersihkan kebun dan sebagainya, maka ia menyebabkan jerebu tempatan," katanya menafikan ia berpunca daripada pencemaran dari negara jiran.

Beliau berkata, menurut laporan Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS) terdapat juga kebakaran di kawasan hutan simpan pada ketika ini.

Justeru, katanya MetMalaysia sentiasa menasihatkan orang ramai supaya tidak melakukan pembakaran terbuka dan mengurangkan aktiviti di luar serta minum air secukupnya.

Sebelum ini MetMalaysia memaklumkan negara kini berada pada fasa akhir Monsun Timur Laut yang dijangka berterusan sehingga pertengahan Mac 2021.

Dalam tempoh ini, taburan hujan adalah agak rendah di Semenanjung Malaysia terutamanya di utara Semenanjung.

Read more: Pembakaran terbuka dalam cuaca panas sebabkan jerebu tempatan - MetMalaysia

Lack of savings a major concern

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Created: 02 March 2021

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KUALA LUMPUR: Draining retirement savings from the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Account 1 serves to underscore how financially ill-prepared some Malaysians are for rainy days, even before the Covid-19 pandemic began.

Such a move during the pandemic would only compound the negative effects on Malaysians as they had barely enough savings in Account 1 to tide them through retirement, said the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca).

Fomca chief executive officer Datuk Paul Selvaraj, describing the situation as "dangerous", said based on reports, 67 per cent of Malaysians were unable to meet the minimum amount of RM240,000 in savings on retirement.

Some 42 per cent of Malaysians, he said, solely depended on Account 1 funds and had no other form of savings or revenue.
"While the measure to ease their financial burden now is good, it is going to be very tough on them when they hit retirement age.

"This is a dilemma as whatever savings they have will be little and may be exhausted within two to three years.

"The money channelled to Account 1 is a form of forced savings and in principle, should not be touched until one's retirement.

"However, with 30 per cent Malaysians said to have withdrawn close to all of their savings, it shows how unready we are for emergencies.

"It proves how saving for retirement is not taken seriously as the amounts are low.

"They are forced to dig into their long-term savings, which is not good, and such situations expose how it (saving for retirement) is being neglected," he told the New Straits Times.

On Saturday, EPF chief executive officer Tunku Alizakri Alias revealed in the EPF Financial Report 2020 that nearly 30 per cent of members could have taken out almost all of their Account 1 retirement savings since March last year, leaving only RM100 as part of the condition.

Read more: Lack of savings a major concern

Your personal data may have been compromised, Malaysia Airlines tells its frequent flyer members

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Created: 02 March 2021

A Malaysia Airlines plane is parked at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang August 24, 2019. ― Picture by Miera ZulyanaTuesday, 02 Mar 2021 09:00 AM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — National carrier Malaysia Airlines informed members of its frequent flyer programme Enrich that there had been a “data security incident” at one of its third-party IT service providers.

According to the airlines, the incident happened between a nine-year-period from March 2010 to June 2019.

However, the company did not disclose the number of members affected.

“The personal data involved in the incident included Enrich member names, date of birth, gender, contact details, frequent flyer number, frequent flyer status and frequent flyer tier level.

“It did not include any information about itineraries, reservations, ticketing, or any ID card or payment card information.

“The incident did not affect Malaysia Airlines’ own IT infrastructure and systems in any way,” it said in the emailed statement to Enrich members.

Checks showed the statement was not available on the airlines’ official website nor its social media platforms.

Malaysia Airlines added that it has no evidence that the data was being misused, however, it advised Enrich members to change their accounts’ password for safety reasons.

It further advised members to contact its data privacy officer and said it would not be calling them to update their personal details.

Source: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2021/03/02/your-personal-data-may-have-been-compromised-malaysia-airlines-tells-its-fr/1954061#.YD2a5hK1d0A.whatsapp

Pengurusan kondominium tidak boleh keluarkan denda untuk kesalahan pelitup muka

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Created: 01 March 2021

February 25, 2021 10:14 PM
PETALING JAYA: Badan pengurusan kondominium tiada hak untuk mengenakan sebarang penalti terhadap penghuni yang tidak memakai pelitup muka, kata menteri kanan keselamatan Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

Seorang budak lelaki berusia setahun dilaporkan didenda RM100 oleh badan pengurusan sebuah kondominium di Ampang awal minggu ini kerana tidak memakai pelitup muka di dalam lif, dengan kejadian itu tular selepas dikongsikan ibunya di Facebook.

Walaupun memakai pelitup muka diwajibkan sejak 1 Ogos, ketua pengarah kesihatan Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah berkata kanak-kanak berusia dua tahun ke bawah dikecualikan.

Mengulas isu itu hari ini, Ismail berkata hanya pegawai kementerian kesihatan dan polis mempunyai kuasa untuk mengeluarkan kompaun terhadap mereka yang gagal memakai pelitup muka mengikut peruntukan Akta Kawalan dan Pencegahan Penyakit Berjangkit 1988 (Akta 342).

“Apa dilakukan pengurusan kondominium di Ampang itu salah,” katanya dalam sidang media hari ini.

“Kuasa mengeluarkan kompaun dan tindakan lain mengikut Akta 342 adalah untuk kementerian kesihatan dan pihak yang diberi kuasa oleh kementerian seperti polis.

“Sehingga kini kami tidak memberikan kuasa itu kepada badan pengurusan kondominium dan pangsapuri, mahupun pejabat lain. Mereka tidak mempunyai kuasa itu.

“Saya berharap mereka membatalkan kompaun untuk budak berusia setahun itu. Tidak masuk akal pada saya.”

Read more: Pengurusan kondominium tidak boleh keluarkan denda untuk kesalahan pelitup muka

i-Sinar: NUPCIW, FOMCA bimbang masa depan kewangan pencarum

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Created: 01 March 2021

fomca logo19 Februari 2021
SHAH ALAM - Wakil pekerja dan pengguna melahirkan kebimbangan terhadap kesan jangka panjang bakal dihadapi pencarum yang mengeluarkan simpanan Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) menerusi i-Sinar.

Setiausaha Agung Kesatuan Kebangsaan Pekerja-Pekerja Perusahaan Petroleum dan Kimia (NUPCIW), Datuk Abdul Halim Mansor berkata, langkah terbaharu KWSP itu akan memberikan kesan negatif terhadap perlindungan sosial jangka panjang pekerja di Malaysia.

“Laporan (KWSP) menunjukkan sebanyak dua juta pencarum KWSP tidak ada simpanan (mencukupi) dalam tabung dua sekarang ini dan lebih kurang 42 peratus tidak ada simpanan purata melebihi RM5,000.

“Jadi apabila kita keluarkan RM4,900 tinggal RM100. Siapa boleh bagi kita jaminan pandemik akan tamat bulan Jun. Apakah akan jadi kepada rayuan mereka yang telah keluarkan duit (jika pandemik berlanjutan). Di mana kita nak bagi,” katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika menjadi panelis Wacana Sinar Harian edisi Ke-233 bertajuk ‘i-Sinar: Rintihan Rakyat Akhirnya Didengari’ yang bersiaran secara langsung dari Kumpulan Karangkraf di sini pada Khamis.

Turut serta menjadi panelis ialah Ketua Pemuda UMNO, Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki; penganalisis ekonomi, Datuk Dr Madeline Berma dan Presiden Gabungan Persatuan-Persatuan Pengguna Malaysia (FOMCA), Datuk Paul Selvaraj, manakala Ismail Adnan bertindak selaku moderator.

Sementara itu, Paul berkata, pencarum perlu melakukan pertimbangan yang secukupnya sebelum menggunakan kemudahan i-Sinar.

Read more: i-Sinar: NUPCIW, FOMCA bimbang masa depan kewangan pencarum

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