Penjualan garam beriodin dikuatkuasakan
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Jumaat, 25 September 2020 @ 11:41 AM
Kuala Lumpur: Mulai Rabu depan, semua garam halus atau garam beratnya 20 kilogram atau kurang akan diwajibkan menambah iodin sebelum boleh dijual di pasaran Malaysia.
Ketua Pengarah Kesihatan Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah berkata, peraturan baru itu susulan pindaan Peraturan 285 berkaitan Garam Halus Beriodin atau Garam Beriodin di bawah Peraturan-Peraturan Makanan 1985 yang diwartakan pada 12 November 2018.
"Pindaan peraturan ini susulan daripada hasil dapatan Tinjauan Gangguan Akibat Kekurangan Iodin (IDD) Kebangsaan yang menunjukkan 48.2 peratus kanak-kanak sekolah rendah berumur lapan hingga 10 tahun mengalami masalah kekurangan iodin.
"Selain itu, 2.1 peratus kanak-kanak mengalami masalah goiter. Bagi tinjauan membabitkan wanita hamil dan murid sekolah, pengambilan iodin juga tidak mencapai paras optimum.
"Oleh itu, pelaksanaan Pengiodinan Secara Universal di Malaysia (USI) dapat membantu meningkatkan pengambilan iodin dalam kalangan masyarakat memandangkan garam adalah bahan asas yang digunakan di semua peringkat lapisan masyarakat tanpa mengira status pendapatan," katanya.
MCMC: Telcos to optimise existing spectrum for 4G, 700MHz to be released later based on need
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Friday, 25 Sep 2020 09:31 AM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 â Malaysia has recently introduced the Jendela plan which aims to boost connectivity nationwide especially in rural areas.
The initial target of rolling out 5G in Q3 2020 has taken a back seat as the government is now prioritising improvements of existing 4G networks.
An improved 4G coverage would serve as a strong foundation to ensure that 5G can be rolled out in an efficient and effective manner.
One of the key targets is to expand 4G population coverage from 91.8 per cent to 96.9 per cent within phase 1 of Jendela (2020-2022). Responding to our queries on spectrum, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has told us that all service providers will have to expand their coverage with their existing resource.
COMMENT | On the 5th anniversary of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
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10:00 am l 25 September 2020
2020 is a significant and defining year for the international community. Today marks five years that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework, or Agenda 2030, was unanimously endorsed by the 193 member states of the United Nations on Sept 25, 2015.
Because the progress of the goals, to date, has been too slow, this is also the year that the Decade of Action was announced to accelerate the SDGs. And all of these coincide with the 75th anniversary of the United Nations.
Rewinding the clock back to five years ago, the powerful 15-year framework of the SDGs that emerged from the largest global consultation ever was formulated to ensure all member states work towards a common goal â a renewed and reinvigorated global commitment to a more inclusive, prosperous and environmentally sustainable future for all underpinned by good governance.
Guided by the principle of leaving no one behind, the SDGs are a call to action to all parts of society â government, businesses, civil society and citizens themselves â doing their part to achieve the most ambitious common vision that the world has ever had.
Read more: COMMENT | On the 5th anniversary of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Bantuan tambahan kurang beban rakyat
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Rabu, 23 September 2020 @ 2:55 PM
Kuala Lumpur: Perdana Menteri Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin mengumumkan inisiatif bantuan tambahan kepada empat kategori golongan bagi mengurangkan beban rakyat menghadapi impak Covid-19.
"Golongan pertama adalah golongan B40 yang berkeluarga dan bujang, golongan M40 bagi berkeluarga dan bujang serta pekerja tempatan pelbagai bidang.
"Kategori keempat adalah golongan peniaga mikro dalam pelbagai bidang," katanya dalam Perutusan Khas Kita Prihatin, hari ini.
Beliau juga mengumumkan inisiatif Subsidi Upah dilanjutkan hingga Disember menjadi Subsidi Upah 2.0.
Program Subsidi Upah 2.0 melibatkan peruntukan RM2.4 bilion dan memanfaatkan 1.3 juta pekerja.
Siasat dakwaan buang air najis khinzir ke sungai
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Rabu, 23 September 2020 @ 2:51 PM
Ipoh: Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS) Perak sedang menyiasat dakwaan berhubung pembuangan air najis khinzir ke Sungai Kuala Gepai, Bidor di Tapah, dekat sini, petang semalam, sebagaimana tular di media sosial.
Pengarahnya, Rosli Zul berkata, JAS menerima laporan mengenai perbuatan jijik hingga menyebabkan pencemaran sungai di Kampung Kuala Gepai itu, pada malam tadi.
"JAS Perak sedang merujuk kes ini ke Jabatan Veterinar dan akan menjalankan siasatan secara bersama," katanya ketika dihubungi Bernama, hari ini.
Semalam, tular beberapa gambar di Facebook menunjukkan warna air sungai berkenaan yang kehitaman didakwa tercemar akibat pembuangan air najis dari ladang penternakan khinzir di kawasan berhampiran.
Seorang penduduk kampung, Abd Aziz Mohamed, 45, ketika dihubungi berkata, kejadian itu bukan pertama kali berlaku, sebaliknya berlarutan sejak bertahun-tahun, namun tiada penyelesaian sehingga sekarang walaupun banyak aduan dibuat kepada pihak berkaitan.
IWK denies its sewage treatment plant behind latest Sungai Gong pollution
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September 20, 2020 @ 1:48pm
KUALA LUMPUR: Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd (IWK) today denied that the black discolouration of water at Sungai Gong yesterday was due to effluent discharge from its Rawang Integrated Industrial Park Sewage Treatment Plant (GBK134).
In a statement today, IWK said it believes that the effluent was released by an illegal waste disposal unit near the plant, and that the water had turned a deep yellow.
IWK chief executive officer Narendran Maniam said chemical dosage works were immediately carried out to control the situation.
He said staff at the plant first noticed that non-sewage waste was present in the plant's inlet chamber, causing water in the final stage of treatment at the plant to be imbued a deep yellow.
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Extend loan moratorium, say master builders still reeling from multibillion-ringgit losses
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September 18, 2020 4:09 PM
BUTTERWORTH: A group representing contractors and suppliers today called on the government to extend the loan repayment moratorium for construction-related companies by another six months to March, saying it is still reeling from the RM11.6 billion monthly losses because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) said while the government has given an assurance it would carry out projects to kick-start the construction industry, the ability to stave off debt by these companies continues to be a concern.
Its president Foo Chek Lee said while construction work had resumed after the movement control order (MCO) was relaxed, they could only operate at 80% capacity, earning just enough to cover their costs.
âThe construction industry involves 190 downstream industries, so if we were to grind to a halt, other unrelated industries would also be paralysed.
âWhile we are happy the government plans to roll out over 300 tenders related to infrastructure works in the coming year to spur the industry, the pressing problem is our ability to settle outstanding debts.
âQuality of face masks will be monitored soonâ
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Friday, 18 Sep 2020
JOHOR BARU: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) intends to come up with a mechanism to verify the quality of face masks sold in the country.
Its deputy minister, Datuk Rosol Wahid, said that his ministry is planning to work with the Chemistry Department and the Health Ministry to help the public identify face masks that meet standards necessary to fight Covid-19.
âAt the moment, we do not have a proper way to monitor the quality of face masks sold here.
âWe will try to come up with the mechanism as soon as possible as it is important for the public to use face masks that actually work,â he said in a press conference after visiting Durio PPE Sdn Bhd, a face mask manufacturing factory in Johor.
He noted that some three-ply face masks sold here have low filtration levels.
âI urge consumers to be aware of the quality of face masks they are buying, and to make a complaint to the ministry if they find anything wrong with the product,â he said.
Read more: âQuality of face masks will be monitored soonâ
Fomca urges insurance companies to postpone premium increase
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September 15, 2020 @ 7:06pm
KUALA LUMPUR: Insurance companies were urged not to increase insurance premium, especially medical insurance, which has become a necessity these days.
Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (Fomca) president Datuk Dr N. Marimuthu said insurance companies were not portraying what they were championing, health care protection at a time of need.
"The insurance companies are increasing their medical premiums at the time when not only our nation but the whole world is under the attack of the pandemic Covid-19," he said in a statement today.
He said the economy of many countries were at stake, including Malaysia. Many Malaysians of all walks of life had lost their jobs and some even had to take substantial pay cut.
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Gangguan bekalan air di Selangor pulih sepenuhnya
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Rabu, 9 September 2020 | 7:51am
SHAH ALAM : Gangguan bekalan air tidak berjadual sejak 3 September lalu di tujuh wilayah sudah pulih sepenuhnya pagi ini.
Ketua Komunikasi Korporat Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd Elina Baseri, berkata gangguan itu membabitkan tujuh wilayah iaitu Wilayah Klang/Shah Alam, Petaling, Kuala Langat, Hulu Selangor, Kuala Selangor, Gombak dan Kuala Lumpur.
"Air Selangor merakamkan penghargaan terima kasih di atas kesabaran pengguna sepanjang tempoh gangguan bekalan air tidak berjadual ini.
"Semua pengguna juga diingatkan supaya menggunakan air secara berhemat," katanya dalam satu kenyataan jam 7 pagi ini.
Elina berkata, Air Selangor juga menyarankan pengguna untuk memuat turun aplikasi telefon pintar Air Selangor di Google Play atau App Store untuk informasi terkini bekalan air.
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