Tiada saman ingkar guna kerusi bayi dalam kenderaan
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Rabu, 12 Ogos 2020 | 12:41pm
KUALA LUMPUR: Kerajaan menangguhkan tindakan saman terhadap ibu bapa yang gagal menggunakan kerusi keselamatan kanak-kanak (CRS) sehingga akhir tahun ini.
Menteri Pengangkutan, Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong, berkata Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan (JPJ) kini hanya meneruskan pendidikan, advokasi dan juga pemberian nasihat.
Katanya, kementerian juga sedang merangka cara penyelesaian jangka panjang yang dapat melindungi tahap keselamatan kanak-kanak tanpa membebankan rakyat, khususnya ibu bapa.
"Kita akan teruskan penggunaan CRS. Kita tidak akan kenakan saman dan kita lanjut (tangguh saman) sampai hujung tahun.
"Kita sedang mengkaji dari segi ketinggian dan umur. Kita melihat praktikal kalau di Jepun, kanak-kanak dibawa umur enam tahun, di Eropah dia sampai 15 tahun, ada yang sampai (tinggi) 150 sentimeter (cm).
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Bantuan untuk bukan golongan mendapat moratorium bersasar
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Rabu, 12 Ogos 2020 | 12:24pm
KUALA LUMPUR: Institusi perbankan komited untuk memberikan keanjalan pembayaran balik kepada individu lain yang tidak tergolong dalam penerima moratorium bersasar dan semua peminjam perindustrian kecil dan sederhana (PKS) yang terjejas akibat COVID-19.
Timbalan Menteri Kewangan I, Datuk Abd Rahim Bakri, berkata keanjalan yang ditawarkan sesebuah bank akan mengambil kira keadaan spesifik setiap peminjam.
"Tawaran ini termasuk membenarkan peminjam membayar bahagian faedah saja bagi sesuatu pinjaman dalam tempoh tertentu.
"Selain itu, memanjangkan tempoh keseluruhan pinjaman bagi mengurangkan ansuran bulanan atau memberikan fleksibiliti lain sehingga kedudukan peminjam lebih stabil bagi menyambung pembayaran balik baki pinjaman," katanya pada sesi soal jawab di Dewan Rakyat, hari ini.
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1 juta dekoder MYTV tambahan
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KUALA LUMPUR: Kerajaan bercadang menambah satu juta lagi dekoder MYTV untuk siaran televisyen percuma MyFreeview, ekoran permintaan tinggi oleh rakyat.
Timbalan Menteri Komunikasi dan Multimedia, Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin, berkata perkhidmatan percuma itu mendapat permintaan tinggi penduduk terutama di kawasan luar bandar.
Justeru katanya, kementerian sedaya upaya memastikan perkhidmatan jalur lebih di semua kawasan berkualiti supaya siaran televisyen digital tidak terganggu.
"Sekarang ini permintaan MyFreeview cukup tinggi. Kerajaan telah memohon tambahan sebanyak satu juta lagi (dekoder) untuk kita beri perkhidmatan percuma kepada rakyat terutama di luar bandar untuk permintaan itu.
"Walaupun di sesetengah tempat, untuk mendapat siaran MyFreeview ini tidak ada perkhidmatan jalur lebar kerana capaiannya agak kurang atau kekuatannya tidak sampai, ia akan ada gangguan. Itu memang kita akui.
Gangguan bekalan air di Gombak pulih esok
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Selasa, 11 Ogos 2020 | 8:36pm
KUALA LUMPUR: Gangguan bekalan air berjadual membabitkan 20 kawasan di Gombak dijangka pulih sepenuhnya pada jam 9.30 pagi esok.
Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) dalam kenyataan hari ini memaklumkan proses pemulihan adalah secara berperingkat-peringkat.
"Agihan bekalan air ke kawasan yang terjejas dijangka bermula pada jam 9.30 malam ini," menurut kenyataan itu.
Kenyataan itu turut menjelaskan proses menstabilkan sistem pengeluaran bekalan air sedang berjalan selepas selesainya kerja penggantian dan penambahbaikan aset kritikal di Loji Rawatan Air (LRA) Sungai Gombak pada jam 6.30 petang tadi.
Air Selangor turut memaklumkan status bekalan air akan diumumkan dari semasa ke semasa menerusi media massa dan semua medium komunikasi termasuk media sosial di Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Aplikasi Air Selangor serta dan laman sesawang kami di www.airselangor.com.
"Air Selangor ingin menasihatkan pelanggan yang terjejas untuk menggunakan air secara berhemat sepanjang tempoh gangguan bekalan air berjadual ini," kata kenyataan itu.
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The Scary Hidden Ingredient In Protein Powder You Need to Know About
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One study shows how many protein powders have traces of these scary toxins.
Protein powder certainly has a positive reputation. Between the benefits of getting more protein in your diet to how protein affects your muscles after a workout, the use of protein powder in smoothies and even baked goods has increased significantly. Yet if you're not careful with the protein powders you are purchasing, you could be consuming unsafe ingredients.
According to a study done by the Clean Label Project, out of the 134 of the top-selling protein powder products tested, many of those protein powders tested for having high levels of toxins, including heavy metals. They detected 70% of protein powders had lead in it, 74% detected levels of cadmium, and 55% detected levels of BPA (which is used to make plastic). Arsenic was also detected in these protein powders.
Before assuming the type of protein powder that has detected amounts of lead, take a further look at their research. The Clean Label Project actually found plant-based protein powders to be worse in terms of detected levels of heavy metals (75% of them tested positive), as well as the protein powder that is considered organic. Certified "organic" protein powder products had an average of two times more heavy metals compared to the non-organic products tested.
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Suicides spike during MCO
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Tuesday, 11 Aug 2020
JOHOR BARU: Since the movement control order (MCO) started five months ago, firemen have been busy handling cases of people threatening to take their own lives.
In most cases, the firemen have been able to talk them out of it before rushing them to hospital.
National Fire and Rescue Department Operations director Nor Hisham Mohammad said that June was their busiest month with 21 cases around the country.
“All the victims (in June) were rescued with only three injured. There were no deaths,” he said.
He said between March and July, the department had attended to 88 such cases, with 78 people rescued, seven injured and three fatalities.
Nor Hisham noted that these were only cases handled by the department and the figures could be much higher.
He said some of those who wanted to commit suicide were depressed, bipolar, had failed relationships or were in financial distress.
'Despite ceiling price, masks still too costly'
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August 12, 2020 @ 10:59am
KUALA LUMPUR: A consumer group said the proposed RM1 per unit retail price for three-ply face masks is still too high.
Members of the public, however, were of the opinion that a lower price could affect the quality of the essential item.
Malaysian Muslim Consumer Association lead activist Datuk Nadzim Johan said the price should be between 10 sen and 50 sen per piece.
"We have to consider the large families and bottom 40 per cent income group (B40) communities.
"Imagine a family of nine, with a daily household income of about RM150 per day. They can't afford to buy face masks in bulk. They will struggle to buy face masks.
"And you can't reuse the masks. The government should consider the financial situation of this group."
He urged the government to reconsider the ceiling price of RM1 as even at that price, some groups could not afford it.
Barang keperluan masih mencukupi
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Selasa, 11 Ogos 2020 | 3:28pm
KUALA LUMPUR: Bekalan barang keperluan secara keseluruhannya mencukupi dan mampu menampung permintaan pengguna dalam negara yang berterusan, selain mudah diperoleh di pasaran.
Menteri Kanan (Keselamatan), Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, memaklumkan ia adalah hasil pemantauan harian dilaksanakan Penguatkuasa Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna (KPDNHEP) ke atas 12 jenis bekalan barangan di 757 premis perniagaan termasuk peruncit (562), pemborong (166) dan pengilang (29).
"Pegawai Penguatkuasa KPDNHEP juga melakukan 1,731 pemeriksaan khas pematuhan Prosedur Operasi Standard (SOP) Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan Pemulihan (PKPP).
"Hasil pemeriksaan mendapati 1,684 premis mematuhi SOP yang ditetapkan, manakala 44 premis diberi nasihat kerana tidak patuh SOP. Tiga premis pula diberi amaran kerana tidak patuh SOP," katanya dalam satu kenyataan, hari ini.
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Klang MP wants govt to include rental relief fund in Covid-19 Bill
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August 11, 2020 @ 1:52pm
KUALA LUMPUR: An opposition Member of Parliament has called on the government to include a rental relief fund in the Temporary Measures for Government Financing [Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19)] Bill 2020.
Charles Santiago (PH - Klang) said the spread of Covid-19 which led to the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) has affected many Malaysians to the point that some are now left homeless as they could no longer afford to pay house rentals.
Citing his own recent experience meeting those affected, Santiago said a husband, a pregnant wife along with their two children had been living in their car parked at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang for about 10 days.
Another example given was a single mother, who used to work in a catering service, was also made homeless along with her two children due to her inability to pay RM550 monthly house rental.
"It doesn't matter to her landlord that she received zero income during the lockdown. These cases, I believe, are just the tip of the iceberg.
"Yes, the government did intervene but much more needs to be done. Many families are unable to make rent due to loss of income and retrenchment.
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Harga pelitup muka diturunkan kepada RM1 sekeping
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Selasa, 11 Ogos 2020 | 11:23am
KUALA LUMPUR: Harga pelitup muka akan dijual pada kadar lebih rendah, iaitu RM1 sekeping di peringkat runcit manakala 95 sen di peringkat pemborong.
Menteri Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna, Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi, ketika mengumumkan perkara itu berkata ia adalah sebahagian daripada pendekatan untuk membantu rakyat, khususnya golongan ibu bapa yang perlu membekalkan pelitup muka untuk kanak-kanak ke sekolah.
Selari perkembangan semasa, katanya, harga semasa pelitup muka akan terus diturunkan di bawah paras 95 sen sekeping di peringkat pemborong dan RM1 sekeping di peringkat runcit.
"Kita bersedia untuk turunkan lagi kepada paras harga yang lebih rendah pada masa akan datang," katanya pada sesi jawab lisan di Dewan Rakyat, hari ini.
Beliau menjawab soalan Chong Chieng Jen (DAP-Stampin) mengenai rasional peningkatan harga maksimum pelitup muka daripada RM0.80 sen sekeping ke RM1.50 sekeping.
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