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Day: 16 May 2023

Fully online passport renewal at 3 Immigration offices from June

MALAYSIAN international passport renewals at three Immigration offices – Kajang, Kelana Jaya, and Wangsa Maju – will go fully online from June 1, said Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.  He said with this move, those aged 13 to 59 could no longer make applications at counters or via walk-ins at these offices.   

Speak with unified voice, represent the people

A CAREFUL reading of High Court Judge Nor Bee Ariffin’s judgment suggests the reason for the government’s withdrawal of the appeal over the High Court’s ruling allowing non-Muslims to use the word “Allah” and three other words for teaching purposes.  

UK unemployment edges higher as inflation bites

UK unemployment rose further in the three months to the end of March, official data showed today, as elevated inflation weighs on the jobs market. The rate increased to 3.9% from 3.8% in the three months to the end of February, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement.

Penang wants federal govt to expedite expansion of Mengkuang Dam

THE Penang state government hopes the federal government will quickly complete the Mengkuang Dam Expansion Project (MDEP) to ensure the success of the state’s strategic drought reserve dam.  Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the MDEP started in 2011 through a direct federal government allocation worth RM1.2 billion involving four phases, namely Phase 1, Phase […]

Sweden greenlights 2 offshore wind power farms

SWEDEN’s government today said it approved two offshore wind power farms off the country’s west coast, with some 100 turbines, while stressing it is not abandoning nuclear power. The two farms are expected to contribute up to 6.5 terawatt-hours when completed, which the government said is expected to take seven to 10 years.