KUALA LUMPUR: More than 12, 000 Fire and Rescue Department personnel are ready to be deployed to flood-prone areas following the start of the monsoon season. Department director-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Hamdan Wahid said this included areas hit by flash floods, mud floods and landslides.He said about 1, 000 assets were also ready to be mobilised to flood and natural disaster hotspots, based on information provided by agencies such as the Malaysian Meteorological Department.“ The information i

PETALING JAYA: All leave for police personnel has been frozen, Bukit Aman confirms. When contacted Friday( Aug 13), Bukit Aman Management director Comm Datuk Zaini Jass confirmed the matter." Yes, correct.... Leave for police officers and rank and file policemen has been frozen," he said, confirming a leaked circular on the matter that has been making the rounds on social media. The circular, dated Thursday( Aug 12), also states that leave had been frozen due to Op Aman, an operation to maintai

IPOH: The number of police staff in Perak being admitted into hospitals and those who passed away due to health issues increased last year, says Datuk Seri Comm Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri. The Perak police chief said 1, 062 police personnel were admitted to a hospital ward last year, compared to 724 in 2022." In 2023, there were 26 deaths, including two senior officers, 19 lower rank policemen and five general staff." In 2022, there were 17 deaths, including one senior officer, 13 rank-and-file pol

Join our Whatsapp channel BAJAUR: Two security personnel were martyred and two others injured when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in a hilly area of Salarzai tehsil here on Friday evening. Sources told Dawn that the incident occurred in Bar Malasaid locality at around 6pm just before Iftar. The security personnel were passing from the area when the bomb, said to be an improvised explosive device, exploded near the vehicle, the sources added, saying that two soldiers were martyred on th

Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said Malbatt 850-9 was unique in that it comprised 11 women officers and 75 others of various ranks( LLP) out of a total of 854 personnel.... Besides that, he said they are being sent on a one-year mission in contrast to a six-month rotation previously.... " This not only underscores the calibre and credibility of MAF women peacekeepers but it is in line with the current needs of UNIFIL for the involvement of more women personnel in community pe

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission( MACC) has arrested several key management personnel of Silterra Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a unit under Dagang Nexchange Bhd’s( DNeX) technology division, to assist in an investigation of a potential offence under the MACC Act 2009. DNeX, which provides services in the technology and energy sectors, said the investigation might potentially be related to a legacy issue, based on the limited information available to the company.“ The company does not

HARARE, May 26( Xinhua)--The Rwandan government has started recruiting Zimbabwe's educational personnel, following a Memorandum of Understanding( MOU) signed between the two countries in December last year. The MoU was signed after Rwandan President Paul Kagame had indicated that his country is willing to recruit Zimbabwean teachers. The recruitment exercise is being carried out jointly by Zimbabwe's Ministry of Public Service, Labor and Social Welfare and Rwanda's Ministry of Education. The two

He said 22 FC and army personnel were also injured in the gunfight.... Officials said the terrorists used ladders to climb the wall. Clashes in MakinClashes also took place between security forces and terrorists in the Makin area of South Waziristan.... During an intense exchange of fire, Captain Saad Bin Amir, 25, of Rawalpindi, and Lance Naik Mohammad Irfan, 37, of Tank were martyred, the ISPR said. However, troops responded in a befitting manner, killing four terrorists....

JOHOR BAHRU( Bernama): The Royal Malaysia Police are in the midst of identifying personnel who are ridden with high debts in order to prepare the necessary assistance to lighten their burden. Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim said the aid was to prevent heavily indebted staff and officers from falling into questionable and undesirable practices." We are looking into retirees and personnel in need, especially those who are trapped in heavy debt such as those who wish to s

BEIJING, June 13( Xinhua)--China will speed up the cultivation of skilled personnel that are urgently needed to promote the high-quality development of the country's manufacturing industry, according to a government plan. From 2022 to 2025, China will establish national training bases focusing on the training of highly skilled personnel, as well as promoting technology and quality upgrading in the manufacturing sector, says the plan issued on Monday by three government bodies including the Minis