Starting next month, all Malaysians will get access to subsidized diesel.
The Finance Ministry says the fuel will be available for 2 ringgit 10 sen per liter, via a Mykad-based mechanism similar to Budi95.
Currently, unsubsidized diesel is going for 4 ringgit 37 sen per liter in the Peninsular, while the subsidized price in Sabah and Sarawak is 2.15 per liter.
More information about the diesel subsidy will be announced later today.
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The Fire and Rescue Department is urging the public not to conduct independent searches for missing persons, and to report such cases to the authorities immediately.
It says any delay in lodging a report could hamper the official search and rescue operation.
This comes following a case in Melaka…where members of the public conducted their own search for a man who had gone missing after entering a forested area.
The authorities were only contacted two days later.
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Recent social media claims about a personal data leak are from cybersecurity incidents reported four years ago.
The National Security Council clarified that the claims are not linked to any current platform.
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In other developments…
The HR Ministry says support measures for workers have been strengthened, amid figures showing that nearly 39 thousand Malaysians lost their jobs in the first five months of the year.
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Police have increased security in the area where more than 200 homes were damaged by a severe storm in Bercham to prevent cases of theft of break-ins at these houses.
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And, Iranian negotiators have walked out of ongoing talks over the US-Iran peace deal…in protest against Donald Trump’s threat to bomb the Islamic republic over its support for Hezbollah.
