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10 Julai 2020
PUTRAJAYA - Harga ayam naik antara 10 sen dan RM1.50 dalam tempoh antara 4 Jun hingga 19 Jun lepas berdasarkan maklum balas diberikan peniaga, kata Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna (KPDNHEP).
Pengarah Penguat Kuasa KPDNHEP, Datuk Iskandar Halim Sulaiman berkata, maklumat itu diperoleh susulan notis dikeluarkan KPDNHEP di bawah Seksyen 21 Akta Kawalan Harga dan Antipencatutan 2011 kepada 310 peniaga ekoran rungutan orang awam yang mendakwa berlakunya kenaikan harga ayam di peringkat peruncit.
"Berdasarkan data analisis terdapat 27 peruncit menjual ayam pada harga satu kilogram antara RM9.50 dan RM10, 26 peruncit menjual pada harga antara RM9 dan RM9.40 dan 58 peruncit menjual pada harga di bawah RM9," katanya dalam kenyataan hari ini.
Menurutnya, kenaikan harga ayam di peringkat pemborong berlaku antara 30 sen dan RM1.10, dengan harga ayam di peringkat pemborong adalah antara RM6.50 dan RM8.50, manakala di peringkat peladang pula antara RM5.70 dan RM6.
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10 July 2020
Four-days has been scheduled for upgrading works of Selangor River Treatment Plant (LRA) Phase 3 (LRA SSP3) will affect 420,000 account holders in 290 areas in Petaling, Klang, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur and Kuala Langat.
Consumers will experience scheduled water supply disruptions from July 14 to July 17 when several major pipelines are replaced to improve the system and plant operation's efficiency.
Even though Air Selangor has committed to mobilizing 91 water tankers to all critical premises such as hospitals and dialysis centres and will activate eight local service centres (PKS) and provide six public water pipes from July 16 to 17, to help affected customers, will this include and be sufficient for all domestic consumers.
Many staying in high rise building, vulnerable consumers such as people with special needs and the elderly will be burdened by the water supply disruption. Water disruption that lasts up to 4 days will actually disrupt the daily life of the Consumers. Many Consumers are already burdened with financial issues after the MCO, and this is compounded by the burden of water disruption not one day but up to 4 days.
Read more: Press Release: Water Disruption once more, when this will end?
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July 10, 2020 3:21 PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s poverty line has been revised to RM2,208 from RM980, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) said.
The poverty line, based on the basic requirements for a household to live healthily and actively, is according to 2019 methodology, the department said.
Previously, it was calculated according to the 2005 methodology, which benchmarked poverty at RM980.
Chief statistician Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the revision was in accordance with current needs that emphasise optimal food intake and quality non-food basic requirements.
In the department’s Household Income and Basic Amenities Survey Report and Household Expenditure Survey Report 2019 released today, it said the incidence of absolute poverty improved from 7.6% in 2016 to 5.6% in 2019, and hardcore poverty was at 0.4% in 2019 compared to 0.6% in 2016.
The Gini coefficient, which measures income inequality or wealth inequality within a nation, increased by 0.008 index points from 0.399 in 2016 to 0.407 in 2019, which showed that the household income gap is widening, it said.
Uzir said median income grew moderately at 3.9% per year to RM5,873 in 2019, while mean income increased by 4.2% per year to RM7,901.
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Julai 10, 2020 12:51 MYT
KUANTAN: Seorang pesara kerajaan mendakwa kerugian RM53,500 selepas diperdaya oleh seorang individu untuk membuat pelaburan bitcoin yang tidak wujud.
Ketua Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Komersial Pahang Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof berkata lelaki berusia 60 tahun dari Temerloh itu mendakwa individu tersebut diperkenalkan oleh rakannya pada pertengahan 2017.
Suspek didakwa memaklumkan pelaburan itu mengambil masa setahun untuk matang dan pelabur akan menerima keuntungan secara berterusan dalam mata wang dolar Amerika Syarikat yang akan dimasukkan ke dalam akaun kripto atas nama pelabur.
"Mangsa yang tertarik dengan tawaran itu telah memindahkan wang berjumlah RM26,500 ke akaun yang diberikan oleh suspek pada 28 Nov 2017, diikuti transaksi kedua pada 24 Jan 2018 berjumlah RM27,000.
"Bagaimanapun, mangsa mendakwa tidak pernah menerima hasil pelaburan itu menyebabkan dia berasa ditipu selain suspek juga gagal dihubungi sejak beberapa bulan lepas," katanya kepada pemberita di sini, hari ini.
Read more: Pesara dakwa rugi lebih RM53,000, diperdaya pelaburan bitcoin tidak wujud
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Friday, 10 Jul 2020 09:54 AM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 — Medical experts have warned that the annual haze which normally occurs between June and October may return if neighbouring countries and Malaysia failed to control open burning.
Malaysian Public Health Physicians’ Association president Datuk Dr Zainal Ariffin Omar told English daily The Star that the haze will cause enhanced respiratory problems to Covid-19 positive risk groups such as the children and the elderly.
He said people should continue to mask up whether or not haze occurs this year as Covid-19 spreads through droplets and is not an airborne virus.
“There has been no evidence to suggest that the haze situation will increase the spread of Covid-19, so technically it’s a very remote possibility.
“But because the virus spreads through droplets, using a face mask will lessen the possibility of infection.
“I would advise people to continue using a face mask, before, during and after the haze,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Environment Department air division director Mashitah Darus said Asean countries must make sure that haze does not repeat this year.
She said polluted air can increase the risk of Covid-19 infection to the general public.
Read more: Report: Annual haze may return, possible further complications to Covid-19 patients
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6 Julai 2020
Kita boleh hidup tanpa makanan lebih lama tetapi tanpa air kita hanya boleh hidup 3 sehingga 4 hari sahaja. Jika satu hari tiada air di rumah, pengguna akan mula bingung memikirkan cara untuk mandi, cuci pakaian, dan memasak apa lagi jika rumah kita mempunyai anak kecil dan warga emas yang sudah uzur.
Kebiasaannya sumber bekalan air ni boleh diperolehi dengan pelbagai cara sebagai contoh dengan galian air bawah tanah; ambil dan tapis dari air sungai atau laut, pam dipasang supaya boleh menarik air dari kawasan yang tinggi.
Bagaimana jika sumber bekalan air susah untuk didapati, sehingga terpaksa dicatu dan kualiti air pula tidak memenuhi piawaian minimum yang ditetapkan? Kita semua tahu biasanya perkara begini hanya berlaku di Afrika tetapi malangnya perkara ini turut berlaku di bumi Kelantan Darul Naim.
Penduduk Kota Bharu terpaksa mencatu bekalan air sehingga ada yang tidak mandi, semata-mata untuk penjimatan bekalan keperluan yang paling asas untuk manusia iaitu AIR. Situasi terbabit dialami penduduk sepanjang Ramadan lalu yang menyukarkan mereka untuk menjalani kehidupan dengan baik seperti yang telah dipetik dari akhbar Harian Metro yang bertarikh 18 Mei 2020.
Read more: KENYATAAN MEDIA: Jaminan Air Bersih di Kelantan Sebelum 2030
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Thursday, 09 Jul 2020 10:57 PM MYT
MELAKA, July 9 — The Environment and Water Ministry (KASA) is in the midst of discussion on sharing of water between states, in efforts to resolve the country’s water supply problem, its minister Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said.
He said sharing of water being planned between states with excess supply and states experiencing water shortages, should benefit both the states and could be the solution to water scarcity.
He said among the states with surplus water supply are Terengganu, Pahang, Perak and Kedah while the state often experiencing water shortage is Melaka.
“We are currently looking into states having excess water, water being released into the sea which could be utilised and methods that could be adopted in order for us to be prepared,” he told reporters at a press conference during a work visit here.
He was commenting on a statement by NGO Pertubuhan Pelindung Khazanah Alam (Peka) Malaysia on June 30, claiming that the country is expected to face critical water problems in the next 10 to 15 years, if more aggressive action is not taken by the government or parties involved in protecting and conserving the environment.
Also present were Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Sulaiman Md Ali and KASA secretary-general Datuk Seri Zaini Ujang.
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9 Julai 2020
PETALING JAYA - Kegiatan sekumpulan penjenayah Macau Scam yang menyamar sebagai kakitangan pejabat pos dan polis tumpas selepas lapan lelaki tempatan berusia antara 30 hingga 43 tahun diberkas dalam operasi di sekitar Lembah Klang pada 1 dan 2 Julai lalu.
Kumpulan berkenaan dikatakan memperdaya seorang wanita warga emas berusia 90 tahun hingga mengalami kerugian mencecah RM3.83 juta.
Ketua Polis Daerah Petaling Jaya, Asisten Komisioner Nik Ezanee Mohd Faisal berkata, siasatan mendapati tiga daripada mereka ialah pemilik akaun.
Beliau berkata, polis percaya modus operandi sindiket berkenaan tertumpu kepada golongan warga emas atau individu yang kurang pendedahan mengenai maklumat terkini jenayah siber.
"Siasatan masih dijalankan untuk mengesan penglibatan suspek lain yang masih bebas," katanya dalam sidang akhbar di Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah (IPD) Petaling Jaya hari ini.
Read more: Sindiket Macau Scam perdaya warga emas 90 tahun tumpas
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Thursday, 09 Jul 2020
PUTRAJAYA: The Environment Ministry received about 200 complaints of blockages from hardened fat, oil and grease (FOG) in the sewerage system in just 16 days of the recovery movement control order (MCO) when many eateries resumed operations.
Its minister, Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, said it was important for eateries to ensure FOG was managed properly to prevent clogs as well as water pollution.
“Excess FOG can cause our sewage pipes to be clogged, which in turn will pollute the environment. It will also disrupt the treatment process at sewage treatment plants.
“The Housing and Local Government Ministry has made it mandatory for all eateries to install, service and desludge grease traps at their premises as a requirement for renewing their business licences.
“Yet, we still find cases of FOG being disposed of into the sewerage system or drainage by eateries.
“Even worse, some contractors hired by these businesses take the easy way out and dispose of FOG into the sewage pipes illegally,” said Tuan Ibrahim at the launch of Indah Water Konsortium’s (IWK) grease trap desludging services for eateries.
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Khamis, 9 Julai 2020 @ 6:05 AM
PEMINJAM yang masih terkesan dari segi kewangan dan mungkin memerlukan kemudahan penyusunan serta penjadualan, digesa agar mendapatkan bantuan awal dan bersasar menjelang berakhirnya tempoh moratorium 30 September ini.
Menteri Kewangan, Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz (gambar) berkata, langkah itu dapat dibuat dengan menghubungi institusi kewangan masing-masing atau Agensi Kaunseling dan Pengurusan Kredit (AKPK) bagi mendapat khidmat nasihat.
"Sehingga 6 Julai 2020, nilai moratorium bayaran balik pinjaman institusi kewangan dianggarkan berjumlah RM51.4 bilion. Daripada angka itu, RM17.9 bilion adalah jumlah yang dimanfaatkan sektor perniagaan manakala jumlah dimanfaatkan rakyat bernilai RM33.38 bilion.
"Walaupun hanya bersifat sementara, pemberian moratorium ini dilaksanakan pada masa tepat dan dapat membantu golongan terjejas terutama yang kehilangan sumber pendapatan.
"Ini dapat meringankan bebanan kewangan dan membantu isi rumah terjejas untuk meneruskan kehidupan tanpa perlu risau memikirkan komitmen hutang," katanya.
Sementara itu, Tengku Zafrul berkata, di bawah pelaksanaan Prihatin, kerajaan memperkenalkan pembayaran bersifat one-off dan ia mencatatkan kadar yang tinggi.
"Pemberian tunai secara one-off seperti bantuan kepada pelajar institusi pengajian tinggi, pemandu e-hailing dan teksi dan pesara kerajaan membabitkan pembayaran sebanyak RM14.3 bilion, dengan tahap pencapaian pelaksanaan 91 peratus," katanya.
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