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Zuraida: Malaysia to bring in more plantation workers from India, Bangladesh, Southern Thailand

Zuraida: Malaysia to bring in more plantation workers from India, Bangladesh, Southern Thailand

Malaysia is currently having government-to-government talks with India, Bangladesh and (Southern) Thailand on bringing more foreign workers into the local plantation industry besides Indonesia.
Thu Jan 13 2022
Pandemic a game changer for hiring of local plantation workers

Pandemic a game changer for hiring of local plantation workers

A shortage of foreign labour in the plantation sector due to the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in local workers ready to fill the role.
Sun Oct 17 2021
32,000 foreign plantation workers to come in from mid-October - Zuraida

32,000 foreign plantation workers to come in from mid-October - Zuraida

KPPK has approved 32,000 foreign plantation workers who have completed their COVID-19 vaccination to be brought into Malaysia in stages starting mid-October.
Sun Oct 03 2021
Over 13,000 of FGV's migrant plantation workers screened for COVID-19

Over 13,000 of FGV's migrant plantation workers screened for COVID-19

This is to ensure that all FGV migrant plantation workers remain healthy and do not become spreading agents of COVID-19.
Wed Feb 10 2021
Five cops plead not guilty to extortion

Five cops plead not guilty to extortion

Five policemen pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate's Court here today to extorting 15 migrant plantation workers four months ago.
Tue Feb 09 2021
153,250 plantation workers in Sabah ordered to undergo COVID-19 screening

153,250 plantation workers in Sabah ordered to undergo COVID-19 screening

The order was issued as the number of COVID-19 cases involving the oil palm sector in Sabah is currently at an alarming level.
Tue Jan 26 2021
Nine killed in van-lorry crash near Tapah

Nine killed in van-lorry crash near Tapah

Nine plantation workers, eight of them women, were killed when their van collided head-on with a lorry transporting ice along Jalan Air Kuning-Mambang Diawan near here early today.
Sat Oct 28 2017
2 plantation workers die in Sandakan accident

2 plantation workers die in Sandakan accident

Two plantation workers lost their lives after the motorcycle they were riding crashed into a four-wheel-drive vehicle at Kampung Jaya Bakti.
Mon Jun 26 2017
Taman Rimba Kiara housing development to go ahead as planned - Ku Nan

Taman Rimba Kiara housing development to go ahead as planned - Ku Nan

Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said the 180 free units will also be offered to the families of ex-plantation workers living in longhouses within the area.
Mon May 08 2017
400 PPR units to be build in Dengkil soon - Noh Omar

400 PPR units to be build in Dengkil soon - Noh Omar

The Federal government, as promised, will soon build 400 units under the People's Housing Scheme (PPR) in Ampar Tenang, Dengkil, at a cost of RM60 million, especially for plantation workers who are cu
Sun Mar 12 2017
Batang Kali massacre: Britain's highest court to hear case

Batang Kali massacre: Britain's highest court to hear case

Relatives of 24 plantation workers killed during the "Batang Kali massacre" in 1948 will have their plights heard in Britain's highest court on Wednesday.
Wed Apr 22 2015
Malaysians lose latest UK court battle over 1948 killings

Malaysians lose latest UK court battle over 1948 killings

Relatives of 24 Malaysian rubber plantation workers killed by British troops in 1948 lost on Wednesday the latest stage of their legal fight to win a public inquiry into the deaths.
Wed Mar 19 2014
Slash-and-burn a way of life on Indonesia's Sumatra

Slash-and-burn a way of life on Indonesia's Sumatra

Many on Sumatra, from plantation workers to villagers, are die-hard supporters of using fires to clear land.
Thu Jul 04 2013
Lorry plunges into ditch killing three

Lorry plunges into ditch killing three

A lorry ferrying 10 plantation workers skidded and plunged into a ditch killing three Indonesians in Maran.
Wed Oct 31 2012
The battle to reduce road deaths

The battle to reduce road deaths

In Malaysia, over half a million road accidents have been recorded so far this year.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Pro-Palestinian NGOs seek court order to stop Dutch arms exports to Israel

Pro-Palestinian NGOs seek court order to stop Dutch arms exports to Israel

The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.
Sat Nov 23 2024
How quickly can Trump's Musk-led efficiency panel slash US regulations?

How quickly can Trump's Musk-led efficiency panel slash US regulations?

Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.
Sat Nov 23 2024
2TM: Consultations on PTPTN loans, admission to IPTA at MOHE booth

2TM: Consultations on PTPTN loans, admission to IPTA at MOHE booth

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily

Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.
Sat Nov 23 2024
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year

COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation

Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains

Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award

Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM

ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024