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KUALA Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will establish a task force to look into long-standing strata issues in the city, including those related to joint management bodies and management corporations. Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Mahadi Che Ngah said the task force would comprise technical officers and its commissioner of building department amid rising strata-related complaints within private strata properties in the city. “This (strata) is an issue we are looking at closely at the moment. “It is part of our duty to ensure that residents and strata management are aware of their responsibilities and carry out their duties accordingly. “When issues arise, we need to find a new and more permanent solution,” he said after attending DBKL’s “Majlis Semarak Aidil Fitri Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur” in Cheras yesterday. He said City Hall had received many reports on ineffective strata management as well as those related to maintenance and cleanliness problems which had to be resolved. … [Read more...] about Mahadi: City Hall setting up task force to address strata issues

- A + A RUSKA LOZOVA, Ukraine (May 16): Ukraine counter-attacked Russian forces on the eastern front on Monday with fighting reported near its second-largest city of Kharkiv, after Western military agencies said Moscow's offensive in the Donbas region had stalled. Ukrainian interior ministry adviser Vadym Denisenko said in televised comments that fighting near Kharkiv was "our counter-offensive". "It can no longer be stopped ... Thanks to this, we can go to the rear of the Russian group of forces," he said. The governor of the Luhansk region in the Donbas, Serhiy Gaidai, said the situation "remains difficult", with Russian forces trying to capture the town of Sieverodonetsk. He said leaders of the Lugansk People's Republic, the territory in Luhansk controlled by Russian-backed separatists, declared a general mobilisation, adding it was "either fight or get shot, there is no other choice". In the south, fighting was raging around the city of Kherson and Russian … [Read more...] about Ukraine counter-attacks Russian forces in the east

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol looks on as US President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a visit to a semiconductor factory at the Samsung Electronics Pyeongtaek Campus in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Reuters) - A + A SEOUL (May 21): President Joe Biden and his new South Korean counterpart agreed on Saturday to hold bigger military drills and deploy more US weapons if necessary to deter North Korea, while offering to send Covid-19 vaccines and potentially meet Kim Jong Un. Biden and Yoon Suk-yeol said their countries' decades-old alliance needed to develop not only to face North Korean threats but to keep the Indo-Pacific region "free and open" and protect global supply chains. The two leaders are meeting in Seoul for their first diplomatic engagement since the South Korean president's inauguration 11 days ago. The friendly encounter between allies was clouded by intelligence showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is prepared to … [Read more...] about Biden, South Korea’s Yoon vow to deter North Korea but offer Covid-19 aid

KUALA LUMPUR: Vice Admiral Datuk Roslan Mohd Yunus has been entrusted as the new National Task Force (NTF) commander to replace Vice Admiral Datuk Aris Adi Tan Abdullah who retires on Thursday (May 19). The Malaysian Armed Forces Headquarters’ Public Affairs Division in a statement said that prior to this, Roslan was the Marine Region 2 commander of the Royal Malaysian Navy based in Teluk Sepanggar, Sabah before being promoted to Vice Admiral on Tuesday (May 17). "With his 42 years in the service of MAF and exemplary persona, Aris Adi Tan had been successful in uniting the 19 security and enforcement agencies into a team that could realise the national aspirations smoothly and effectively until today. "Roslan’s appointment as the new NTF commander is to ensure the continuity of Op Benteng until the National Security Council (MKN) is prepared to take over this operation from the NTF as planned, namely, on June 30, 2022," said the statement. The handing over of duties ceremony … [Read more...] about Vice Admiral Roslan is new NTF commander

bpo stock photo MANILA, Philippines—The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has formed a task force that started checking on compliance with the 100-percent return-to-workplace rule among business process outsourcing (BPO) firms who had decided to keep their tax perks. Deputy Revenue Commissioner Arnel Guballa recently reported to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III that the BIR already issued mission orders to conduct ocular inspections at facilities of BPO companies registered with investment promotion agencies (IPAs). The BIR had been tasked with collecting monthly income tax from BPOs whose workforce will fall short of the full-capacity requirement beginning in April. The interagency Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB), which oversees the grant of tax breaks to qualified businesses, earlier ruled that work-from-home among BPO firms operating inside economic zones was only a temporary measure amid lockdowns imposed during the past two years to contain the spread of … [Read more...] about BIR inspects call centers’ compliance with return-to-onsite work order

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Zamboanga del Sur—The military confirmed losing one soldier while two others were wounded in an attack by Abu Sayyaf terrorists in Sulu on Tuesday. First Lieutenant Jerrica Manongdo, spokesperson of the Army’s Joint Task Force Sulu, said they lost Private Joefrazen Tawasil, 25, of the 45th Infantry Battalion when the bandits attacked their truck while moving along Maligay Road, in Barangay Tugas, Patikul town on Tuesday night. Manongdo said the attack was carried out by gunmen under Abu Sayyaf subleader Ellam Nasirin whose forces have been feeling the pressure of continued military operations on their lair. Two of Tawasil’s companions, identified only as Privates Morales and Mulkiri, were wounded and are currently recuperating at the military station hospital in Jolo. The Joint Task Force Sulu said they were saddened over the death of Tawasil, who was among the Tausug graduates of recent military training in 2021, inspired by his brother, who is also a … [Read more...] about Soldier killed, 2 others wounded in Abu Sayyaf attack in Sulu

Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar - A + A JOHOR BAHRU: Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar on Sunday (May 15) received the interim report by the Special Task Force set up by the Federal Government to review actions and legal issues regarding the Pulau Batu Puteh (Pedra Branca), Middle Rocks and South Ledge case. According to a post on Sultan of Johor's official Facebook, Minister in Prime Minister's Department (Law and Parliament) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, accompanied by Task Force Chairman Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali, presented the report during a briefing at Istana Polo here. Also present was the Tunku Mahkota of Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim and Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi. The Cabinet on Oct 29 last year had agreed to form the Task Force, following a decision during the tenure of former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in 2018 to drop a review application for the Pulau Batu Puteh case in the … [Read more...] about Sultan of Johor receives interim report on Pulau Batu Puteh case

Aerial view of Pag-asa Island, Kalayaan Group of Islands, Palawan as seen from the cockpit of a PAF C-130T. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO/LYN RILLON The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has set up command-observation posts (COPs) on three islands in the Kalayaan Island Group in Palawan province, which are expected to improve its maritime domain awareness in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The COPs were established on Likas (West York), Lawak (Nanshan) and Parola (Northeast Cay) Islands on May 17, the PCG said in a statement on Friday. The three are among the nine features occupied by the Philippines in the disputed Spratly Islands. The PCG’s Task Force Kaligtasan sa Karagatan built smart houses and installed radio communications systems on the islands as part of the COPs. “Through these COPs, we improve our capabilities in promoting maritime safety, maritime search and rescue, and marine environmental protection,” said the PCG commandant, Adm. Artemio Abu. “These COPs will optimize the … [Read more...] about Eyes on WPS: Coast Guard builds command outposts on 3 islands

(File image: EAM S Jaishankar with China's Wang Yi) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s outreach by offering to visit India was the strongest signal to thaw ties, as the two countries find themselves on the same page over resisting United States pressure on the Russian intervention in Ukraine and non-US Dollar oil trade. Europe, West Asia, and the Asia-Pacific are witnessing rapidly shifting alliances over what is perceived as unilateral US pressure to take sides in its geopolitical rivalries. Wang Yi is scheduled to visit India for two days on March 24-25 after attending the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) foreign minister’s meeting in Islamabad. Cracks began appearing after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar evidently pushed back against joining the US, Australia, and Japan in taking a hard line on Russia in the February 11 Quad ministers meeting. This was followed by India abstaining in votes in the United Nations (UN) on the Ukraine crisis. This inspired … [Read more...] about India, China on the same page over Russia, non-dollar oil trade

FIND YOUR SPOT Joggers, bikers and picnickers soak in nature’s beauty under a canopy of fire trees along University Avenue of the University of the Philippines campus in Diliman, Quezon City, on Sunday morning, hours before rain drenched parts of Metro Manila. —NIÑO JESUS ORBETA MANILA, Philippines — The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has retained the most relaxed Alert Level 1 status for the entire Metro Manila (the National Capital Region or NCR) and various provinces, cities and municipalities from May 16 to 31, Malacañang announced on Sunday. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, who is also acting presidential spokesperson, said the task force approved the recommendations for the alert levels last Saturday. He quoted the IATF secretariat as saying that following the new classifications, there are already 79 provinces, highly urbanized cities (HUCs) and independent component cities (ICCs), as well as 160 other cities … [Read more...] about Metro Manila, other areas stay under Alert Level 1