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Hujan lebat di utara, Kelantan

Hujan lebat di utara, Kelantan

PETALING JAYA – Jabatan Meteorologi (MetMalaysia) mengeluarkan amaran ribut petir di enam buah negeri pagi ini. MetMalaysia dalam satu hantaran berkata, amaran itu dikeluarkan susulan hujan lebat dan angin kencang yang dijangka berlaku hingga 12 tengah hari. “Ribut petir, hujan lebat dan angin kencang dijangka berlaku di seluruh Perlis dan Kedah melibatkan Langkawi, Kubang Pasu, ... Read more The post Hujan lebat di utara, Kelantan appeared first on Kosmo Digital .

Staff need help, not hashtags

Staff need help, not hashtags

LET’S not kid ourselves, darlings. The average Malaysian office worker deserves a national award – preferably one that comes with a spa voucher and a lifetime supply of paracetamol. Every day, they sit there replying to emails with the serenity of a monk while inside they are screaming louder than your auntie when she realises her Shopee parcel has been “delivered” to the wrong taman. And when the stress bubbles over, where do they go? HR? Oh, please. HR is about as comforting as a “Dear valued customer” email from your telco. Smiles? Yes. Empathy? Only if you count “Noted, thanks” as emotional support. This is precisely why corporate Malaysia needs proper counselling units – not as a shiny CSR gimmick or some budget wellness trend but also as part of the company’s basic survival kit. From the glossy public-listed companies bragging about “people-first culture” on Bursa to the factories in Klang – where the only motivational poster says “Safety First (except deadlines)” – everyone needs it. Because right now, many companies seem to think “mental health support” means dropping wellness quotes into the WhatsApp group. “Stay strong, success is in your hands!” they say. Darling, if success were really in my hands, I’d be holding a cocktail in Langkawi, not a broken stapler in PJ. Let’s be honest: no one’s buying the act anymore. The same companies posting pastel infographics about self-care are the ones expecting staff to reply to emails at 11.59pm. And public-listed companies – wah, you lot really love your LinkedIn pageantry – where CEOs stand proudly beside a banner declaring, “People are our strength”. Cute sentiment, yes, but if people are truly your strength, why does the office pantry look like a post-apocalyptic scene? Even the Milo machine has trauma. Here’s the hard truth: counselling is not a luxury; it is corporate insurance. Your staff are juggling unpaid overtime, moving goalposts and that one colleague who insists on “Reply All” to announce lunch orders. The least you could do is provide a qualified professional to talk to – not Sharon from HR, who thinks “therapy” means “have you tried breathing exercises?” And let’s not confuse therapy with those forced team-building retreats in Janda Baik. Dragging exhausted employees to do trust falls in the jungle doesn’t build trust; it builds resentment and bruises. If anything, most staff spend the bus ride home mentally updating their resumes while plotting revenge via anonymous Glassdoor reviews. Imagine instead a proper in-house counselling unit – a quiet, confidential room. A trained counsellor who actually listens when you say your manager’s “urgent” emails give you chest pains and who doesn’t respond with, “We’ll discuss this after appraisal”. Revolutionary, kan? For those who need numbers to care (hello, boardrooms), here’s the business case. Happy staff = productivity. Supported staff = lower turnover. Lower turnover = fewer awkward shareholder questions. Therapy saves money. Because nothing ruins “investor confidence” faster than half your Gen Z hires quitting to become artist TikTok after one quarterly report. Now imagine the annual report looking like this: “Revenue: Up 10%. Staff attrition: Down 15%. Number of emotional breakdowns in toilet cubicles: Finally decreasing. For once, a sustainability report may actually sustain something other than corporate ego. But let’s not forget that Malaysians are champions of silent suffering. Boss, yells? “Sabar-je.” Colleague dumps last-minute work? “Tak apa lah, makan dulu.” That’s our national coping mechanism: mild, passive aggression garnished with sambal. Except, the more we bottle it up, the more it eventually explodes – sometimes in the form of a viral TikTok clip featuring an employee dramatically announcing “I QUIT!” during a town hall. Try explaining that to investors. So, dear corporate darlings clutching your Montblanc pens and KPI dashboards: counselling is not a cost centre; it is damage control. It is the difference between having a workforce that shows up bright-eyed and one that is Googling “how to fake my own death convincingly” during lunch hour. And before anyone says, “but we already offer external counselling benefits”, let’s be real – outside therapy costs as much as a monthly car loan. When an employee is already choosing between groceries and Grab rides, do you think they will fork out RM250 per session just to talk about workplace burnout? If companies don’t provide it, people will keep bottling things up, bingeing K-dramas till 3am and showing up to work powered by caffeine and emotional denial. Let’s make it simple: your office doesn’t need another foosball table, bean bag or pastel “You Got This!” poster. What it needs is a professional counselling unit, staffed by real therapists, who listens before stress swallows your employees whole. Because when people feel safe, they stay. When they feel seen, they contribute. And when they feel like their company actually cares, they may just stop fantasising about becoming a durian seller in Raub. Corporate Malaysia, it is time to evolve. Less “synergy”, more therapy. Less hashtags, more helplines. Because, in the end, free Milo is nice but mental health is what keeps the company running. And trust me, resignations cost more than therapy sessions. Always. So, as you sip your artisan coffee and prepare for another “resilience webinar”, remember this: The real resilience isn’t in pretending everything’s fine; it is in building systems that help people when it’s not. Now, if you’ll excuse Makcik, she’s off to write her next love letter to HR departments everywhere because this commentary, sayang, follows right after the real conversation lit up theSun’s front page yesterday. You heard it here, second... but sassier. Azura Abas is the associate editor of theSun. Comments: letters@thesundaily.com

Sidang Kemuncak ASEAN Ke-47: 84 Dokumen Hasil Dijangka Dikeluarkan – Mohamad Hasan

Sidang Kemuncak ASEAN Ke-47: 84 Dokumen Hasil Dijangka Dikeluarkan – Mohamad Hasan

KUALA LUMPUR, 14 Okt – Sebanyak 84 dokumen hasil dijangka dikeluarkan pada Sidang Kemuncak ASEAN ke-47 dan sidang berkaitan yang akan berlangsung di Pusat Konvensyen Kuala Lumpur (KLCC), di Kuala Lumpur, pada 26 hingga 28 Okt ini. Menteri Luar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan berkata hal ini sekali gus mencerminkan komitmen Malaysia selaku Pengerusi ASEAN tahun ini dalam memperkukuh hala tuju [...]

Lelaki maut tersepit, nahas kereta dan treler simen

Lelaki maut tersepit, nahas kereta dan treler simen

IPOH – Seorang lelaki maut selepas kereta yang dipandunya terlibat kemalangan dengan treler muatan simen di Jalan Chemor berhampiran Pekan Chemor, di sini hari ini. Pemangku Penolong Pengarah Operasi Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia Perak, Shazlean Mohd. Hanafiah berkata, pihaknya menerima maklumat pukul 3.48 pagi dan nahas melibatkan kereta Perodua Bezza dipandu lelaki berusia 39 ... Read more The post Lelaki maut tersepit, nahas kereta dan treler simen appeared first on Kosmo Digital .

Bonnie rangkul kejuaraan dunia

Bonnie rangkul kejuaraan dunia

PETALING JAYA: Atlet powerlifting negara, Bonnie Bunyau Gustin membuktikan dirinya sukar digugat apabila memenangi Kejohanan Para Powerlifting Dunia di Kaherah, semalam sekali gus muncul juara dunia buat kali keempat berturut-turut. Bonnie beraksi dalam kategori dalam kategori bawah 72 kilogram melakukan angkatan 230kg pada percubaan ketiganya, hampir memecahkan rekod dunia juga miliknya iaitu 232kg ketika beraksi ... Read more The post Bonnie rangkul kejuaraan dunia appeared first on Utusan Malaysia .

Tiga ajaran sesat dalam ‘radar’ JAIS

Tiga ajaran sesat dalam ‘radar’ JAIS

SHAH ALAM – Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (JAIS) mendedahkan terdapat tiga kumpulan ajaran sesat yang bergiat aktif di negeri ini sedang dalam pemantauan pihak berkuasa agama tersebut. Pengarah JAIS, Datuk Mohd. Shahzihan Ahmad berkata, kumpulan-kumpulan tersebut merupakan ajaran lama, namun sentiasa aktif menarik pengikut baharu. Katanya, siasatan pihaknya mendapati kumpulan-kumpulan tersebut mempunyai orga­nisasi yang tersusun ... Read more The post Tiga ajaran sesat dalam ‘radar’ JAIS appeared first on Kosmo Digital .

China imposes port fees on US ships with exemptions for Chinese-built vessels

China imposes port fees on US ships with exemptions for Chinese-built vessels

BEIJING : China has officially started collecting special port fees from United States-owned, operated, built, or flagged vessels. State broadcaster CCTV confirmed the new fees took effect on Tuesday with specific exemption provisions. Chinese-built ships will be completely exempted from these special port charges. Empty vessels entering Chinese shipyards solely for repair purposes will also avoid payment. Other categories of ships deemed eligible for exemption will not need to pay the fees. China’s transport ministry announced these measures last week as countermeasures to United States port fees on China-linked vessels. The Chinese fees took effect the same day as the United States implemented its own charges. – Reuters

Nikotin: Manfaat terkawal atau racun tersembunyi?

Nikotin: Manfaat terkawal atau racun tersembunyi?

NIKOTIN sering dianggap musuh utama kesihatan kerana dikaitkan dengan kesan buruk fizikal, mental dan sosial. Namun, pandangan ini tidak mutlak. Dari sudut sains moden, nikotin dalam dos terkawal mempunyai manfaat tersendiri. Ia mampu meningkatkan daya tumpuan, memori jangka pendek dan kewaspadaan melalui rangsangan neurotransmitter. Nikotin juga berupaya mengurangkan selera makan, meningkatkan metabolisme serta dikaji potensinya ... Read more The post Nikotin: Manfaat terkawal atau racun tersembunyi? appeared first on Utusan Malaysia .