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Human Resources Ministry will be looking into a new method to implement minimum wage to ensure the welfare of all workers in the country is protected, said its Minister V.Sivakumar.- BERNAMA

Sivakumar says the matter would be given due attention by the government since there are employers refusing to recognise unions in their companies. - Bernama photo

Tubbataha Reef off the island of Palawan is a Unesco World Heritage-listed marine sanctuary and a haven for sharks. Rescuers were searching for four people Sunday after a boat carrying more than a dozen scuba divers sank at the marine sanctuary, authorities said. The Philippine Coast Guard said 28 people were rescued after "Dream Keeper" went down on Sunday morning in the pristine waters at Tubbataha Reef off the western province of Palawan.

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Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said the evacuation was made based on the standard operating procedure (SOP). - Photo: BERNAMA

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said the ministry is currently closely monitoring the situation, especially the aftershocks. - Photo: BERNAMA

MTUC sec-gen Kamarul Baharin Mansor said the salary arrears for each government service contract worker, such as cleaners and security guards, have reached RM3,600 since the new minimum wage rate of RM1,500 was implemented in May last year.

Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah.

picture for illustrative purposes- FILEPIC