Budget 2023: EPF syariah savings to be separated from next year for more competitive returns, says Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR: From next year, assets under the EPF syariah savings will be separated to give a more competitive return to 1.25 million account holders, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Read full story
Budget 2023: Gig workers to get allowance for income lost while in training courses
KUALA LUMPUR: The Social Security Organisation (Socso) will provide a monthly allowance of RM300 for three months as compensation for lost income to gig workers who are active and undergoing training programmes. Read full story
Gerak’s education wish list for Budget 2023
MANY Malaysians are bracing themselves for the worst as Anwar Ibrahim’s unity government tables its first budget in the Dewan Rakyat today.
LIVE: Anwar tables RM388 billion Budget 2023
ALL eyes will be on Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim when he takes the centre stage after 26 years to deliver his Budget 2023 speech at the Dewan Rakyat today.
Burkina Faso to recruit 5,000 soldiers to battle jihadists
BURKINO Faso announced yesterday a recruitment drive for 5,000 soldiers to serve in the army for at least five years to aid the country in its fight against jihadists. The country, one of the world’s poorest, has been battling a deadly insurgency since 2015.
RM31 billion spent from Covid fund in 2022, say MOF
AS OF end-2022, the accumulated outlays of Covid-19 Fund registered amounted to RM106.7 billion, or 97% of the total ceiling of RM110 billion, of which RM31 billion was spent in 2022.
Religious teacher charged with sexual assault of 11-year-old pupil
KOTA KINABALU: A teacher at a religious school here has been charged at the Sessions Court here on Friday (Feb 24) for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old pupil. Read full story
Budget 2023: Anwar arrives in Parliament
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has arrived in the Parliament building to table the revised Budget 2023. Read full story
Umno polls: Former Johor MB Hasni to vie for VP post
JOHOR BARU: Former Johor mentri besar Datuk Seri Hasni Mohammad has handed in his nomination form to contest a vice president’s post in the upcoming Umno elections. Read full story
Sabah looking at ways to make Tawau a ‘must see' tourism destination
KOTA KINABALU: A comprehensive strategy is needed for Sabah’s east coast agricultural Tawau district to be turned into a “must see” tourism destination. Read full story