Budget 2023: Self-employed required to make Socso contributions
KUALA LUMPUR: The Government is determined to improve the sustainability of the social security system by requiring all self-employed workers to contribute to the Self-Employment Social Security Scheme (SKSPS) in stages, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Read full story
Budget 2023: RM64bil to minimise cost of living impact
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will provide up to RM64bil this year in the form of subsidies, assistance as well as incentives with most of the funds used to minimise the cost of living through goods price control, financial assistance, and giving service to the people. Read full story
Masidi: Budget 2023 tackles Sabah’s outstanding poverty, infrastructure issues
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah sees Budget 2023 as a step towards resolving outstanding perennial issues ranging from poverty to infrastructure needs. Read full story
Better salaries can address issue of brain drain among high-skilled workers, says HR Minister
KUALA LUMPUR: Better salaries should be prioritised to retain high-skilled workers in high-tech industries and to avoid the issue of brain drain, says Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar. Read full story
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PAS MP gives Budget 2023 a 5/10 rating
KUALA LUMPUR: The Opposition appeared unimpressed with Budget 2023 with PAS’ Pasir Mas MP Ahmad Fadhli Shaari leaving a dismal review on the federal budget. Read full story
Anwar issues 2nd letter of demand to Pendang MP over libellous remarks
ANWAR Ibrahim once again sent a letter of demand to Pendang MP Awang Solahuddin Hashim, seeking an unconditional apology over the libellous statement he made against the prime minister at the Parliament lobby on February 21. Anwar, 75, who is also Pakatan Harapan chairman, filed the notice through Messrs S.N. Nair & Partners today.
National Scam Response Centre to receive RM10 million
THE recently established National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) has been provided with RM10 million to strengthen its role in combatting online fraud and scams. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who is also the finance minister, said that for 2022 alone, more than 25,000 crimes were recorded with losses totalling RM850 million.
N. Korea fires more missiles after Seoul-Washington nuclear drill
NORTH Korea said Friday it had fired cruise missiles and claimed that ramped-up United States-South Korean military drills “can be regarded as a declaration of war”. It came after the two allies conducted a tabletop exercise at the Pentagon focused on responses to a nuclear attack by Pyongyang.
Brazil storm death toll rises to 50
BRAZILIAN authorities said yesterday evening that the death toll from floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains in the country’s southeast had risen to at least 50, with emergency workers continuing to dig through the wreckage. “The more time passes, the less likely it is to find survivors. But we always work with that in […]