Menu Siswa Rahmah can help B40 tertiary students
BANGI: At just RM3.50, Menu Siswa Rahmah can provide affordable food for 320,000 B40 students in all 20 public universities (IPTA), and 12,000 students in 24 polytechnics and eight community colleges in the country. Read full story
DG: MMEA has over 700 vacancies
PUTRAJAYA: There are more than 700 vacancies in the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) to be filled to strengthen its services in safeguarding Malaysian waters, says outgoing director-general Datuk Mohd Zubil Mat Som. Read full story
Masidi: Be like ah long when going after overdue taxes
KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun has urged civil servants, especially those in the Sabah Finance Ministry, to “think like an ah long (loan sharks)” when going after taxes and revenue owed to the state. Read full story
Arrest warrant issued for T’ganu exco man
PETALING JAYA: A Terengganu exco member, who was issued with an arrest warrant for failing to appear at an election petition hearing, says his absence from the Election Court was due to his pre-scheduled events. Read full story
Zahid tells Umno, BN to go digital
UMNO and Barisan Nasional (BN) need to reassess how they approach voters and indeed how they align with the electorate in the face of elections across six states in the coming months, Umno president and BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said. For example, Zahid said, in approaching voters, he thinks conventional methods such as face-to-face […]
State polls: Approach voters digitally, says Zahid
KUALA LUMPUR: The compatibility of the party machinery, seat distribution and methods of communication with voters are among the areas that Umno and Barisan Nasional need to examine with their political partners in the unity government to face the coming election in six states, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Read full story
Govt proposes air ambulance unit using Fire Dept helicopters
THE Ministry of Local Government Development plans to collaborate with the Ministry of Health (MOH) to form an air ambulance unit using Fire and Rescue Department helicopters. Local Government Development Minister Nga Kor Ming said that if the initiative could be achieved by end of this year, it would save the government at least RM15 […]
Targeted subsidies policy due mid-2023, says Fuziah
DETAILS on the mechanism and policy for targeted subsidies are expected to be announced after the middle of this year with a workshop already in process, Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Fuziah Salleh said. “One of the things we are looking at is increasing the quota, how to ensure that people […]
Leaders must have good morals, not pursue power and wealth, says Anwar
PUTRAJAYA: Having good morals, not pursuing power and wealth and reprimanding prudently must be the way leaders uphold themselves in fulfilling their responsibilities to the people and the country, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Read full story
Judge jails 2 British men for investment fraud
TWO British men were sentenced to six months in prison by the Sessions Court in Shah Alam today after pleading guilty to charges of running a fraudulent international online investment scheme. Judge Rozilah Salleh also fined Andrew Mark Peters, 55, RM180,000 in lieu of 22 months in prison, while Darren Anthony McNicholas, 51, was fined […]