Johor Baru City Council warns of fake charity drives using its name
JOHOR BARU: The Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) has warned the public of fake charity drives, purportedly to raise funds for flood victims. Read full story
Govt to create database for MSMEs, says Zahid
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will create a database that contains all the information about micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) under 66 agencies and institutions in the country. Read full story
Incoming Melaka CM not leader of 'backdoor' state govt, says Merlimau rep
MELAKA: A Melaka assemblyman has hit out at a fellow lawmaker for branding the incoming Melaka chief minister as the leader of a “backdoor” state government. Read full story
I was forced to sign RM10mil bond without reading it first, says Zuraida
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court was told that former PKR vice-president Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin was forced to sign a RM10mil bond with the political party in order to contest the 14th General Election on party ticket in 2018. Read full story
Anwar arrives in Beijing to continue official visit to China
BEIJING: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived here on Thursday (March 30) to continue his official visit to China to advance the strategic partnerships between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing. Read full story
MOE identifies 6 core subjects with teacher shortage
THE Education Ministry (MOE) has identified six core subjects in need of more teachers, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.
533,000 people received welfare aid in 2022, says Nancy
THE Social Welfare Department distributed RM2.4 billion in welfare assistance to 533,167 people nationwide throughout 2022, Women, Family and Community Development Minister Nancy Shukri said. The minister said the number of people seeking aid had been increasing annually, peaking during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
Melting Antarctic could impact oceans ‘for centuries’
RAPIDLY melting Antarctic ice threatens to dramatically slow deep-water currents in the world’s oceans, scientists said, impacting the spread of fresh water, oxygen and life-sustaining nutrients for centuries. New modelling points to faster Antarctic ice melts driving a “substantial slowdown” of water circulation in the ocean depths if global carbon emissions remain high, researchers said […]
Govt spent RM42bil on fuel subsidies, Parliament told
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of RM42bil was spent on fuel subsidies last year, says Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. Read full story
Social Welfare Dept distributed RM2.4bil to over 500,000 aid recipients last year, says Nancy
KUALA LUMPUR: The government through the Social Welfare Department (JKM) has distributed RM2.4bil in welfare assistance to 533,167 recipients nationwide throughout 2022. Read full story