KUALA LUMPUR: The move to rebrand technical and vocational education and training (TVET) will aid efforts to make such programmes a preferred choice, says the National Association of Private Educational Institutions (Napei). Read full story
Pricey phones and plans an obstacle to 5G
PETALING JAYA: As the government pushes the rollout of 5G, people are worried that they will not be able to get on the next-generation network if the phones and plans are not made more affordable. Read full story
Funds will help meet needs of ex-national athletes
PETALING JAYA: For the National Athletes’ Welfare Foundation (Yakeb), the RM5mil from the government means it can be used to provide more help to those in need. Read full story
Boosting tourist numbers
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is set to host another Visit Malaysia Year (VMY) campaign in 2025, nearly five years after the highly-anticipated Visit Malaysia 2020 was cancelled because of the pandemic. Read full story
Distribution of funds must be fair and transparent, say SMEs
JOHOR BARU: The small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are hoping the disbursement of financial allocation under Budget 2023 will be done in a fair and transparent manner. Read full story
Tourism industry welcomes relaxed rules on recruiting migrant workers
THE Human Resources Ministry’s decision to extend the relaxation of conditions on foreign worker recruitment to the tourism industry will help solve 10% to 20% of its manpower needs, industry players said.
Malaysian Chinese Tourism Association (MCTA) president Paul Paw said the move would greatly assist the labour-intensive industry rebound from the havoc wreaked by the Covid-19 pandemic – during which thousands of workers left the sector or were laid off following a standstill forced by the Covid-19 lockdowns.
Budget 2023 focuses on reviving B40, M40, say economists
THE revised Budget 2023 tabled yesterday by Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim is very much focused on reviving the B40 and M40 socio-economic segments in the country to ensure that no one is left behind, economists said.
Associate Professor Dr Ahmed Razman Abdul Latiff said the budget shows that Anwar, who is also prime minister, is determined to reduce the inequality in income among the various groups.
Mixed feelings from B40 group about Budget 2023
THE response from the B40 group to Budget 2023 unveiled by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim yesterday has been mixed.
They said that while there are certain goodies for the people, they were hoping to see more improvements to tackle the rising cost of living, adding that subsidies will greatly assist them, but only in the short term.
Govt to set up Budget 2023 monitoring committee
THE government is planning to set up a monitoring committee to ensure that every development proposal announced under Budget 2023 can be achieved.
Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan said the committee would monitor each ministry over the RM99 billion funding for development expenditure.
Higher medical tax relief for special needs kids
PETALING JAYA: The increase in the tax relief limit from RM8,000 to RM10,000 for medical treatment expenses for people with special needs will ease the burden on parents of children with autism, says the National Autism Society of Malaysia (Nasom). Read full story