GEORGE TOWN, Oct 29 – The allocation for upgrading the Penang International Airport (LTAPP) as well as the hospital in the 2018 Budget tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak yesterday clearly showed that Penang has not been neglected by the federal government. Balik Pulau Member of Parliament Datuk
KUALA PILAH, Oct 29 – The National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) borrowers should seize the opportunity to settle their outstanding loan to enjoy a 20% discount as announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak yesterday. Its chairman Datuk Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said 20% discount would be given to
BAGAN DATUK, Oct 28 – The move to allow employers to hire foreign domestic helpers directly from nine source countries without going through an agent could save up to 50 per cent of the current cost, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Ahmad Zahid, who is
BERA, Oct 28 – Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob described as baseless an allegation by the opposition that the 2018 Budget tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak yesterday was copied from theirs. He said the government had conducted thorough studies, as well
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 – Umno Wanita leader Tan Sri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil today refuted a claim by Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali that some of the gist of the 2018 Budget tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday were ideas taken from the Selangor
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 28 Nov 28 – Being active in politics has not prevented Pulau Betong assemblyman Datuk Muhammad Farid Saad from acquiring further knowledge until he earned a PhD in Political Science from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) here, at the university’s 55th convocation ceremony. Muhamad Farid, 54, was thankful
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 – The RM30 million allocation for the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) under Budget 2018 tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday will spur further growth of the medical tourism industry in the country. MHTC chief executive officer Sherene Azli said the council welcomed
KOTA BELUD, Oct 28 – The RM1 billion allocation for communications infrastructure and broadband facility development in Sabah and Sarawak as announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in Budget 2018 would empower the two states’ digital economy. Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 – Malaysia has accomplished a series of significant achievements and economic development for the past eight years despite facing various external challenges such as plummeting global crude oil prices and international geopolitical tensions. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has affirmed that Malaysia remained steadfast
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today unveiled Budget 2018 which aims at ensuring that the nation’s wealth and prosperity are enjoyed equitably and inclusively through strong economic growth and competitiveness. The budget allocates a sum of RM280.25 billion, with RM234.25 billion for operating
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 – The government will improve logistics and transport infrastructure to ensure a more balanced economic spillover between urban and rural areas, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. He said the measures included construction of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, the Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today announced additional flexibility for the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loans. He said for students from B40 households (earning below RM3,855) undergoing highly marketable courses, an additional RM200 million would be provided to increase the maximum loan
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 – Since the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) started operations it has collected RM12.13 billion in loan repayments as of September this year. Its chairman Datuk Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said the amount was collected following efforts conducted to boost awareness among borrowers to repay their
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 – The government is allocating RM550 million for the Special Fund for School Upgrading and Maintenance, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. Tabling Budget 2018 in Parliament, Najib, who is also the Finance Minister, said the allocation encompassed national schools (RM250 million), national-type Chinese
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 – An initial savings fund of RM200 is to be provided to every Malaysian baby born between January 2018 and 2022 through the Unit Trust Scheme of Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. Tabling Budget 2018 in Parliament today, he
WASHINGTON, Oct 27 – US President Donald Trump on Thursday approved the release of thousands of secret records about the assassination of president John F. Kennedy, but delayed publication of some “sensitive” files because of national security concerns. “The American public expects — and deserves — its government to provide as
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 – The police detained nine Indian restaurant workers at Sungai Chua in Kajang, Selangor this evening for allegedly assaulting a co-worker and overstaying in the country. In a statement, Kajang police chief ACP Ahmad Dzaffir Mohd Yussof said the men, aged between 20 and 40 were nabbed by
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 27 – The family of project site supervisor Yuan Kuok Wern, 27, who died in a landslide at a construction site in Lengkok Lembah Permai, Tanjung Bungah here on Saturday is leaving it to the authorities to conduct an investigation before taking any action. A family spokesman of
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 26 – The area around Tanjung Bungah has been identified as one of the high risk locations for landslides for the past five years, said a landslide and disaster management expert. Prof Dr Habibah Lateh said based on a mapping of hazardous landslides developed by the university in a
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 – 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) today called on Petaling Jaya Utara Member of Parliament, Tony Pua, to stop misleading the people with his statements on the company and accept that the opposition’s unpatriotic economic sabotage of 1MDB for their own political gain has failed. 1MDB said in
