Women empowerment initiatives need to be redoubled – Nancy
PETALING JAYA: Minister of Women, Family and Community Development Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri wants women empowerment initiatives to be redoubled so that women do not get left behind in facing economic and social challenges. She said many women face the dilemma of whether to continue their careers or sacrifice by leaving their jobs to fulfill […]
Hoping unity govt to last till term ends
KUCHING: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof hopes that the present federal government is able to last until its end of term. He said that following the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the parties and coalition recently to form a unity government, the focus of the present government is to administer the country […]
It’ a wise move by government
BY RACHEL MINA The Sarawak Gerontology and Geriatrics Society (SGGS) has welcomed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s ‘Malaysian Family’ (Keluarga Malaysia) initiative. SGGS president Dennis Tan said that the Malaysian Family was a wise move by the government in light of the country’s current public health and economic challenges. “Rather than simply addressing […]
Growth with economic stimulus measures
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economy is still expected to record growth this year following the introduction of RM250 billion Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package (Prihatin), Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said. “We rely heavily on the world’s economy which is currently facing many challenges. Without any action and economic stimulus measures, […]
Ways to weather economic challenges
KUALA LUMPUR: The number 2020 has an aesthetic appeal, made more prominent by virtue of being a time of reckoning under Vision 2020. This may have encouraged many Malaysians to usher in the year with positivity and New Year’s resolutions. But it is only March and the world is already grappling with one of its biggest economic storms. Malaysia faces a triple whammy […]
