Emergency fund for roads proposed
MURUM assemblyman Kennedy Chukpai Ugon suggests that the government allocate a dedicated fund of at least RM3 million in each Public Works Department (PWD) division or district office as a proactive measure for emergencies, specifically when roads are cut off. He said when debating on the 2024 State Budget at the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) […]
RM640,000 aid for disaster, war victims
KUCHING: A sum of RM640,000 has been channelled through the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) to the Musa’adah Humanitarian Mission Emergency Fund. Deputy Minister of Utility and Telecommunication (Utility) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said the donations were allocated to aid the victims of various crises – the people of Palestine, earthquake victims in […]
Check your emergency fund before investing in gold
BY NOOR SYAHHIRA HADY & SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA KUCHING: As a form of defensive asset, most people are choosing to buy gold due to its lower prices per gramme currently instead of investing with the banks. Dr Rayenda Khresna Brahmana, an economist, said gold was an asset that reacted inversely with the optimism in the […]
Focus on Sabah’s healthcare, no need to declare emergency
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has urged the federal government to speed up the emergency funds and all related aid needed to mitigate the situation in Sabah which is in dire need of help in its fight against Covid-19, instead of declaring a national emergency. Its president Prof Datuk Dr Subramaniam Muniandy said […]
