22 students get cash incentives for excellence results
MIRI: A total of 22 students from SMK Lopeng Tengah who excelled in their SPM examinations last year have received cash incentives from Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin. The incentive presentation ceremony, which took place at the school hall last Friday, saw Lee personally presenting the incentives to the students. He emphasised that […]
Employers must be given incentives
BETONG: The government needs to provide other incentives to employers if they want the latter to increase the contribution rate of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) to 20 per cent compared to the current 13 per cent. This was pointed out by Saribas Muslim Citizens Association (Perwaris) chairman Dr Bolhan Budeng. According to him, the […]
Hoping for extension of GITA, GITE incentive applications
KUCHING: It is hoped that the Federal Minister of Finance (MOF) will extend the incentive application for Green Investment Tax Allowance (GITA) and Green Income Tax Exemption (GITE) in order to tackle climate change. Deputy Minister for Energy and Environmental Sustainability Dr Hazland Abang Hipni said that the incentives, which were presented in last year’s […]
34 Demak Laut students receive incentives
KUCHING: A total of 34 students from the Demak Laut constituency Bako zone received higher education incentives from Deputy Minister of Energy and Environmental Sustainability Dr Hazland Hipni. Dr Hazland, who is also Demak Laut assemblyman, officiated at the incentives presentation ceremony at his office at Menara Pelita, recently. He expressed his excitement that the […]
Sarawak to reward athletes
KUCHING: The Sarawak government will reward with incentives, Sarawakian Paralympian Bonnie Bunyau Gustin and national swimmer Mohd Adib Iqbal Abdullah who both bagged the gold medal in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and 11th Asean Para Games in Indonesia respectively. Minister of Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said that […]
Newlyweds, newborn babies receive monetary incentives
SIBU: It was a lucky day for 102 newlyweds and 100 newborns who each received an ‘angpao’ of RM500 and RM300 respectively from the Sarawak United People Party (SUPP) Pelawan Service Centre yesterday (July 4). Wong Sing Yion, one of the newlyweds who received RM500, said that he was grateful for the incentive and thought […]
Top Dayak students get cash incentives
MIRI: A total 104 top students here received cash incentives for their academic success at the recent Miri Dayak Students Excellence Award. he presentation of the award was held in conjunction with the Miri Division Gawai Dayak celebration, by the Miri Division Gawai Dayak Working Committee last Sunday at Bintang Megamall. It was officiated by […]
Ministry gradually shifting to output orientation in providing subsidies to farmers
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries (MAFI) is in the process of gradually shifting from input orientation to output orientation in providing subsidies and incentives to farmers. Minister Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee said presently, any drastic reduction or withdrawal of agricultural input subsidies and incentives is not recommended, as it would directly […]
EPF signs MOU to encourage grab drivers, delivery-partners signing up for i-Saraan, self-contribution
KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Grab Malaysia (Grab) to encourage Grab’s community of driver and delivery-partners to save for their retirement via the EPF’s i-Saraan programme for those below the age of 55 or self-contribution programme for those aged 55 and above. The MOU is […]
Outstanding Bidayuh math student gets incentive
KUCHING: Bidayuh student, Aezzra Marvin Vincent, brought honour to Malaysia when he was recognised as the top scorer in the world for Mathematics by Cambridge Assessment International Education recently. Today, Aezzra, 21, received a RM5,000 education incentive from Assistant Transport Minister Datuk Dr Jerip Susil during a simple handover ceremony. Aezzra scored the highest mark […]
