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Community leaders want just rewards for diving ace

KUCHING: National diver Pandelela Rinong deserves special rewards and incentives for her history-making feat in the just-concluded FINA Diving World Cup 2021 in Japan. A group of Bidayuh political and community leaders want the diving ace be accorded befitting rewards and incentives for her superb achievement in winning gold at the championship. “Pandelela has made […]

Consider better incentives to balance police force

KUCHING: To improve the participation of the minority population in the police force, the government could consider setting a quota for these groups or provide better incentives for them to join the force. In saying this, Sarawak Teochew Association second vice-president Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok suggested that the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) set a career […]

27 students given study incentives

MUKAH: Twenty-seven students who have been accepted to further their studies or attend training courses within the country received study incentives from Tellian State Constituency Service Centre here on Thursday (Sept 3). Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo handed over the incentives to the recipients, who are also local residents. He said some of them had already enrolled […]

Stamp duty exemption incentive for SMEs

KUCHING: The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (Medac) through SME Corp. Malaysia in collaboration with the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (LHDN) and the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) is providing a stamp duty exemption incentive to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for merger and acquisition (M&A) activities. Application for this incentive is eligible […]

Koperasi Koperkasa Sarawak Berhad is Best State Cooperative

KUCHING: Koperasi Koperkasa Sarawak Berhad has received the Best State Cooperative Award 2019 from the Cooperative Commission of Malaysia (SKM). In a ceremony held at the Koperkasa headquarters last Saturday, its secretary Abdoll Kader Osman presented the award to its chairman Fathi Hambali. At the same time, Koperkasa also received an incentive of RM10,000. The […]

15 high achievers given incentive

MUKAH: Fifteen students who excelled in public examinations last year received study incentive here last Friday (Aug 7). Two students who excelled in STPM received RM100 each, while nine SPM scorers each took home RM80 and four PT3 achievers were given RM50 each. Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) chairman ASP (Rtd) Jamil Othman handed over the cash […]

RM50 ePenjana incentive

KUCHING: Malaysians who are above 18 years old, earning an annual income of less than RM100,000 will be entitled to claim RM50 ePenjana in the form of e-wallet credit via Touch ‘n Go eWallet (TNG). The incentive is part of a short-term Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana) to enhance consumer spending and accelerate the growth of […]

‘Carrot’ for Kakus schools to excel

MUKAH: Incentives will be given to every school in the Kakus state constituency that achieve a 100 percent pass in the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR). Assistant Native Laws and Customs Minister Datuk John Sikie Tayai said the incentives were divided into two categories – 100 percent pass results, and students with 5As. “The incentives […]

Be grateful, Karim tells industry players

KUCHING: As the Sarawak government pours out many incentives to help Sarawakians from every corner of the state to pick up post Covid-19, many are asking for more. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah stressed that he was not kept in the dark on how bad the tourism industry players were […]

Two incentives to assist Bumiputera entrepreneurs

KOTA KINABALU: Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) has introduced two additional incentives to help Bumiputera entrepreneurs affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, said its chairman Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun. She said the additional incentives were ‘Skim Pembiayaan Kemudahan Pengukuhan Perniagaan Mara (SPAK) or Business Enhancing Financing Facility Scheme and exemption of business premises rental for two months. Previously, Mara had […]