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PBDS queries Yayasan Sarawak on study aid eligibility

MIRI: Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak (PBDS) wants more transparency on education loans and scholarships offered by Yayasan Sarawak. It vice president Sawing Kedit in a statement today said this is because in recent years, many Dayak students and parents had complained that their children did not get such assistance even when they had met the […]

Barbers plead to be allowed to operate

GEORGE TOWN: A barbers’ association, the Penang Maruthuvar Sangam seeks the government’s permission to allow its members to operate, saying that they are mostly from the B40 (lower income) group. Its treasurer V. Tharmaraj hoped that the government through the National Security Council (MKN) could see that barbers provide an essential service to society. “We […]

Increased BPR aid to be credited in June, moratorium for borrowers

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has agreed to increase the rate of the Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR) aid through the Supplementary Strategic Programme to Empower the People and Economy (Pemerkasa +) announced tonight. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said households earning below RM2,500 would receive an additional BPR rate of RM500 and households earning between […]

Grants are preferable for vulnerable SMEs than loans

KUALA LUMPUR: Grants will provide a stronger buffer for vulnerable small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to avoid insolvency compared with loans, said an economic, trade and regional integration analyst. Calvin Cheng from the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) said loans could be a burden to vulnerable SMEs in addition to the permanent revenue loss incurred by them […]