PM wants MOE to expedite national education digitalisation programme
MUAR: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin wants the Education Ministry (MOE) to expedite the national education digitalisation programme to enable more students to have access to high quality education. He said the Covid-19 pandemic which hit the country since early last year also affected the country’s education system. “Students are unable to go to […]
Govt to study on allowing inter-state travel for Aidilfitri
MUAR: The government will study thoroughly whether interstate travel and visits can be allowed in conjunction with Aidilfitri, which falls in May, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. At the same time, he hinted at the possibility of allowing the Aidilfitri prayer, as well as the “takbir raya” and Raya visiting to nearby houses […]
Lift restrictions on arrangements agreed between Malaysia and Singapore
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today expressed hope that several restrictions in the form of postponement of arrangements earlier agreed between Malaysia and Singapore can be lifted soon in the interest of bilateral relations. These include the Reciprocal Green Lane (RGL), Periodic Commuting Arrangement (PCA) and Daily Commuting Arrangement (DCA). This matter was […]
Sabah has great potential to attract investments
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has a great potential in attracting domestic and foreign investments due to its strategic location in the region as well as its wealth of natural resources, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He noted that the Sepanggar Bay Container Port in the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) has the […]
Govt subsidising almost 30 sen per litre for RON95, diesel
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is subsidising almost 30 sen per litre for RON95 petrol and diesel, which are currently set at their respective ceiling prices of RM2.05 and RM2.15, said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The prime minister said the government had set the ceiling prices to protect consumers from the impact of fuel price hikes […]
B40 group who lost income, BPR recipients earning RM1,000 or less to get RM500 in aid
KUALA LUMPUR: Those in the B40 group who have lost income will receive a one-off cash aid of RM500 while recipients of the Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR) earning RM1,000 and below will get an additional payment of RM500 beginning this June. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the aid involving an allocation of RM1.2 […]
Maximum salary limit for disabled workers allowance increased to RM1,500
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has agreed to increase the maximum salary eligibility limit for disabled workers allowance from RM1,200 to RM1,500 a month, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. In a special announcement on the Strategic Programme to Empower People and the Economy (Pemerkasa) today, he said a total of RM26 million would be […]
RM3,000 ‘one-off’ Pemerkasa grant for over 5,000 tourism agencies
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has agreed to channel a ‘one-off’ special aid grant of RM3,000 to more than 5,000 tourism agencies registered with the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) under the Strategic Programme to Empower the People and the Economy (Pemerkasa). Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, when announcing the programme today, said […]
Tekun POS-preneur to assist micro-credit financing through delivery contracts
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will introduce the Tekun POS-preneur programme under the Strategic Programme to Empower the People and the Economy (Pemerkasa) to assist in micro credit financing in generating revenue through delivery contracts. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the funding assistance through Tekun Nasional was given up to RM20,000 for vehicle repairs […]
Pemerkasa worth RM20 bln launched, RM11 bln fiscal injection from govt
KUALA LUMPUR: As part of an effort to continuously support the recovery process, the Strategic Programme to Empower the People and Economy or Pemerkasa worth RM20 billion, along with a new fiscal injection by the government amounting to RM11 billion, was launched Wednesday. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Pemerkasa would focus on 20 […]
