Telcos urged to complement government’s subsidy initiative
KUCHING: Telecommunication companies have been urged to offer affordable high-speed Internet connection packages for schoolchildren to complement the government’s subsidy for the purchase of smartphones or other devices. Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) president Adam Prakash said without the support from telcos, the government’s initiative would have less impact as students and teachers desperately needed Internet […]
Teachers union welcomes RM300 subsidy
KUCHING: The Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) welcomesthe RM300 subsidy provided for Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR) households with school-going children to purchase devices, under the Pemerkasa initiative announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Its president Ahmad Malie said this subsidy would ease the burden of the parents concerned in purchasing suitable devices to […]
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 […]
RM300 Pemerkasa subsidy for households to buy smartphones
KUALA LUMPUR: To reduce the digital gap, the government has enhanced by RM300 the subsidy for buying smart phones for B40 households with school-going children under the Prihatin Network Programme, said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The prime minister said the allocation for the Prihatin Network Programme has been increased to RM2 billion, and it would […]
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 […]
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 […]
Govt introduces additional tax deductions under Pemerkasa
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is introducing an additional tax deduction of up to RM50,000 on rental of premises and worker hostels to incentivise companies to participate in the Safe@Work initiative which is aimed at protecting workers. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) would implement the Safe@Work initiative […]
