Three months of RM500 aid for unemployed PwD

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will provide financial assistance of RM500 a month for three months for unemployed persons with disabilities (PwD) or those who are not Disabled Workers Allowance recipients. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, when unveiling the RM150 billion National People’s Well-Being and Economic Recovery Package (Pemulih) said the initiative which involves an […]

Unconditional moratorium will be given to all individual borrowers, micro-entrepreneurs

KUALA LUMPUR: A six-month moratorium will be given to all individual borrowers whether they are from the B40, M40 or T20 groups, or micro-entrepreneurs, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. The prime minister said no more conditions such as income reduction, checks on whether the applicant had lost his job and documentation needed to be submitted […]

Govt to consider allowing companies to resume full operations

KUALA LUMPUR: The government is ready to consider allowing companies to resume full operations if all the workers have been fully vaccinated, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) is coordinating the Public-Private Partnership Covid-19 Industry Immunisation Programme (Pikas) as an incentive to companies and […]

Five initiatives to increase capacity, expedite vaccination

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will implement five additional initiatives to further increase capacity and expedite the provision of vaccines to the people under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK), said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The prime minister said via the first initiative, the government had allocated a total of RM400 million to increase the country’s […]

Govt allocates RM4.6 bln for Covid-19 special aid

KUALA LUMPUR: The government today announced the Covid-19 Special Assistance (BKC) involving an allocation of RM4.6 billion, yet another form of cash aid which is expected to benefit more than 11 million households, senior citizens and single people. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, when unveiling the RM150 billion National People’s Well-Being and Economic Recovery […]

Govt launches Pemulih package worth RM150 bln, including fiscal injection of RM10 bln

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has today launched the National People’s Well-Being and Economic Recovery Package (Pemulih) worth RM150 billion, comprising the government’s direct fiscal injection of RM10 billion, aimed at providing comprehensive assistance to the people and focusing on three main focuses, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. According to him, the three focuses […]