Government channels RM20 bln for wage subsidy programme

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has channelled a total of RM20.936 billion to 357,929 employers through the Wage Subsidy Programme (PSU) as at July 29, 2022, to maintain the employment of 2.96 million local workers. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the effort was aimed at reducing the unemployment rate among Malaysian workers. […]

Enhancing the handicraft industry

SADONG JAYA: The government has implemented a Craft Community Development Programme under the Skills Development and Enhancement Initiative in an effort at developing and empowering the craft community to be directly involved in craft enterprise to generate primary or ancillary incomes. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the implementation of the […]