Govt servants to receive pay, aid by April 14
IPOH: Civil servants will receive their April salaries and Aidilfitri Special Assistance by April 14, three days earlier than the scheduled April 17, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced today. “I received many applications, the 17th is too late for Hari Raya preparations. So we will bring it forward to April 14, the latest,” […]
Special assistance in the pipeline
KUCHING: The Sarawak government will look into providing special assistance to help the people in the state cope with the present rising cost of living. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said that the current increase in the price of goods was not only affecting Sarawak but other parts of the world […]
Federation lauds initiative to introduce special fund
KUCHING: Sarawak Business Federation (SBF) lauded the state government’s effort and initiative to introduce a special assistance fund in the 2022 State Budget, namely the Bumiputera Business Empowerment Fund and Business Recovery Assistance Fund. The funds, which was announced by the Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg last Tuesday (Oct 12), was aimed […]
Special assistance for businesses next year
KUCHING: The Sarawak government will be introducing special assistance next year, namely, the Bumiputera Business Empowerment Fund and Business Recovery Assistance Fund. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said that the Bumiputera Business Empowerment Fund would be allocated with a sum of RM10 million to help Bumiputera business associations tide over during the […]
RM10.3 mln channelled to next-of-kin under special aid of Covid-19 death management
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) has channelled RM10.3 million to the next-of-kin of 2,061 individuals who have died from the coronavirus under the Special Assistance of Covid-19 Death Management, as of Friday (Aug 6). Nadma director-general Datuk Dr Aminuddin Hassim said a total of 3,618 applications had been received for the assistance […]
Govt allocates RM10 mln for covid vaccine adverse side-effect special aid
PUTRAJAYA: The government has allocated an initial fund of RM10 million for special financial assistance to Malaysians and foreigners who experience adverse side-effects after being vaccinated under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba, when announcing the matter today said the fund, under the National Disaster Relief Trust Fund (KWABBN) […]
Govt to channel RM260 mln special assistance to all state govts under Pemerkasa
KUALA LUMPUR: The Finance Ministry today announced that the government has agreed to directly channel special assistance amounting to RM260 million to all state governments. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the aid would be distributed equally, namely RM20 million to each state for the immediate implementation of small projects to revive […]
Assistant minister lauds special aid
PADAWAN: A special assistance of RM500 to tourist guides as well as taxi, bus and e-hailing drivers recently announced by the Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will ease their burden, said Assistant Minister of Transport Datuk Dr Jerip Susil. He said that such assistance was important as the implementation of movement control order (MCO) […]
RM500 aid to be paid in May
KUCHING: The special financial assistance of RM500 to all federal civil servants serving in Sarawak will be paid in May, a month earlier than scheduled. Some 126,000 government employees will be getting the incentives, said State Secretary Datuk Amar Jaul Samion in a media statement yesterday. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg made […]
