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Fed govt asked to increase PKB allocation

KUCHING: The Dayak community is appealing to the federal government to increase the allocation for Program Khas Bumiputera (PKB) which is the Native Customary Rights (NCR) land measurement cluster. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said a sum of RM150 million was allocated from 2010 to 2017. However, this has decreased drastically since 2018. […]

Yes to tax-free bonuses for private sector

KUCHING: Most members of the public are of the view that private employees should receive tax-free bonuses. On January 20, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced that bonuses given by the state governments to civil servants will no longer be taxed. The decision was made following a request from Premier Tan Sri Datuk Patinggi […]

State governments urged to facilitate telecommunication infrastructure initiatives

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has urged state governments to take immediate action in facilitating telecommunication infrastructure initiatives. MCMC in a statement today said this is to realise the government’s policy of communication services as a public utility, following the surge in demand due to the new norms faced by the […]

Government urged to lower prices of essential goods

MIRI: Dayak Transformation Association (Trada) urges the federal and state governments to collaborate and bring down prices of daily goods and essential items in Sabah and Sarawak immediately. President and founder of Trada, Joseph Janting said communities in Sabah and Sarawak have been impacted badly by Covid-19 pandemic. “The youth and people under the B40 […]

Can state governments choose to defy CMCO?

KUALA LUMPUR: It appears there is some confusion in relation to the conditional movement control order (CMCO) as some state governments have decided not to abide with the relaxation of the movement control order issued under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988.   The CMCO, which took effect Monday, has not been received well by […]