Carlsberg offers coffee shops RM3.5 million subsidy

MIRI: Living up to its brand promise of being ‘Probably the smoothest beer in the world’, Carlsberg Smooth Draught is offering RM3.5 million subsidy and promotion to coffee shop operators to smoothen traditional eateries’ business recovery following the impact of Covid-19. The fund is Carlsberg’s pledge of solidarity and support towards the Malaysia Singapore Coffee […]

Sarawak MTUC: Help only deserving companies

KUCHING: Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) Sarawak secretary Andrew Lo has stressed the importance of the government ensuring that only deserving companies received assistance to mitigate the impact of Covid-19. He noted that most employers and businesses were demanding for more government assistance to prevent them from going bankrupt, with some even urging the government […]

Technological Education Division suggested

KUCHING: While the idea of encouraging the use of online learning system is a good fit to ensure continuation of education during the ongoing movement control order (MCO) period, it is easier said than done. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Leadership Centre chairman Prof Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman concurred with the online learning system as an […]

9M subsidy for sea transport cost from Labuan to Sabah & Sarawak

LABUAN: The federal government continues to allocate the annual RM9 million subsidy for travellers’ sea transport cost from Labuan to the mainland of Sabah and Sarawak and vice versa next year, amid the island’s economic slowdown. The allocation granted since 2014 is to subsidise 50 per cent of the ferry and speed boat passenger fares. […]

List of recipients for PSP in February

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs expects to release the final list of recipients eligible for the petroleum subsidy programme (PSP) in February, said its Deputy Minister Chong Chieng Jen. He said the ministry would make an announcement on the matter through an official statement after the data filtering process has […]