Strengthen domestic market, resources to tackle spike in prices of goods: Analysts
KUALA LUMPUR: The government needs to take bold steps to reduce dependence on imported goods by empowering domestic production and marketing as a sustainable measure to address the spike in price of goods. The head of the Laboratory of Agricultural and Food Policy Studies at the Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Food Security (ITAFoS), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Prof […]
Sustainable living via recycling
KUCHING: Trienekens Sarawak Sdn Bhd as an environmental sustainability advocate has worked on several solid waste separation and recycling projects with Kuching city councils, schools, and communities over the years. In a social media post commemorating the National Recycling Day on Friday (Nov 11), Trienekens said the practice of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle (3R) has […]
Rural folk urged to plant cash crops
BINTULU: Rural folk are urged to adopt new methods of cultivating crops in order to sustain their household incomes. In particular, Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Native Laws and Customs) Datuk John Sikie Tayai encouraged them to plant cash crops to boost their overall production and make more money. He spoke at an […]
Budget 2021 to focus on four broad themes
KUALA LUMPUR: Budget 2021 to be unveiled on Nov 6, will be framed across 4 broad themes — caring for the people, steering the economy, sustainable living and enhancing public service delivery, according to Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Aziz. “First on caring for the people, the first goals of the Prihatin Rakyat […]
