Saifuddin Nasution, Zambry, Tengku Zafrul, Mohd Na’im take oath as senators
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 (Bernama) — Four people were sworn in as senators today following their appointments as ministers in Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Unity Government Cabinet yesterday. They took their oath of office before Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim at Parliament House at 8.30 am. They are Pakatan Harapan (PH) secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail […]
Tengku Zafrul, Rafizi’s appointment gets chamber’s nod
KUCHING: The Sarawak Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ACCCIS) welcomes the appointments of Rafizi Ramli and Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz as Ministers of Economic Affairs and International Trade and Industry, respectively. Its secretary-general Datuk Jonathan Chai noted that both figures had acquired invaluable experience in the corporate sector before joining […]
BKM cash aid totalling RM8.2 bln, largest in country’s history
KUALA LUMPUR: Assistance channelled under the Bantuan Keluarga Malaysia (BKM) is the largest direct cash assistance in the country’s history compared with Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) and Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH), said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Aziz. Tengku Zafrul in a statement issued today said as announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri […]
Freight forwarders given till December 2022 to meet Bumiputera equity requirement
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has recently extended, for the second time, the exemption period for freight forwarders to meet the requirement of 51 per cent Bumiputera equity participation until December 2022. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said this was to allow the Bumiputera Agenda Steering Unit (Teraju) to study […]
Raising Covid-19 fund ceiling, statutory debt limit to help people, businesses
KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s proposal to raise the ceiling cap for the Covid-19 Fund and the statutory debt limit is aimed at supporting the people and businesses during the reopening of the economy. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said the proposal will be implemented immediately after being approved by the Parliament. […]
Reopening of SME sector will depend on Covid-19 infection risk
KUALA LUMPUR: The reopening of business sectors, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs), needs to be decided based on the risk of Covid-19 infection in the respective sectors, said National Recovery Plan (PPN) Coordinating Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz. Tengku Zafrul, who is also Finance Minister, said it needed to be assessed […]
Workplace clusters record highest Covid-19 cases
KUALA LUMPUR: Covid-19 clusters involving the workplace which stood at 735 clusters, recorded the highest number of cases at 60,000 cases from June 1 to July 23, said National Recovery Plan (NRP) Coordinating Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz. The finance minister said of the total clusters, 373 or 50.7 per cent involved […]
Govt to spend RM1.2 bln to extend contracts for 14,000 medical, dental officers, pharmacists
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has agreed to extend the contracts of about 14,000 medical doctors, dentists and pharmacists for a period of two years (or 7,000 per cohort/year) which will involve a financial implication of RM1.2 billion, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. This is a follow-up to the government’s decision for […]
RM171.64 mln channelled to support agriculture industry, food security
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of RM171.64 million in financing has been channelled to a total of 13,871 micro-agricultural small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as of July 9, 2021 to support the country’s agriculture and food industry. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the funding was part of the RM400 million allocated for […]
Over 64,000 Grab, Food Panda delivery partners register for social security
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 64,773 active contributors, comprising Grab Malaysia and Food Panda delivery partners have registered for and contributed to the Self-Employed Social Security Scheme (SESSS) under the Social Security Organisation (Socso) as of July 9, 2021. In the 62nd Implementation and Coordination Unit Between National Agencies (Laksana) report released today, Finance Minister […]
