Aid packages sent to Orang Asli in remote areas ahead of northeast monsoon

GUA MUSANG: Food aid baskets will be sent to Orang Asli communities in remote areas to brace them against the upcoming northeast monsoon. Orang Asli Development Department director-general Datuk Sapiah Mohd Nor said each basket has essentials such as rice, vermicelli, cooking oil, wheat flour, sugar, milk and biscuits, which can sustain a household for up...

Budget 2025: Civil servants looking forward to new renumeration scheme

KUALA LUMPUR: Civil servants are looking forward to the new Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA) that will be announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim during the Budget 2025. The salary scheme, aimed at empowering the civil service, will ensure civil servants receive their adjustments in two phases; the first from Dec 1 this year...

Unduk Ngadau contestants help those affected in Penampang floods

KOTA KINABALU: Hyellene Danius took time off her busy schedule to help flood victims in Penampang, 150km away from Tenom where she works as a teacher. The 27-year-old, who was crowned Sabah's 64th Unduk Ngadau in May, said she left Tenom early on Thursday (July 4) morning for Penampang. "I had a photo shoot yesterday which ended...

1.5 million Singaporeans to get up to S$850 in August to cope with rising costs

SINGAPORE: About 1.5 million eligible adult Singaporeans will receive S$450 or $850 in cash in August to help with their daily living expenses, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on Thursday (July 4). Those living in homes with annual values of up to $21,000 will get $850. Those with homes with annual values of more than $21,000,...

Beware of scammers cashing in on Palestine situation, says IGP

PETALING JAYA: The public is advised to be cautious when approached by individuals or groups claiming to collect aid for Palestine. “Those who wish to give any form of aid are advised to check the validity of the representatives... as well as take careful steps to avoid becoming scam victims," Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin...