SANDAKAN: Kampung Sim Sim in Sandakan, one of Malaysia’s oldest water villages, is getting a lifeline after years of pollution. This week, the Federal Government allocated RM50,000 to support coastal and environmental cleanup efforts in the historic settlement, home to more than 7,000 residents and dating back to 1879. Located on the east coast of Sabah, Sandakan...
MELAKA: The Federal government has approved an allocation of RM16.45bil for the setting up of a helicopter assembly factory at the Melaka International Airport in Batu Berendam here, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh (pic). He said Weststar Group, the biggest helicopter operator in Malaysia and Southeast Asia, had been awarded the contract for...
PUTRAJAYA: The announcement of more than RM6mil for projects in Tapah was done before the announcement of the candidates for the Ayer Kuning by-election, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. "It was done before the nomination of candidates. "If it was to be done after the nominations, we would have issued a warning that it is not permitted,"...
PETALING JAYA: Muar Member of Parliament Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman is expected to receive an allocation for his constituency following the government's willingness to consider his request. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said that Syed Saddiq had agreed in principle to several conditions set by the government and submitted an official letter requesting...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim expressed great pride in the achievements of seven national athletes who brought honour to Malaysia at the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics. Anwar posted on his Facebook page on Tuesday (Oct 22) that he had the opportunity to meet the "Magnificent Seven": Lee Zi Jia, Aaron Chia, Soh Wooi...
KOTA BHARU: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the RM20mil allocation for the purchase of 20 units of water pump in Kelantan, which was announced in May, had long been approved. Anwar, also the Finance Minister, said the implementation of the project was delayed due to several problems that cropped up, including the issue of...
KOTA BHARU: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the RM20mil allocation for the purchase of 20 units of water pump in Kelantan, which was announced in May, had long been approved. Anwar, also the Finance Minister, said the implementation of the project was delayed due to several problems that cropped up, including the issue of...
PUTRAJAYA: The issues surrounding the memorandum of understanding (MOU) concerning the allocation for Opposition MPs could have been resolved earlier had the matter not been unnecessarily prolonged, said Fahmi Fadzil. According to the Communications Minister, the Federal Government has consistently reached out to the Opposition since March 2023. However, he said the Opposition bloc has delayed progress...
PUTRAJAYA: The draft memorandum of understanding on allocation distribution to Opposition MPs has been finalised and is now ready for submission, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. The Deputy Prime Minister said that he had instructed the draft to be delivered to Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan, the Perikatan Nasional chief whip. "I will forward the draft agreement to...
KUALA LUMPUR: RM6mil has been allocated to Angkatan Koperasi Kebangsaan Malaysia Berhad (Angkasa) for various programmes involving cooperatives across the country, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The amount includes a new RM2mil allocation to Angkasa, comprising RM1mil for programmes involving Asean cooperatives as Malaysia assumes the grouping's chairmanship next year, and two RM500,000 allocations...
