MELAKA: Close to 30,000 locals have received assistance under welfare initiatives reflecting the state government’s push to strengthen social support amid Malaysia’s shift towards an ageing population, Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh says. The Melaka Chief Minister said the assistance amounting to RM1.49mil until the end of November 2025, forms part of the state government’s efforts...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah-based political parties in Labuan must work together with a shared goal to realise the vision for the island when it was handed over to become a Federal Territory in 1984. Sabah STAR president Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said the current situation in Labuan is far from the original expectations. "In fact, Labuan, once...
MELAKA: The Melaka government is ramping up efforts to address the growing number of abandoned private lands across the state, warning that continued neglect could turn such plots into "man-made jungles". Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh (pic) said the state is taking a proactive stance by engaging private landowners to ensure idle land...
GEORGE TOWN: Penang will set up a tariff monitoring task force and develop a toolkit to help affected sectors deal with the tariffs announced by the United States. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the task force will function as a central coordination platform to track trade developments, engage with affected sectors, and inform responsive policy...
KOTA KINABALU: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has agreed to double the interim payment of RM300mil to Sabah and Sarawak following discussions with Borneo States leaders. Disclosing this after the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) implementation action council meeting held for the first time in Kota Kinabalu, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said Sabah...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will see a momentous National Day celebration this year with Sabah Day being observed simultaneously here in the state. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said since Sabah Day was gazetted last June, plans have been afoot to make its commemoration a wonderful one with the National Day. “I hope there will be no...
GEORGE TOWN: Penang Deputy Chief Minister ll Jagdeep Singh Deo (pic) asked for leave to seek treatment for his injured leg on July 19, says Chow Kon Yeow. The Chief Minister said Jagdeep indicated he may need to undergo surgery on his left leg but would first undergo tests with specialists as soon as possible. "After considering...
GEORGE TOWN: Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow should explain to Penangites and immediately resolve the high water tariff in the state, says Penang MCA. It said the alarming hike in Penang’s water tariffs was causing widespread public discontent. "Several ruling party assemblymen are unhappy with the hike and have voiced out about the jump in the tariffs,"...
KOTA KINABALU: Sarawak businessman Datuk Seri Thomas Hah Tiing Siu, who was linked to a controversial land deal on an island in Sabah's northern Kudat district, has backed out of the deal. Hah said the decision took into account the controversy stirred by certain groups over his company's plan to invest in an agro-development project in...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah welcomes foreign investors to explore collaboration opportunities in the state. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said Sabah is rich with natural resources and other industries that can be tapped into with government-linked companies or the private sector in the state. “We hope to get more foreign investments and attract interests from investors to...
