National Service 3.0: Mindef to implement 14-day trial run in January 2025, says Adly

SEREMBAN: The Defence Ministry (Mindef) will carry out a 14-day trial run for the National Service Training Programme (NS) 3.0 involving 200 male volunteers from Jan 12 next year. Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari said the trial run will be held at the 515th Territorial Army Regiment in Kuala Lumpur as preparation and syllabus evaluation for...

New initiative for financially distressed companies in the works, says Azalina

KOTA TINGGI: The government is working on a new initiative to support companies facing financial distress following the recent success of the Second Chance Policy for individuals, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) said that a national convention, expected to be held in early 2025,...

30,000 entrepreneurs in Selangor now earn over RM5,000 monthly, says Rodziah

SHAH ALAM: The Selangor state government's initiative to provide financing schemes with less strict conditions since 2020, has helped over 30,000 entrepreneurs earn over RM5,000 per month. State Housing, Urban Well-being and Entrepreneur Development Committee chairman Rodziah Ismail (pic) said as of July, Yayasan Hijrah Selangor had approved funding for 72,000 entrepreneurs totalling RM645mil. "Our capital financing...