PETALING JAYA: The Finance Ministry has no plans to increase the RM9,000 tax relief rate for individuals and dependents which has not been reviewed since 2010, according to a written reply. In a Facebook post on Monday (March 10), Ayer Hitam MP Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said he received a written reply from the ministry...
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood evacuees at temporary relief centres (PPS) in Sabah continues to increase, while Sarawak recorded a decline as at 8pm Friday (Feb 7). In SABAH, the numbers rose to 700 from 190 families, compared to 663 (178 families) earlier in the day. According to the State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, a total of...
PUTRAJAYA: The number of dengue cases nationwide rose to 1,407 in Epidemiological Week 51 (ME51) from Dec 15 to Dec 21, up from 1,384 reported the previous week. In a statement on Friday (Dec 27), Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan confirmed two fatalities due to mosquito-borne disease complications were reported in EW51. He added...
KUALA LUMPUR: The tariff change in palm oil import duty by India is a "temporary challenge" for Malaysia's resilience and the competitiveness of its palm oil export, says the Plantation and Commodities Ministry. "From experience, these tariff changes are usually temporary, and their impact on Malaysian palm oil... is only short-term," it said in a parliamentary...
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood victims placed at temporary relief centres in Pahang continued to rise while a slight drop was recorded in seven states - Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Johor, Melaka and Perlis - as of 4pm on Sunday (Dec 1). Meanwhile, the flood situation in SELANGOR has fully recovered after the relief...
PUTRAJAYA: Civil servants will take home a minimum overall monthly income of RM2,000 under the revamped Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA) said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. "Currently, the minimum overall income of civil servants is RM1,765. A new criteria and measurement will be introduced; the minumum overall income including allowances will be RM2,000," the Prime Minister...
PUTRAJAYA: Job vacancies advertised online recorded an increase of 29.5 per cent with 338,305 vacancies in the third quarter (Q3) of 2023 compared to 261,231 vacancies recorded in the second quarter (Q2) last year, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). In the Big Data Analytics Job Market Insights and My Job Profile: Job Vacancies...
PETALING JAYA: The Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara) cash aid for poor households will be doubled to RM1,200 this year, up from RM600 previously, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said the RM600 increase is expected to benefit over 700,000 poor and hardcore poor recipients with an allocation of RM700mil compared to last year's total...
PETALING JAYA: The Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara) cash aid for poor households will be doubled to RM1,200 this year, up from RM600 previously, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said the RM600 increase is expected to benefit over 700,000 poor and hardcore poor recipients with an allocation of RM700mil compared to last year's total...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has upped the allocation of scholarships for students pursuing tertiary studies in various fields to RM101mil this year, says Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. The Chief Minister said this is an increase of 84% over last year’s allocation of RM55mil. “The State Government Excellence Scholarship award will benefit 4,638 SPM and STPM (holders) and those...
