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KUCHING (Bernama): Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob does not want the practice of appointing rescue contractors to persist and instead has called for closer monitoring of government projects from the beginning to ensure they are completed according to schedule.

Monday, 05 Jul 2021 12:10 PM MYT BY OPALYN MOK Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow speaks to reporters during a visit to the City Stadium in George Town July 5, 2021. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin Follow us on Instagram and subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates. GEORGE TOWN, July 5 — Once Covid-19 self-test kits are available in the market, the government may make it compulsory for everyone to conduct self-testing at home, said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. He sugge...

Monday, 12 Apr 2021 02:28 PM MYT BY JERRY CHOONG Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh speaks during the launch of the Centre to Combat Corruption & Cronyism’s report on political financing in Petaling Jaya April 12, 2021. — Picture by Miera Zulyana Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. PETALING JAYA, April 12 — Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh today said that reforming political financing in the country should be a priority, especially to address the frequent instan...

Published on: Saturday, April 10, 2021 By: Bernama Bernama pic Kota Kinabalu: A total of 1,261 individuals who do not have bank accounts in Nabawan district will receive their Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) 2.0 assistance worth a total of almost RM900,000 through the Malaysia Prihatin programme within four days beginning Thursday (April 8). Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy), Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup  (pic), said in a statement that the residents in Nabawan, Sapul...

13 Mar 2021 / 07:52 H. KUALA LUMPUR: The latest e-Kasih data verification shows that the number of poor and hardcore poor in Kuala Lumpur has increased to 10,200 families, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. (pix) He said the number was obtained from the department’s Implementation Coordination Unit (ICU) which showed 6,800 families in the poor category and 4,400 families in the hardcore poor category. “This data is obtained based on th...

Saturday, 16 Jan 2021 09:00 PM MYT BY JUSTIN ONG A screenshot of the letter floating around on social media alleging permission for a hall in Pagoh. — Picture via social media Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 — Allegations that a contract has been issued to construct a multipurpose hall in Pagoh, Johor, for RM35 million were false and malicious, the Prime Minister’s Office said today. Pagoh is the constituency of Prime...

Published on: Tuesday, December 29, 2020 By: NST Photo for general illustration: AFP via Getty Images Kuala Lumpur: The Malay Consultative Council (MPM) has called for a major reshuffling of the Islamic Development Department (Jakim) over its perceived failure to protect Muslim consumers in guaranteeing the distribution of halal meat in the country. The councils Performance Management & Delivery Unit (Pemandu) committee chairman Tun Hanif Omar said the department should relieve itself from its ...

23 Dec 2020 / 09:33 H. ACROSS the length and breadth of the public policy debate on healthcare, public-private partnerships (PPP) have come under severe scrutiny and criticisms, on the one side. In this country, renowned economist Dr Jomo K Sundaram has been an outspoken critic of the excesses and extremities of PPP. On the other side, the Malaysian Health Coalition, which represents both the private sector and civil society, for example, has called for a robust PPP to combat the Covid-19 epid...