Day: August 6, 2024

NIBONG TEBAL, The convoy of Kembara Merdeka Jalur Gemilang (KMJG) 2024 received a rousing welcome from over 900 students and teachers of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Sungai Acheh dressed in traditional attire and waving the Jalur Gemilang here at noon. The convoy travelled to the Seberang Perai Utara (SPU) district yesterday before continuing its journey to the Seberang Perai Tengah (SPT) and the Seberang Perai Selatan (SPS) districts today, with SMK Sungai Acheh being one of the locations visited. Penang Information Department director Hasmiza Hussin said this year’s edition of KMJG entails the convoy to carry the Jalur Gemilang across

KANGAR, The Perlis State Legislative Assembly was told today that the state unemployment rate in the first quarter of 2024 is at 2.0 per cent or a total of 2,400 people based on statistics from the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). State Housing, Local Government, Human Resources Development, and Poverty Eradication Committee chairman Asrul Aimran Abd Jalil said it was the same number of Perlis job seekers registered on the Social Security Organisation’s (Perkeso) MYFutureJobs Portal from January to July 5. In that regard, he said Perkeso and the state government are trying to stimulate the labour market in Perlis

ALOR SETAR, The euphoria of witnessing the first Kedah athlete win a prestigious medal at the 2024 Olympic Games stirred a cafe owner here today into giving free coffee to customers to toast the success. Managing director of Encomas Sdn Bhd and Caffe Diem Datuk Rick Cheng Wooi Seong said he was immensely proud of the achievement of national men’s singles Lee Zii Jia, who won the bronze medal after defeating India’s Lakshya Sen. ‘Actually, this is not the first time we have given away free coffee to customers. Previously, when the Kedah football team won, we also gave free

KUALA LUMPUR, A total of RM2.6 billion in loans needs to be recovered by the National Entrepreneurial Group Economic Fund (TEKUN Nasional) for the period from 2008 to this year. Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Datuk R. Ramanan said this amount comprises the collective sum of loans due for repayment as well as new loans involving more than 100,000 borrowers over that period. ‘They (the borrowers) are making the repayments. Now, when we advise them and make calls to speak with them, payments are made. However, (some of the allocated) funds are stuck. ‘Therefore, if the RM2.6 billion

KUALA LUMPUR, Kuala Lumpur’s population is estimated to exceed 8.8 million, with an annual increase of 2.25 per cent compared to last year, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territory) Dr Zaliha Mustafa. She said the population is expected to hit 9.8 million by 2030 and the rapid development requires the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to be more proactive in planning and providing infrastructure. ‘This population growth not only involves natural increase in city areas, but also migration to the city from rural areas,’ she said. ‘This puts pressure on the existing infrastructure and demands that we