Day: August 9, 2024

The Melaka Information Department (JaPen) is organising over 90 programmes across all 84 MADANI Communities to enliven the National Month 2024 celebrations. Its director Ab Rasil Hajatil said that these programmes will include flying the Jalur Gemilang campaign and the ‘1 Rumah 1 Jalur Gemilang’ initiative, aimed at fostering national pride and patriotism within the community. ‘All segments of society, regardless of status, race, or religion, are encouraged to hoist the national flag throughout this month, whether at home, in offices, at business premises, or in village areas,’ he said. He added that the ‘1 Rumah 1 Jalur Gemilang’ campaign

The proposed Malaysia Harmony Charter will soon be brought up and discussed at the Cabinet meeting, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar. He said that the proposed charter would next be presented to the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs (MKI) and the Conference of Rulers for approval. ‘Yesterday, the proposal for the Malaysia Harmony Charter was brought before the Inter-Faith Harmony Committee (Harmoni) meeting, which National Unity Minister Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang and I co-chaired. ‘The proposal has been unanimously approved and, insya-Allah, will be brought to the Cabinet Meeting for

The federal government is open to holding discussions if Sabah needs additional allocations, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar said the RM16 billion allocation he announced for the state at the Pesta Kaamatan on May 31 was the total funds for Sabah for this year but did not cover several other matters. ‘Operating and development allocations total RM16 billion. I have read and scrutinised … don’t politicise this matter; if you want more, discuss it properly. ‘I have explained that allocations for implementation and operating expenditure should be there. And I have included all these, (although) certain other

The construction of a bridge across Batang Rajang to connect the town of Kapit with the area on the other side of the mighty river is currently in the planning stage, Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said. He said that he had discussed with Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi about the plan and there is a high probability that the project would be financed by the federal government. ‘The concept is already accepted. Now, it is in the planning stage,’ he told reporters after visiting Package 01: Proposed Construction and Completion of Pasi Road to

The number of labour force in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024 showed a positive trend with a 1.1 per cent increase to 17.15 million persons compared to 16.96 million in Q1 of this year. The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), in a statement, said during the same period, the number of employed persons increased by 1.2 per cent to reach 16.59 million compared to 16.4 million persons in the previous quarter. ‘The number of unemployed persons reduced further by 0.6 per cent to 557,800 persons (Q1 2024: 561,100 persons), recording 3.3 per cent of the unemployment rate in Q2