Day: August 10, 2024

BEIJING, The housing rental industry in China, anticipated to experience strong demand and stable supply, is identified as a “crucial direction” for the future development model of the country’s real estate market, according to a statement by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) on Saturday, reported Xinhua. Given the profound changes in the supply and demand dynamics of the real estate market, the scale of existing housing in China is already very large, the central bank noted in a report on monetary policy implementation. On the demand side, market institutions project that the population in China with rental needs will

GUA MUSANG, Folks in the Nenggiri constituency here are relieved and grateful after getting news that their long wait for an automated teller machine (ATM) service in their area will soon come to an end. The Finance Ministry announced today that the implementation of ATM services in Nenggiri will be expedited to meet local demands. Settler, Abdul Ghani Awang, 78, welcomed the news, noting that residents previously had to rely on ATMs in Gua Musang town for cash withdrawals. ‘We villagers are very pleased and relieved that basic amenities like ATMs will soon be closer to home, which means there

KUALA NERUS, Each allocation distributed to schools is based on their specific needs and priorities, said Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek. She said that this refutes claims by certain quarters that the government provides a larger allocation to Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (SJK) than to Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK). ‘It’s untrue. Each school has its own needs and priorities. Allocation for both maintenance and development should be needs-based. ‘If SJKC (Chinese national-type primary schools) requires (a certain amount), we will look at it. The same applies to SK or SJKT (Tamil national-type primary schools),’ she told reporters after officiating the national-level MADANI Scout

KOTA BHARU, The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Kelantan branch seized 731 kilogrammes (kg) of subsidised cooking oil at Chabang Tiga, Pengkalan Chepa, here, yesterday. Its director Azman Ismail said at around 2.15 pm, two male suspects were observed unloading subsidised cooking oil from a Proton Waja into a house without a number in Kota Bharu. Following this, KPDN conducted a raid on the house. The suspects fled the scene, driving recklessly for 10 kilometres, but were eventually apprehended in Chabang Tiga, Pengkalan Chepa. ‘One suspect managed to escape. During the inspection, we discovered 43 boxes

GUA MUSANG, Over 10,000 Orang Asli residents of five interior posts in the Gua Musang district have been risking their lives as they travel on routes alongside trucks carrying logs for the past 40 years. Resident Ibrahim Marijah, 67, said residents from various several settlements, including Pos Gob, Pos Simpor, Pos Balar, Pos Bihai, Pos Belatim and Pos Tohoi were forced to take risks daily whenever they met heavy vehicles while making the over 70-kilometre (km) journey on the unpaved route to get out of the area. ‘The Orang Asli here want the state government, who earns revenue from our