Day: September 27, 2024

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has called on non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to work with the Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) and the Human Resources Development Berhad (HRD Corp) to organise more career carnivals aimed at boosting employment opportunities for young people. He said such collaboration would enable effective job matching, ensuring that the skills of young people are aligned with the needs of local companies, ultimately benefiting the economy of the respective states. “In Johor there is a special economic zone and the federal government, as well as the state government, have established cooperation involving TalentCorp so

Several roads in Kuala Kangsar will be closed in stages on Oct 1 to make way for the 2024 Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL). Kuala Kangsar district police chief ACP Heisham Harun said the road closures and traffic diversions for all types of vehicles would be carried out from 11 am to noon to ensure smooth traffic flow and safety in the affected areas during the event. He said the third stage of the LTdL Perak route would cover Taiping to Cameron Highlands, passing through Kuala Kangsar, with a total distance of 170.3 kilometres (km). ‘The closures will affect KM

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar hope that there will be an increase in the allocation for Islamic development in Budget 2025. The budget will be tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim this Oct 18. “I believe there will be an additional allocation in the 2025 Budget (for Islamic development) considering that the Prime Minister (Anwar Ibrahim) is a leader concerned with the development of Islamic affairs.C”We have also held an engagement session with Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan to discuss the matter (additional allocation for the development

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will present seven resolutions for the creation of a corruption-free national ecosystem for the consideration of the Special Cabinet Committee on National Governance, chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki stated that the resolutions were based on recommendations from a two-day conference involving researchers from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Universiti Malaya, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, and Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia. ‘The research findings presented at this national conference are highly significant to develop comprehensive and high-impact policies. “Data on risk and gap analysis concerning weaknesses in

Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak told the High Court here today that he was not responsible for the micro-management of SRC International Sdn Bhd’s funds, as the responsibilities lay with the company’s board of directors (BOD) and management. He emphasised that during his tenure as the chairman of the SRC Board of Advisors, he trusted the BOD to handle the company’s affairs as it comprised of highly qualified individuals. “The company’s board and management are the main organs of the company so when I decided to manage SRC from a macro point of view, I wanted SRC