Category: General

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

KUALA LUMPUR, The gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives retreated to close lower today, albeit with better performance of COMEX gold futures. At the close, spot month August 2024 was down to US$2,432.60 per troy ounce from US$2,474.50 per troy ounce at yesterday’s close. Meanwhile, September 2024, October 2024, November 2024, December 2024, and February 2025 settled lower at US$2,436.30 per troy ounce compared to US$2,478.20 per troy ounce previously. Volume improved to 51 lots from 22 lots on Monday, while open interest rose to 21 contracts against nine contracts previously. The price of physical gold stood at US$2,393.85

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

GEORGE TOWN, Members of parliament (MPs) who fail to attend Dewan Rakyat sessions for a certain period risk losing their allowances once the Parliamentary Services Act (PSA) comes into effect. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul said attendance requirements for MPs are clearly stipulated in the law, noting that those who are absent for six consecutive months without a valid reason may lose their seats. However, so far, no MPs have lost their seats due to this reason, he said. ‘Nonetheless, I must reiterate that MPs are elected by the people to attend Parliament. So, I am suggesting that

PUTRAJAYA, The first version of the code of conduct for social media platforms will come into effect on Jan 1 next year, according to Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He said engagement sessions with all social media platform stakeholders will be held soon to create the code of conduct, detailing all ethical requirements and responsibilities that all Internet messaging services and social media platform providers must adhere to. ‘They have several points that they want to share and we have told them that there will be an engagement session with all stakeholders. ‘The outcome of these engagement sessions will be taken