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KOTA BHARU, Yayasan Pelajaran Mara (YPM) has provided extensive aid to 2,314 underprivileged Bumiputera students in Kelantan, including Gua Musang, with an allocation of RM275,675 up to July. YPM chairman Datuk Seri Dr. Ismail Mohamed Said stated that YPM also provided RM18,900 for the Semai Kasih Orang Asli Community programme, including previous ones conducted at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Pulat, with 46 Orang Asli students. “This is part of our corporate social responsibility (CSR) and YPM’s efforts to help the Orang Asli community in Gua Musang access quality education. ‘The Ministry of Rural and Regional Development, through its agencies, is highly

KUALA KRAI, A total of 1,687 active projects costing RM72.61 billion under the Public Works Department (JKR) were implemented this year, Public Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said. He added that the projects include road infrastructure, bridges and buildings such as dilapidated schools. “Until July, 87 projects have been completed, 34 of them infrastructure projects such as roads and bridges, 42 building construction and 11 of them other projects. “The government is always committed to completing all projects implemented for the betterment of the people,’ he said after visiting the Sungai Durian bridge replacement at Jalan Persekutuan FT008

JOHOR BAHRU, The Johor government is committed to ensuring that Larkin Sentral Terminal becomes an efficient transportation hub that meets high standards for the comfort of users, said Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi. He said Larkin Sentral, currently categorised as a grade B terminal, is working towards meeting the grade A criteria set by the Land Public Transport Agency (APAD). “God willing, the state government will assist as much as possible to resolve this issue to ensure that Larkin Sentral becomes one of the efficient transportation hubs that meet high standards for the comfort of users, especially the people

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia has demonstrated commendable economic resilience, achieving a gross domestic product growth of 3.6 per cent in 2023, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM). It said the achievement was recorded amidst the challenging global economic environment, which includes geopolitical tensions impacting global markets, rising cost of living, and commodity price fluctuations. ‘The services sector notably contributed to the growth with a robust performance of 5.1 per cent, counterbalancing the manufacturing sector’s modest growth of 0.7 per cent due to global economic challenges, including supply chain disruptions and fluctuating commodity prices,’ chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin

KUALA LUMPUR: Proton Holdings Bhd (Proton) sold 15,103 cars in July, with sales rebounding by 37.3 per cent over the previous month, the highest closing figure since September 2022 for both domestic and export markets. Proton Edar chief executive officer Roslan Abdullah said July saw the best sales in 2024, setting the tone for what the company hopes will be a productive 2024 second half. ‘There are many plans to be executed in the coming months, starting with the 2025 Proton X70, which will be launched in August. ‘At the same time, the groundwork for the launch of Proton’s first