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KUCHING, Cooperatives in Sarawak have received RM4.48 million in Revolving Capital Fund and cooperative development assistance from the Malaysia Co-operative Societies Commission of Malaysia (SKM) this year. Sarawak Deputy Premier and Minister of International Trade, Industry, and Investment, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, said that 17 cooperatives have been approved to receive this funding and assistance from SKM. ‘With this support, we are confident that Sarawak cooperatives will be able to enhance their management capabilities, enabling them to improve the quality and increase the exposure for their products and services in the global market,” he said. Speaking at the

KANGAR, Malaysians, especially the people in this state, should take mental health seriously, said the Regent of Perlis Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail. Tuanku Syed Faizuddin emphasised the importance of being mindful of one’s own mental health and that of loved ones, colleagues and the community. ‘Seek appropriate treatment immediately if you experience symptoms to prevent more serious issues,” he said when officiating at the Healthy Malaysia National Agenda (ANMS) programme and Perlis Hebat Carnival at the Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) here today. Also present were the Raja Puan Muda of Perlis Tuanku Dr Hajah Lailatul Shahreen Akashah Khalil and

BANGI, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said teachers who are negligent, indiscipline and perform poorly should be excluded from the time-based promotion privilege. He said even though the government accepted the principle of promotion on time-based, it would revoke the facility for teachers who were negligent and had poor discipline. “If the discipline (of teachers) is weak, if they don’t go to school many times in a year, I want to cancel it (time-based). So we have to be careful, but I believe 90 per cent of them have no problem,” he said when speaking at the Golden Jubilee

BATU PAHAT, The Johor government will examine the syllabus and subjects in institutions of higher learning (IPT) in the state so that they will be in line with market needs, thereby increasing the marketability of graduates. State Education and Information Committee chairman Aznan Tamin said this is because there are many courses offered, including in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) field, which are not parallel and do not meet the needs of the market. Accordingly, he said the state government intends to establish the Johor Talent Development Council (JTDC) to overcome the issue of loss of ‘talent’

BANGI, The Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA) that will be announced soon is among the best ever implemented by the government, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said the SSPA would be announced soon and finalised during the Budget 2025. “I want to ensure that when I announce it (SSPA), all gaps are filled,” he said at the Golden Jubilee celebration of the National Union of Teaching Profession (NUTP) here today. Anwar emphasised that despite the government being burdened with a debt of RM1.5 trillion, it remains committed to ensuring that civil servants’ salaries are increased by more