PUTRAJAYA: Engagement sessions are held with the welfare voluntary organisations for persons with disabilities( OKUs) to improve delivery of service to the group, said the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry. According to the ministry, the engagement sessions, carried out through the Social Welfare Department( JKM), are held to provide information on the improvement of services for the OKUs, as well as on the implementation of the pilot programme on the cashless welfare assistance p

PUTRAJAYA: The Communications and Multimedia Ministry now uses the new acronym, K-KOMM, while its minister will be referred to as MenKOMM.In a statement issued by the ministry, Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa said that the application of the new terms began effective Thursday( March 17).K-KOMM said the use of the new acronym was aimed at avoiding public confusion between the ministry and its agency, namely the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission( MCMC),

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Tourism Board( STB) wants to work with the Economy Ministry to comprehensively develop Sabah's rural tourism. STB chairman Datuk Joniston Bangkuai said a strategic collaboration with the federal ministry would serve as a catalyst for economic empowerment within rural communities to address the crucial goal of alleviating poverty.He said this on Thursday( Jan 25) following Deputy Economy Minister Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib visit to the Tagal Eco-Tourism initiative in Kampung Po

BUTTERWORTH: All kindergartens and childcare centres under the Community Development Department( Kemas) will be fully operational by January. Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said at present, the 10, 301 kindergarten classes and 544 nurseries were operating according to the phases of the National Recovery Plan as directed by the National Security Council and Health Ministry.“ All the early childhood learning institutions are currently operating in accordance with the stipulat

PADANG TERAP: The Rural Development Ministry( KPLB) has allocated RM4mil in immediate assistance in the form of food baskets to flood victims in several states. Its Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid( pic) said eight agencies were involved, including Majlis Amanah Rakyat( Mara), Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority( Risda), Kedah State Development Corporation( Keda) and Federal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority( Felda). Each agency will contribute RM500, 000 towards t

KUALA LUMPUR: The Communications and Multimedia Ministry will lend its support to accelerate innovations, such as micro-credentials that will boost efficiency and skills in content and communications. Its deputy minister Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin( pic) said micro-credential courses could provide opportunities for adult learners to link training courses, stack their micro-credential courses, and earn transfer credits for an accredited academic programme offered by the universities.He noted that

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Communications is looking into enacting a Music Act to ensure that the field of art has its own act to safeguard the welfare of musicians. Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said that since singers make up most of the content providers in broadcasting involving radio and television, the relevant act needs to be examined to ensure the industry's sustainability." I see that there are some basic things that need to be strengthened.... First, there is the literacy as

KUALA LUMPUR: The seventh week of the Dewan Rakyat sitting saw the august House passing, among others, the operating expenditure of another eight ministries in Budget 2022 at the committee level. This involved the Health Ministry; Housing and Local Government Ministry; International Trade and Industry Ministry; Public Works Ministry; Communications and Multimedia Ministry; Women, Family and Community Development Ministry; Defence Ministry; and the Home Ministry.So far, the estimated operating ex

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ISKANDAR PUTERI: A total of 74, 096 Orang Asli nationwide have been fully inoculated under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme( PICK). This number accounted for 43% of those from the community who were aged 18 and above, said Orang Asli Development Department( Jakoa) director-general Sapiah Mohd Nor.“ As of Friday, 104, 481 people from the Orang Asli communities received one dose of the vaccine.“ Besides the adult population, we are also focusing on Orang Asli teenagers.... A total of