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offered under the Short-Term Employment Programme( mySTEP) and Professional Training and Education

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 500, 257 job seekers have secured jobs through 27 initiatives implemented by the government as of Dec 3, surpassing the target of creating 500, 000 job opportunities set by the Finance Ministry through the 2021 Budget. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said it was a very meaningful achievement considering the various challenges facing the labour market due to the Covid-19 outbreak since March last year, which resulted in the unemployment rate to soar to 5.3 p

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 120, 615 officers and personnel of the Malaysian Armed Forces( MAF) as well as about 200, 000 MAF veterans will be receiving the special Hari Raya Aidilfitri financial assistance as announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said the Cabinet meeting today confirmed the special financial aid for officers and personnel as well as MAF veterans registered with the Department of Veteran Affairs( JHEV)." MAF vet

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will continue to protect the people from the impact of a sharp rise in inflation by continuing to provide subsidies despite rising global oil prices resulting from the Russia-Ukraine war. National Budget Office director Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican said this was the government's commitment which also took into account the fact that the country is still in the early stages of recovery from Covid-19’s impact.“ The government is maintaining the current subsidy policy to

PETALING JAYA: Government-linked companies( GLCs) and government-linked investment companies( GLICs) must continuously improve and strengthen their role to remain competitive, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. This, he said, was important to ensure these companies deliver an optimum impact towards the country’s socio-economy in view of the changing business landscape and post-Covid-19 new normal.“ GLCs also play a role in helping the country attract investments in certain secto

KUALA LUMPUR( Bernama): Creating employment opportunities is one of the thrusts of Budget 2022, especially since many have lost their jobs or facing salary cuts due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz( pic) said one of the government's measures to help them was with the introduction of the Jamin Kerja Keluarga Malaysia( JaminKerja) initiative that aims to create 600, 000 job opportunities.He said the JaminKerja initiative involved an allocation o

KUALA LUMPUR: The JaminKerja Keluarga Malaysia initiative which will be launched on Saturday( Feb 19) is a continuation of efforts to revitalise the job market and help launch the country's economic recovery, says the Social Security Organisation( Socso). Its chief executive Datuk Seri Dr Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed said prior to this, efforts implemented through the PenjanaKerjaya incentive programme had helped 320, 864 job seekers gain employment through various initiatives last year." Actual

PETALING JAYA: The government appreciates the efforts of the banking sector in continuing to support and assist borrowers facing financial difficulties by restructuring the loans of defaulters, says the Prime Minister. Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the government has also taken note of efforts shown by banks to not hastily blacklist those who faced difficulties.“ Banks should continue assisting borrowers facing financial difficulties repaying their loans and defer legal action against defa

PETALING JAYA: The banking sector will continue to assist borrowers who are facing financial difficulties amid the Covid-19 pandemic, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The Prime Minister said borrowers who are new or still found it difficult to get employment, especially from the B50 group, should be supported as much as possible until they are able to stand strong again.“ The Government, through the Malaysian Insolvency Department, has increased the bankruptcy threshold to RM100, 000 to prov