Author: Harapandaily
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Gameplan Towards Sustainable Medical Insurance Premiums
BY: RUBANA VIGHNESVARAN & HANNA YAHYA In Malaysia, the steep increase in medical insurance premiums remains a pressing issue. Many individuals have been forced to give up their policies, while others must reassess their coverage to ensure affordability. This rise in premiums stems from multiple factors, including rising healthcare costs, annual medical inflation, over utilisation,…
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Menghayati makna 1 Mei: Cerita ‘menteri pekerja’ ubah kehidupan banyak insan
OLEH A. ZAHID “Sesetengah orang ketawakan saya. Mereka kata kamu Menteri Pekerja… Saya kata, saya tidak malu.” Kata-kata ini bukan sekadar defensif, malah memperlihatkan satu iltizam tulen daripada Steven Sim, Menteri Sumber Manusia yang kini menjadi wajah utama reformasi tenaga kerja negara. Beliau tidak sekadar berkata-kata, sebaliknya menjadikan gelaran “Menteri Pekerja” itu sebagai semangat untuk…
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Tapah: A case study to BN’s multi ethnic representation approach
M Vivekananthan Having Tapah MP M. Saravanan from MIC, Chenderiang assemblyperson Choong Shin Heng from MCA, and Umno’s Ayer Kuning assemblyperson Yusri Bakir as the people’s representatives ensure that the voices and concerns of the Indian, Chinese, Malay and Orang Asli communities within Tapah are directly represented at different levels of government. The Barisan Nasional…
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NGOs role in nation building
V SIVAKUMAR Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are vital players in the nation-building process. They act as a bridge between the government and the people, ensuring that voices from the grassroots level are heard. Some NGOs operate in alignment with government policies and maintain a neutral stance, supporting various government initiatives. Others take on a more critical,…
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Perpaduan Nasional atau Perpaduan Melayu dari perspektif Fadzil Noor
OLEH FAIZ FADZIL Mantan Presiden Pas, Almarhum Datuk Fadzil Mohd Noor yang dikenali sebagai tokoh moderate Pas, pada tahun 2001 telah mencadangkan ‘perpaduan Nasional’ sebagai respon kepada cadangan ‘perpaduan Melayu’ oleh mantan Presiden UMNO Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Jelas pemikiran Fadzil Noor ketika itu adalah melihat kepada maslahah negara mengatasi kaum dan tidak menjadikan perkauman…
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Claims over reef escalates China – Philippines tensions
China has claimed an uninhabited reef in the South China Sea that marks escalating tensions with the Philippines. The uninhabited reef – known as Sandy Cay is categorized as a rock and it would allow China to claim a 12 nautical mile of territorial sea which overlaps with a key Philippine military post, Thitu Island….
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Talkin, qunut nazilah dibaca Pas semasa kempen pilihan raya hina Islam
Naib Pengerusi 1 Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH) Kelantan, Che Ibrahim Mohamed menegaskan bacaan talkin dan qunut nazilah oleh Pas sebagai sebahagian kempen pilihan raya adalah satu penghinaan kepada Islam. Beliau berkata, Pas menggunakan Islam tidak kena pada tempatnya, mengulas tindakan parti pembangkang itu memasa kempen Pilihan Raya Kecil (PRK) Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Ayer Kuning…
