The business tourism sector is expected to generate RM2.1 billion in the Malaysian economy. With a total number of 562,000 delegates, they would be participating in 193 events that has been secured this year. “The estimated expenditure by delegates stands at RM894 million, which is anticipated to generate an economic impact of approximately RM2.1 billion,”…
Annually the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra) receives an allocation of RM100 million. How much of that is used to transform the community. Mitra committee chairman P Prabakaran revealed that almost half of the allocation are re-allocated for commitments -welfare, dialysis, kindergartens for Tamil schools and university students. Speaking at an event which was later…
Pensyarah Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) Kamarul Zaman Yusoff telah kalah dalam kes saman fitnah terhadap Ahli Parlimen Segambut Hannah Yeoh. Beliau diarahkan membayar gantirugi sebanyak RM400,000 kerana dua hantaran Facebook yang diterbitkan pada 2017 telah memfitnah Yeoh. Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Aliza Sulaiman turut mengarahkan Kamarul membayar RM80,000 sebagai kos guaman. Aliza bagaimanapun menolak permintaan Yeoh…
Fokus utama mesyuarat pertama biro politik PKR seusai sesi pemilihan ialah pilihan raya negeri Sabah. Ia merupakan cabaran utama buat timbalan presiden PKR baru, Nurul Izzah Anwar. “Tumpuan parti pada ketika ini adalah memastikan kesiapsiagaan menghadapi pilihan raya negeri Sabah. “Timbalan presiden serta semua naib presiden telah diberikan tugasan khusus bagi memastikan kemenangan parti dan…
Aging workforce is a growing threat to the agriculture sector and food security since nearly half of the country’s farmers are 60 and above, said deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. This in turn affected productivity and Malaysia’s ability to sustain domestic food production. “To ensure the sector’s sustainability, we must attract more youths…
Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad yang telah mengumumkan peletakan jawatannya semalam bersekali dengan Menteri Ekonomi Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli telah menegaskan bahawa mereka hanya berundur dari kabinet dan tidak sama sekali akan berundur dari PKR. “Kami letak jawatan. Kami tak akan khianati parti,” kata beliau menerusi X. Ahli parlimen Setiawangsa tersebut meletakkan jawatan sebagai Menteri Sumber…
Menteri Sumber Asli dan Kelestarian Alam Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad telah mengikuti langkah Rafizi meletakkan jawatannya, berkuatkuasa 4 Julai. “Saya telah menghantar surat peletakan jawatan saya sebagai Menteri Sumber Asli dan Kelestarian Alam (NRES) kepada Perdana Menteri, Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, berkuat kuasa pada 4 Julai 2025. Saya bercuti bermula esok hingga 3 Julai 2025,”…
Menteri Ekonomi, Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli telah meletakkan jawatan berkuatkuasa 17 Jun depan. “Saya telah menghantar surat peletakan jawatan dari Jemaah Menteri kepada YAB Perdana Menteri. “Peletakan jawatan ini akan berkuat kuasa dari 17 Jun 2025. Bermula dari hari ini, saya akan menghabiskan baki cuti tahunan sehingga 16 Jun 2025,” katanya menerusi satu kenyataan di…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called for the notion of sovereignty to be reviewed since artificial intelligence and digital security has permeated various sectors of life. “It (concept of sovereignty) has to be reviewed, repurposed to protect the security of the nation,” he was quoted as saying during a panel session at the…
As the Sabah state election looms, a party that needs to be focused on is the United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO) which is a component party of Pakatan Harapan. This party is vital, especially in securing the Kadazan Dusun Murut (KDM) vote bank for PH. For now, UPKO information chief Peter Jr Naintin has opted…
