Penang Hindu Endowments Board has been giving out educational aid despite the ongoing disputes involving its former and current commissioners. On Oct 13 the PHEB dished out RM45,900 to a total of 50 Hindu students. Last month, RM68,000 were given to 85 students. In addition to that RM17,000 was given out in this two months…
Federal government performed better financially in 2023 with a surplus of RM2.028 billion while deficit was reduced by RM8.595 billion. It led to GDP deficit ratio down by 0.5 percent to 5.0 percent, revealed the Auditor General’s Report on the Federal Government’s Financial Statements for 2023. “The deficit balance of the Development Fund amounted to…
The open feud involving former and current Penang Hindu Endowment Board commissioners continues as Urimai’s Satees Muniandy dared MIC Penang chief Datuk J Dhinagaran to an open debate on PHEB. This is despite calls from a former commissioner for all parties to cool down as the feud only serves to tarnish PHEB’s standing in the…
Malaysian Associated Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MAICCI) deputy president Datuk Dr AT Kumararajah revealed that MAICCI is focused on gaining allocations in four major domains for the Indians through Budget 2025, bearing in mind that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim favors needs based instead of race based allocation. The four domains –…
A former Penang Hindu Endowment Board (PHEB) commissioner, who declined to be named, has called on the board and community leaders to stop their open squabble as it reflects woefully on the Hindu organisation’s ability to function as the main body to oversee temple matters. This may force the DAP – led state government to…
Only ten percent of patients receive palliative care and the number of palliative care patients are expected to rise to 240,000 in the next six years, said Senator Dr A Lingeshwaran. “Currently, only around ten percent of those in need of palliative care have access to it. “With the number of palliative care patients expected…
Budget 2025 would be more than RM400 billion, said Malaysian Associated Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MAICCI) deputy president Datuk Dr AT Kumararajah. “It is (Prime Minister and Finance Minister Datuk Seri) Anwar Ibrahim’s third budget that would be tabled on the 18th. “It is the first budget to pass RM400 billion. The last…
Selangor human resources and poverty eradication exco V Papparaidu called for the ban of Malaysia Thiravidar Humanitarian Organisation following calls from the association against the Navarathiri celebration and prayers Goddess Saraswathi. “It is not prayers to the Goddess that needs to be banned. It is the Thiravidar Organisation that is against the Rukun Negara principle…
Malaysia can be high-income nation by 2028 due to the spurt in economic growth and strengthened ringgit said World Bank lead economist Apurva Sanghi. World Bank itself has raised Malaysia’s growth forecast by 0.6 percent to 4.9 percent. He pointed out that higher growth means better living standards and that coupled with stronger ringgit makes…
The Malaysian Tourism Federation has called upon the Finance Ministry to reintroduce tax exemption incentives to support domestic travel. MTF wanted more inclusive tax incentives in Budget 2025 to accelerate tourism development. Budget 2025 would be tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who is also Finance Minister at a point in time when…
