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Dzulkefly: Health Ministry spending up due to rising medical supply prices

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 -- The Health Ministry is requesting more funding due to spiralling medical supply prices that have risen threefold in some cases, said Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad. He said thes... Read More


PM Anwar: Malaysia's household debt at RM1.53t as of last year

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 -- The country's aggregate household debt stood at RM1.53 trillion at the end of 2023, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. In a written parliamentary reply yesterday,... Read More


Home Minister: It was govt's proposal to amend Federal Constitution on citizenship, not my decision

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 -- The proposal to amend the Federal Constitution was a decision made by the government, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has said. He said based on this deci... Read More


Want Malaysians to shun tobacco? Start by not smoking and vaping in Parliament, deputy health minister tells MPs

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 -- The move to put an end to the habit of smoking and vaping should start with Parliament, Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni said. He also suggested that all MPs re... Read More


Govt to introduce parental control tools with telcos to keep children safe online, says Fahmi

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 -- The government is looking to introduce parental control tools through a collaboration with local telecommunication providers to prevent children from being exposed to troubli... Read More


A total of 56,066 active MM2H pass holders as of January 2024, says tourism minister

KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 -- As of January 31 this year, there are 56,066 active Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) pass holders inclusive of principals and dependents. Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture... Read More


Delayed LCS will be back on schedule by June, says defence minister

KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 -- Delays with the production of the Royal Malaysian Navy's first littoral combat ship (LCS) will be overcome by June this year, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordi... Read More


Rafizi assures public of Padu's security, says repelled on average two million attempted hacks each week

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 -- The government has managed to prevent over two million attempts to hack the Pangkalan Data Utama (Padu) or Central Database Hub, in each week, Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli s... Read More


Education Ministry lauds intervention programmes, points to drop in illiteracy rate among primary students

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 -- There is a decrease in the percentage of students who have not mastered 3M (reading, writing and counting) skills, the Education Ministry said. In a parliamentary written rep... Read More


Malaysia's rice stockpile enough to last more than four months, says agriculture and food security minister

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 -- The national physical rice stock as of February 27 is 881,554 metric tonnes, Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu has said. In a parliamentary writt... Read More