THE Government has made the adoption process easier and faster for parents in a bid to weed out baby-trafficking, the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry said. Its Deputy Minister Datuk Heng Seai Kie told the Parliament that the ministry realised the need to make adoptions easier by providing online applications available under the Social [...]
THE Government has no ulterior motive in building new Tamil schools other than to fulfil the pressing need for such schools for the Indian community, said Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong. He denied accusations that the Government was pulling off a political gimmick when it announced that RM370mil had been allocated for [...]
TOURISM Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen’s foreign trips last year generated an increase of RM635.3mil in foreign exchange revenue for the country compared with 2010. Dr Ng told Teresa Kok (DAP-Seputeh) in a written reply during Question Time that foreign tourists’ spending in the shopping sector alone contributed RM17.5bil in 2011, which was [...]
THE Education Ministry approved the promotion of 30,335 non-graduate teachers between 2005 and Sept 11 this year. Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong said the ministry had received a warrant to promote Diploma Level Education Service Officers (PPPLD) to Grade 41 by the Board of Promotion of Education Officers (LKPPP). “The non-graduate teachers [...]
PATIENTS may soon opt for modern, traditional or complementary medicine when seeking treatment in government hospitals. Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said even though this was not the current standard operating procedure at government hospitals, traditional and complementary medical services could be a possibility in the near future due to its growing popularity [...]
KUALA LUMPUR, 25 Sept (Bernama) — Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan akan memperkenalkan lebih banyak dasar yang bersesuaian sekiranya perlu, untuk mengawal harga rumah agar semua rakyat mampu memiliki rumah sendiri. Menteri berkenaan Datuk Seri Chor Chee Heung berkata kerajaan sememangnya sedar mengenai peningkatan harga rumah secara mendadak terutama di kawasan Lembah Klang dan beberapa [...]
KUALA LUMPUR – Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) akan menghantar laporan lengkap siasatan berhubung kemasukan dana asing kepada syarikat atau organisasi tempatan kepada Peguam Negara dalam tempoh dua minggu lagi. Timbalan Menteri Kewangan Datuk Doland Lim Siang Chai berkata, walau pun laporan telah lengkap, mereka memerlukan pengesahan beberapa pihak memandangkan ianya melibatkan organisasi asing. “Sebarang kes [...]
THE Finance Ministry has issued a circular on how to be prudent in spending, including on asset purchases and on holding official programmes, to keep public debt from exceeding its national target ceiling. Deputy Minister Datuk Donald Lim Siang Chai said the Government regularly reviewed existing allocations so that it would not overlap with activities [...]
KUANTAN: The Bukit Koman cyanide gold mining issue is not a health issue but a political one, said Pahang Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob. He said the Opposition was blowing the issue up to garner support when in fact the cyanide traces had been shown to be negligible. “It is a propaganda move. They [...]
THE Federal Government is providing a RM235mil interest-free loan to Sabah for a new water treatment plant and related facilities in interior Keningau district, with work expected to start by September. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan said the funding for the project as announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak [...]
