By Sheeda Fathil SHAH ALAM, Oct 8 — A total of 98 flood mitigation projects involving an allocation of RM533 million under the 12th Malaysia Plan (RMK12) have been approved, says the Menteri Besar. According to Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari, one of the projects, the Sungai Buloh Flood Mitigation...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — The Dewan Rakyat today passed the motion on the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP), the country’s development roadmap for 2021 to 2025.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — The last day of the winding up session of the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) in the Dewan Rakyat today will involve three ministries and five portfolios under the Prime Minister's Department (JPM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — The government's action in ensuring good mental health among military personnel and officers will be one of the issues to be discussed at the Dewan Rakyat sitting today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — The winding up of the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) in the Dewan Rakyat by the ministries will begin today after the five-year plan, for the period 2021 to 2025, was debated for four days.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — The government will uphold the principle of “Leaving No One Behind” under the recently unveiled 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) in its quest to transform Malaysia to become a fully developed nation that will benefit all Malaysians.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — The ringgit is expected to remain in a tight range with a slight appreciation bias next week, as technical indicator suggests that the US Dollar Index is in the midst of an overbought position.

KUALA LUMPUR, 30 Sept — The increase in pension payment for the B40 group is one of the questions scheduled to be raised at the Dewan Rakyat sitting today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — The number of individuals who lost their jobs since the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) is one of the questions that will be raised at the Dewan Rakyat sitting today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 — The ringgit opened firmer against the US dollar today, riding on positive investors’ sentiment following the tabling of the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 — The statistics of road accidents involving the offence of driving in the wrong direction as well as measures taken by the government to curb it will be among the issues to be discussed at the Dewan Rakyat sitting today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 — The ringgit ended almost unchanged against the US dollar on Monday amid steady market sentiment and the rising oil price.

KUALA LUMPUR, 27 Sept — The following are the highlights of the 12th Malaysia Plan 2021-2025 (12MP), themed “Resetting the economy; strengthening security, wellbeing and inclusivity; and advancing sustainability,” that was tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob in Parliament today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 — The government will need to focus on the digital economy and digital infrastructure as well as productivity in the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) to restore the country’s growth following the Covid-19 pandemic and hence realise the aim of becoming a high-income economy as early as 2024.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — Measures to raise the number of skilled workers should be among the matters to be given focus under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) in the effort to propel Malaysia into a developed nation.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob will table the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) in the Dewan Rakyat at 11.30 am this Monday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 — The second week of the Dewan Rakyat meeting saw opposition and government MPs raise various issues during the debate session and they were answered by the relevant ministers within two days of the winding-up session.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — The government needs to formulate a long-term recovery strategy or plan to drive the country's economic growth post-Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 — The country's economic recovery can currently be measured by four key indicators, namely the retail sector, hotel accommodation, crude palm oil prices, and SMR 20 rubber price, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Economy) Arthur Joseph Kurup.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — Malaysia's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) performance improved in 2019 based on the achievement of the goals set, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.