BALIK PULAU, July 8 – The Transport Ministry will request an allocation of RM10 million from the Ministry of Finance next year to expand the MyLesen B2 programme to allow more individuals from the B40 group to obtain a motorcycle licence, says Minister Anthony Loke.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 — The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) is currently drafting the Rahmah Economic Policy to improve the living standards of the B40 group and hardcore poor, says its minister Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 — The Finance Ministry has no plans to give income tax relief to the disabled (OKU) in the B40 and M40 categories who purchased motor vehicles for the time being.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — The Agro Madani Sales programme, which was launched on April 16, offers savings to 1.8 million B40 and M40 households.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — A total of 82,892 applications have been received for the People's Income Initiative (Inisiatif Pendapatan Rakyat or IPR) until May 22, of which 33,501 individuals are from the low-income group, said the Economy Ministry.

Trends indicate the number of Malaysian students from low-income households forgoing higher education is on the rise, especially post-COVID-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — Tabung Haji (TH) will continue to provide financial assistance to targeted haj pilgrims even though the full cost of performing the Haj has increased to RM30,850 this year compared with RM28,632 last year.

SHAH ALAM, March 18 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today announced that the government will bear the RM1,000 increase in the cost of performing haj for each B40 pilgrim this year.

PUTRAJAYA, March 15 — The preschool education subsidy for children of selected B40 Indian families is paid directly to the preschool managements and not to the parents, the Malaysian Indian Community Transformation Unit (Mitra) said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) plans to introduce loan facilities to finance the purchase of vehicles and insurance to help the B40 group under the Payung Rahmah initiative.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — The government has maintained that there is no need to bring back the goods and services tax (GST) going forward and is confident that efficient revenue collection can expand the national income.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — The Economy Ministry will hold discussions with all local authorities to speed up the implementation of Inisiatif Pendapatan Rakyat (IPR) throughout the country.

PETALING JAYA, March 8 — McDonald's Malaysia today launched the Menu Rahmah to enable all Malaysians to enjoy McDonald's meals for as low as RM5 at more than 300 branches nationwide.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — A total of 50.3 per cent or 6.4 million accounts of the total loan accounts in the household sector are fixed-rate loans that are not affected by the 100 basis point increase in the overnight policy rate (OPR) last year, said Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — Although various parties have criticised Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s maiden budget, particularly in relation to the expected rise in the nation’s debt, some experts see the unity government’s move as necessary to protect the welfare of the people.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — The People’s Income Initiative (IPR) that was launched by the government today is aimed at increasing the income of the hardcore poor and B40 group to at least RM2,000 a month, said Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli.

By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, Feb 17 — A total of 65,000 units of Rumah Selangorku in the Idaman and Harapan category have been approved for construction from 2018 until now, said Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari. He informed that of the number, 24,000 units are in the planning...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — The government will make several important announcements soon, including on additional income opportunities for the B40 group so that the people do not have to use up their Employees Provident Fund (EPF) savings.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — Nearly 10 days after its introduction, ‘Menu Rahmah’ – one of the initiatives by the unity government to help the public cope with the rising cost of living – is gaining positive response from the people.

SHAH ALAM, Feb 3 — The Sungai Tua constituency community service centre will be collaborating with schools within the area to distribute the Menteri Besar Selangor (Incorporated) or MBI’s Back To School assistance.