JAKARTA, Jan 2 —Indonesia has reduced its 2023 budget deficit significantly to 347.6 trillion rupiah (YSS$22.47 billion), equivalent to 1.65 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), based on unaudited figures, its finance minister said on Tuesday The unaudited deficit was far smaller than the...

By Norrasyidah Arshad PETALING JAYA, Jan 8 —The opening of the bookstore owned by the Inisiatif Buku Darul Ehsan (IBDE) will serve to promote the culture of reading in society, said Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari. He said the Kedai Buku Rencana bookstore in Sri Damansara can also...

SHAH ALAM, Dec 8 — The empowerment of creative writing among schoolchildren needs to be improved from time to time through clear planning and strategy so that the talents of these young people can be marketed to local and international markets, said Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek.

By Zareef Muzammil SHAH ALAM, Dec 29 — The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj has to date contributed 2,080 books to the Raja Tun Uda Library in Section 13, here. The Selangor Royal Office in a statement today said that the library is close to the heart of the Selangor...