KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 — Members of the parliament from the government and opposition bloc have expressed support for the proposed extension of the loan moratorium period until June 2021 to be included in Budget 2021 to help the people cope with Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said 2021 Budget will only be supported if it was really a budget to help the people cope with Covid-19 and to curb the spread of the pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — The Dewan Rakyat sitting today will focus on the debate session on the Supply Bill 2021 after it was tabled on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz has advised the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) management to allow more contributors to withdraw from Account 1.

MUAR, Nov 8 — The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry (KPWKM) has received a total of 1,929 complaints on domestic violence (KRT) since the movement control order (MCO) was implemented on March 18 this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — Malaysia Shipowners’ Association (MASA) has called for immediate disbursement of the RM3.7 billion allocation in Budget 2021 upon approval for the Maritime Development and Logistics Scheme, to revitalise and revive the shipping industry.

SEREMBAN, Nov 7 — The government will make advanced bookings of Covid-19 vaccines with the over RM3 billion allocation under Budget 2021, said the Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — Budget 2021 recognises the need for continuous support to lives and livelihoods during a period when Malaysians, especially those in the bottom 40 per cent of the household income (B40) group who are under enormous stress caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) will provide further details on the targeted EPF Account 1 withdrawal facility on November 11.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — The Government needs to acknowledge that there has been an immediate drop in hotel occupancy with the spike in Covid-19 cases at the end of September 2020 and that the tourism industry is in need of more assistance, the Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — The government is allocating RM100 million to the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit to raise the socio-economic status of the Indian community, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — The Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH) will be replaced with Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR) involving an allocation of RM6.5 billion in aid, which is expected to benefit 8.1 million people under Budget 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — The government will be implementing several initiatives to help increase home ownership and provide comfortable and quality housing.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — The government will implement an Employment Generation Guarantee Scheme (JanaKerja) involving the provision of 500,000 new jobs beginning next year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — The government has announced a targeted Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) Account 1 withdrawal facility of RM500 per month, up to a maximum of RM6,000 for 12 months.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — A total of RM1 billion will be allocated to curb the third wave of Covid-19 next year, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — The Malaysian government is allocating RM322.5 billion, or 20.6 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), for Budget 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — The allocation for Budget 2021 is projected to be worth RM330 billion, 10 per cent higher than the RM297 billion Budget 2020.

SHAH ALAM, Nov 4 — The Selangor government hopes that the aerospace sector, broadband infrastructure and construction of a new hospital will be among the focus of Budget 2021 scheduled to be tabled this Friday.

GEORGE TOWN, Nov 4 — Fishermen hope that the government can focus on the empowerment of the group in Budget 2021 which will be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat, this Friday.