KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — The government will be implementing the Flood Mitigation Plan worth RM15 billion until 2030 as a long-term strategy to adapt to climate change facing the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — The National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) is being set up to deal with online scams or frauds that have become a global problem and an increasingly serious issue in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — To encourage green investment to achieve the target of zero net greenhouse gas emissions as early as 2050, the government has proposed an extension of the Green Investment Tax Allowance (GITA) and Green Income Tax Exemption (GITE) incentive application period until December 31, 2025.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) plans to implement infrastructure expenditure worth RM1.3 billion in 2023 to expand the 5G network nationwide and cover 70 per cent of highly populated areas.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — The government has allocated RM332 million for the provision of training programmes and the best sports facilities nationwide next year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — The government will continue to strengthen the capacity of public health services next year by making the Health Ministry among the recipients of the largest allocation increase in Budget 2023, amounting to RM36.1 billion compared to RM32.4 billion this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — The government will be increasing the Early Schooling Aid (BAP) from RM100 to RM150 for all pupils regardless of the income level of parents next year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — The ringgit opened slightly lower against the US dollar this morning following hawkish comments from the United States (US) Federal Reserve (Fed) officials on raising the US interest rate by early 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — The ringgit opened flat against the US dollar this morning amidst better United States (US) ADP non-farm employment data.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — The ringgit continued to appreciate against the US dollar today ahead of the Budget 2023 tabling on Friday (October 7), said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — The ringgit opened marginally higher against the US dollar this morning in tandem with the positive risk sentiment ahead of the upcoming Budget 2023 announcement this Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — The ringgit ended higher against the US dollar today on renewed buying interest, said an analyst.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 4 — A total of 11 initiatives, with three main thrusts related to students, teachers and infrastructure involving an allocation of RM6.8 billion, are contained in the wishlist submitted by the Ministry of Education (MOE) for Budget 2023 that will be tabled on Friday (October 7).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — Economic challenges and flood preparedness will be among the key areas of focus on the first day of the third meeting of the fifth session of the 14th Parliament today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — The Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) hopes that the Budget 2023 which will be presented in the Dewan Rakyat on Friday will address the issues of people's income, cost of living and consumer empowerment.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — The workforce hopes that the government will continue to intensify efforts to help alleviate their financial burden while the country is still in the economic recovery phase after Covid-19, through Budget 2023 which will be tabled on October 7.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — The local aviation and aerospace industry is hoping that Budget 2023 will include initiatives and policies which encourage technology-first (tech-first) strategies to support post-pandemic recovery and the industry’s future ecosystem.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 — The ringgit ended the month of September slightly higher, rebounding from its recent downtrend amid mixed sentiments in the market, an analyst said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 — The need for the construction sector to move along with technological development while preserving the environment is crucial in ensuring that the players in this sector are able to continue to compete in the domestic and international markets.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 — Stakeholders in the gig economy, especially p-hailing delivery riders, are looking forward to the tabling of the 2023 Budget with the hope of more protection from the government to further boost the industry, as well as their welfare and well-being.