KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 — The Economy Ministry has approved the implementation of 502 People's Facilities Initiative (IKR) projects worth RM76.3 million in project costs, said its minister Rafizi Ramli.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 — The leading companies of the 10 energy transition 'flagship' projects under the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) include Prasarana, Khazanah Nasional Bhd, Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), Sime Darby Property, Malakoff, and Petronas.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 — The output achievement for the projects to upgrade and redevelop dilapidated school buildings is less satisfactory, according to the 2022 Auditor-General Report.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — The Malaysian economy, which expanded by 3.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2023 (3Q 2023) from 2.9 per cent in 2Q 2023, is a good sign, said Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — The People's Income Initiative (IPR), which aims to increase the income of the hardcore poor and the B40 group, has benefited 4,100 households so far, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — Malaysia’s third quarter of 2023 (3Q 2023) gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to be better than 2Q 2023 despite the challenging global economy, said Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — A total of 130,101 applications for the People's Income Initiative (IPR) have been received as of Nov 2, according to the Economy Ministry.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — The government is developing a new action plan for Bumiputera as it re-examines the implementation approach in such programmes involving the group, said Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 — The progressive wage policy is expected to involve minimal additional costs to employers as the government intended to provide cash incentives to participating employers to offset the increased employee wage costs, said the Ministry of Economy.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — The Malaysian economy is expected to grow moderately at 3.3 per cent per the gross domestic product's (GDP) initial estimate for the third quarter of 2023 (Q3 2023) compared with 2.9 per cent in Q2 2023, according to the Economy Ministry.

SUNGAI BESAR, Oct 20 — All state parties are encouraged to cooperate fully with the Department of Statistics (DOSM), which will conduct the nationwide Agricultural Census next year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — The progressive wage policy will complement the minimum wage policy and is not intended to replace it, said the Economy Ministry.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (Kuskop) has guaranteed that appropriate action is being taken against weaknesses pointed out as well as the recommendations in the Auditor-General's Report (LKAN) 2021 on the small and medium enterprise (SME) programme development grant.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — The government is expected to increase its subsidy allocation next year due to rising oil prices, which could lead to higher subsidies for petroleum products, said Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — Grants for small and medium enterprise (SME) development programmes should be monitored in terms of expenditure performance by the three ministries involved to ensure compliance with financial regulations, said the Auditor-General's Report 2021.

NEW YORK, Sept 23 — The government is looking into ways to attract skilled Malaysians to return and contribute to the country in a move to address the threat of brain drain the country is facing now, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 21 — The government’s Central Database System (Padu) has now reached 60 per cent in its development, and will be up and running to be used in January, said Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — The high-growth, high-value (HGHV) initiative for the agriculture sector under the 12th Malaysia Plan Mid-Term Review is the government’s efforts to address the issue of food security in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — A green transport committee will be set up to coordinate and harmonise the various rules and regulations in the transport subsector in the remaining period of the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — The government will focus on reforming the country's labour market with an emphasis on tackling the problem of skills mismatch, by the end of the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP).