PUTRAJAYA, April 8 — The government will continue providing the subsidy for performing the haj pilgrimage this year, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Idris Ahmad.

ALOR SETAR, Feb 13 — The government has yet to decide whether to extend or not the subsidy for poultry farmers after June 4, said Agriculture and Food Industries Minister (MAFI) Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — The Cabinet today agreed to provide a subsidy of 60 sen per kilogramme (kg) to poultry farmers, by taking into account the farm-level price of live chickens at RM5.90 per kg and the retail price of standard chicken at RM8.90/kg.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — The decision to retain electricity tariff for domestic consumers in Peninsular Malaysia for the 2022-2024 Regulatory Period (RP3) can help the people in dealing with the high cost of living due to the impact of pandemics and floods, the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) said.

KUALA BERANG, Jan 15 — Some wholesalers and repackaging companies (repackers) are selling subsidised used cooking oil to the biodiesel market for a lucrative profit due to the high price offered for used cooking oil.

KOTA BHARU, Dec 4 — The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries (MAFI) has given an assurance that the prices of basic necessities will stabilise in a week or two.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — A study to ensure that cooking oil subsidy can be optimised and to ascertain that its distribution reaches the target group, is expected to be completed next year, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries (MAFI) is considering to implement targeted subsidies or incentives to address the issue of rising costs of agricultural inputs, especially fertilisers and pesticides.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — The ceiling price of COVID-19 self-test kits should be lowered further as the device can be categorised as a necessity now, said Senator Datuk Jefridin Atan.

GOPENG, Oct 3 — The government is looking at several methods to resolve the issue of chicken price hikes, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — School and vans operators who have been facing financial woes for almost two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic are appealing for subsidies to go back into business.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 —  The Social Security Organisation (Socso) is confident of achieving 180,000 new job placements while retaining 2.5 million employed workers through the implementation of several initiatives under the National People’s Well-being and Economic Recovery Package (Pemulih) until Dec 31.