Open Source Content Management 26.10.2023 : CYBERJAYA : "Return to Sender" - this is the directive to government departments if they receive official letters in languanges other than Bahasa Malaysia, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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20.10.2023 : THE chief secretary to the government is directing ministry and department heads to organise meetings, conferences and seminars only if they are deemed essential. Furthermore, the events should be held at government facilities to reduce costs and avoid wastage, says Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali. Cuepacs supports the move, but a hotel association is dismayed.
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14.10.2023 : MALAYSIA has gone "expansionary" again, unveilling a bigger budget for next year to expand the economy and government coffers amid a global slowdown. The 2024 Budget boasts a higher allocation for operating spending and handouts, particularly for the low- and middle-income groups, civil servants, and small and medium businesses. It also introduces new taxes and revises existing ones and, as expected, announced a gradual targeted subsidy for diesel to ease the government's financial strain.
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17.10.2023 : PUTRAJAYA : Improvements will be made to Budget 2024, taking into consideration responses and feedback received following its tabling last week, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said new measures will be put in place to ensure the people will fully benefit from it. The Budget, he said, was drafted during "difficult economic times" when the country was facing a deficit and debts.
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14.10.2023 : KUALA LUMPUR : Holding to its pledge to improve the livelihood of the average Malaysians, Putrajaya has unveiled the largest Budget on record with an allocation of RM393.8bil. While outlining the need to upgrade the living standard of the rakyat, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim reiterated the government's other primary objective for Budget 2024, which was to consolidate its fiscal position through a number of anticipated measures.
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