KUALA LUMPUR: There has been an increasing trend of HIV cases among tertiary students aged from 18 to 25 years old in public and private higher education institutions across the country, the Dewan Rakyat was told. The Higher Education Ministry, citing figures from the Health Ministry, said there were 214 HIV cases involving tertiary students … Read more
The Rajasthan government on Saturday announced an increase of Rs 2,000 in the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, raising the annual amount received by farmers in the state to Rs 8,000. The announcement was made by Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on social media platform X.“Continuously moving forward with the resolve of ‘Annadaata Utthan’ (farmer upliftment), … Read more
Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) on Saturday reported 7 per cent year-on-year increase in total sales at 63,551 units in May. The company sold a total of 59,601 units in May 2023, HMIL said in a statement. Domestic dispatch of vehicles to dealers saw 1 per cent rise to 49,151 units last month from 48,601 … Read more
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has reiterated his call for water and electricity charges to be exempted from the planned hike in sales and service tax (SST). “It is only a few days before March 1 when the increase of SST from 6% to 8% comes into force. “Although three sectors – … Read more
MELAKA: Domestic users will see a minimum increase of an average 16 sen per cubic metre in the state’s water tariff from Feb 1. Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Abd Rauf said the 13.9% increase is in tandem with the water tariff hike approved by the National Water Service Commission (SPAN) but it’s still among … Read more
KOTA KINABALU: The Sandakan Municipal Council has yet to submit a proposal to increase assessment rates for this year to the Sabah government, says state Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Joachim Gunsalam. “Sandakan council has not sent in their (proposal) yet. So what decision can we make?” he said when contacted Tuesday … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood victims in Johor has increased to 1,481 people at 13 relief centres as of 6am Friday (Jan 5), up from 1,024 the night before. According to the latest report from the National Disaster Management Agency’s (Nadma) National Disaster Command Centre, four relief centres in Johor Baru are housing 420 … Read more
