austerity measures

The austerity measures announced by the government will not affect development projects that have been approved, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Economy), Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.

Last December, Riyadh released a plan to abolish the deficit by 2020, cutting it from $79 billion or 12.3 percent of gross domestic product in 2016 via several steps.

The decree cancelled those orders, saying they had come as a response to the sharp drop in the price of oil, the main source of state revenues.

Australian stocks rose 0.57 percent at the open Thursday after the Greek parliament backed austerity measures.

Nearly 10 million Greek voters will take to the ballot booths Sunday to vote 'Yes' or 'No' in a referendum asking if they accept more austerity measures in return for bailout funds.

Car wash centres here have started taking austerity measures to save water as preparation to face the El Nino.

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Lisbon and other Portuguese cities Saturday to protest against the government's austerity measures.

Firemen were kept busy putting out small fires throughout the district of Atocha in Madrid, after a huge rally opposing severe austerity measures descended into violent clashes.

Greeks were again bracing themselves for further strikes against more proposed austerity measures.

Protestors angry over recent announcement of spending cuts and tax hikes amidst allegations that public finances are used to rescue ailing banks and regional governments

Many users continue to be tricked and scammed even though police have repeatedly issued warnings about scams proliferating on social media.

Deputy Minister of Education says, those identified with severe emotional issues undergo screening twice a year.

Israel will gradually withdraw its forces over 60 days as Lebanon's army takes control of territory near its border with Israel to ensure that Hezbollah does not rebuild its infrastructure there.

Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.

Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.

The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".

Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.

It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.

This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.

'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.