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MITRA, the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit, was designed to address the socio-economic challenges of Malaysia’s Indian community—to bridge the gaps in education, employment, and social mobility. But has MITRA been an effective agent of change in tackling the layered and varied issues within Malaysia's Indian community? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to PKR Member of Parliament for Batu, P. Prabakaran, Chairperson of the MITRA Special Task Force Committee.

Lim Hui Ying said total claims involved 1.27 million beneficiaries, including B40 individuals and their spouses who are recipients of STR.

The roadshows will provide information on the Housewives' Social Security Scheme to company employees and women from the B40 group.

Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib said the government calls upon all parties to support and cooperate in increasing the PADU registration.

Syed Hamadah Syed Othman said the cost for first-time pilgrims from the M40 group, however, is at RM19,152 per person.

Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi urged all parties to collectively mobilise efforts to ensure poverty is truly eradicated.

The RM100 e-wallet assistance is the latest government initiative for the B40 and M40 groups with incomes below RM100,000.

This is provided for eligible women from the B40 and high-risk groups in an effort to promote family planning practices in the country.

We have taken several approaches but to say that we gave more to the B40 is not true, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Anthony Loke said of that number, 3,500 PSV licences were for e-hailing and taxi drivers, while the remaining 500 were for PSV bus drivers.

Mohd Naim Mokhtar said priority of performing the Haj this year was given to those listed to perform the pilgrimage in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Steven Sim Chee Keong said the existing tax relief is seen as sufficient to ease the burden of the disabled for the B40 and M40 categories.

EMIR Research calls for the refining of the T20, M40 & B40 income classifications to be undertaken pre-subsidy rationalisation.

Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said the present government is addressing the issue so that it is fair to the people, especially the B40.

There has been no serious initiative taken so far regarding the proposal to create a paid version of the Mara Junior Science College (MRSM), said MARA chairman Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki.

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.

The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.

The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.

Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.

It represents a big legal victory for Donald Trump, who won the Nov. 5 US election and is set to return to office on Jan. 20.

Rescue services said the plane hit the ground, split into pieces and slid over 100 metres (110 yards).

The warm-up matches will involve matches against better ranked teams in the world, namely Austria (first) and Belgium (third).

The United States, part of the G7, has rejected the ICC decision, with President Joe Biden describing it as outrageous.

A legend who has influenced our music for decades, was one of the highlights of my career, says Francissca Peter.