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This also means that the govt would have an additional RM4.31 billion in fiscal expenditure, which can be utilised for other objectives.

Ardern's Labour Party has slid in the polls, hurt by rising living costs, growing crime and concern about social issues.

The issue on living cost is also expected to be a topic of discussion at this coming sitting.

Datuk Seri Zafrul said the government heeds the people's concerns on the possibility of rising prices of goods as a result of the world oil price hike.

Though overall consumer sentiment has improved and asking prices have come down, key themes like price unaffordability, overhang of high-rise homes, rising living costs, will have a dampening effect.

With the current economic situation, the minimum household income in the country should be RM6,000 to RM7,000 a month to live comfortably.

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has urged the government to be more aggressve in finding ways to boost the people's incomes amid rising living costs.

The government's decision to optimise Budget 2016 spending will not affect measures to help reduce the cost of living, Datuk Ahmad Maslan said.

Malaysia's middle-income earners, the 'M40', are not eligible for cash aids, yet do not earn enough to weather rising living costs. So how can they boost their disposable income?

Government continues to be committed to improve the policies related to reducing the cost of living that are being implemented besides introducing new ones to help the people, said Datuk Seri Najib

Umno Youth is banking on a more sustainable solution in the Budget 2015 to offset rising living costs affecting the youth.

Three key costs that will be the people's focus are food and drinks, transport and housing, says deputy minister Ahmad Maslan.

The people in general hope the illegal assembly planned on new year eve to topple the government in protest against the hike in living cost would be aborted as it does not benefit anyone.

A laboratory to study the cost of living in Malaysia will be set up under the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (PEMANDU).

The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.

Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.