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[COLUMNIST] The hidden costs of climate change: impacts on rural communities

[COLUMNIST] The hidden costs of climate change: impacts on rural communities

Climate change affects all, but rural populations feel it most, as they are least equipped to adapt to its challenges.
Fri Sep 06 2024
China braces for COVID spread to countryside as holidays near

China braces for COVID spread to countryside as holidays near

China set out urgent plans to protect rural communities from COVID-19 on Friday as millions of city-dwellers planned holidays for the first time in years.
Fri Dec 16 2022
Digitalization helps promote financial inclusion among ASEAN youth. Here's how

Digitalization helps promote financial inclusion among ASEAN youth. Here's how

Women, micro business owners and rural communities are underserved and experience gaps in accessing financial services in the region.
Sat Dec 10 2022
Kemas establishes centre of empowerment for rural communities

Kemas establishes centre of empowerment for rural communities

Kemas has established the Centre of Empowerment (COME) workshop, which provides free entrepreneurship equipment and facilities for rural communities.
Sun Aug 21 2022
Prosperous Village Aspiration: KPLB committed to village and rural development sustainability

Prosperous Village Aspiration: KPLB committed to village and rural development sustainability

The sustainability of villages and rural communities will continue to be strengthened through the implementation of the Prosperous Village Aspiration programme.
Tue Jul 26 2022
Desa Lestari programme able to empower rural communities

Desa Lestari programme able to empower rural communities

The Desa Lestari programme, an initiative of the Rural Development Ministry, has succeeded in empowering local communities to plan and successfully implement development projects in rural areas.
Fri Feb 11 2022
Govt improves homestay programme to boost tourism sector - Nancy

Govt improves homestay programme to boost tourism sector - Nancy

MOTAC has improved the guidelines of the Malaysia Homestay Experience programme in line with the latest demand to encourage more rural communities to participate as entrepreneurs.
Sat Nov 27 2021
Rural communities empowerment to remain main agenda of KPLB - Mahdzir

Rural communities empowerment to remain main agenda of KPLB - Mahdzir

Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid, who officially began his duties as Rural Development Minister today, promised to ensure that the agenda of empowering the rural communities continues to be a priority.
Mon Aug 30 2021
Smugglers enticing hard-hit rural folk by winning hearts and minds

Smugglers enticing hard-hit rural folk by winning hearts and minds

Economic hardship and aggressive enticement by criminal syndicates are causing more and more people from rural communities throughout Malaysia to become accomplice to illegal smuggling activities.
Wed Jun 23 2021
MARA Liner mobile PPV for rural communities - Dr Abdul Latiff

MARA Liner mobile PPV for rural communities - Dr Abdul Latiff

Seventeen MARA Liner Sdn Bhd express buses have been modified into mobile PPVs to speed up the vaccination process for rural communities, especially the Orang Asli.
Tue Jun 22 2021
MOVAK programme to help expedite vaccination

MOVAK programme to help expedite vaccination

The implementation of Community Vaccine Mobilisation (MOVAK) programme is to expedite vaccinating the people, especially the rural communities.
Sat Jun 19 2021
COVID: KPLB targets 30 PCT of rural communities to register for vaccination at PKD

COVID: KPLB targets 30 PCT of rural communities to register for vaccination at PKD

The KPLB is targeting 30 per cent of the 7.7 million rural citizens nationwide to register for the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme through 191 PKDs by the end of next month.
Sat May 29 2021
Green Zone Competition to empower community in fight against COVID-19

Green Zone Competition to empower community in fight against COVID-19

The competition aims to empower and galvanise urban and rural communities in the fight against COVID-19.
Wed Apr 28 2021
RISDA urged to review policy to help rural communities

RISDA urged to review policy to help rural communities

Abd Latiff said the review would involve a restructuring of all policies to benefit the 7.6 million rural population in the country.
Sun Dec 13 2020
Govt to implement 7 key initiatives to empower agriculture sector

Govt to implement 7 key initiatives to empower agriculture sector

These include the allocation of RM30 million for the extension of the Community Farming Programme for the semi-urban and rural communities.
Fri Nov 06 2020
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer

Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer

The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina

Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina

The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Judge tosses Trump 2020 election case after prosecutors' request

Judge tosses Trump 2020 election case after prosecutors' request

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.
Tue Nov 26 2024
DHL plane crash in Lithuania leaves authorities searching for answers

DHL plane crash in Lithuania leaves authorities searching for answers

Rescue services said the plane hit the ground, split into pieces and slid over 100 metres (110 yards).
Tue Nov 26 2024
National squad to hold friendly matches for 2025 Indoor Hockey World Cup

National squad to hold friendly matches for 2025 Indoor Hockey World Cup

The warm-up matches will involve matches against better ranked teams in the world, namely Austria (first) and Belgium (third).
Tue Nov 26 2024
G7 seeks unity on ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu

G7 seeks unity on ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu

The United States, part of the G7, has rejected the ICC decision, with President Joe Biden describing it as outrageous.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Francissca Peter remembers Tan Sri Ahmad Nawab: A tribute to a musical legend

Francissca Peter remembers Tan Sri Ahmad Nawab: A tribute to a musical legend

A legend who has influenced our music for decades, was one of the highlights of my career, says Francissca Peter.
Tue Nov 26 2024
TikTok decision coming soon as Jan. 19 divestment deadline looms

TikTok decision coming soon as Jan. 19 divestment deadline looms

Judges are reviewing TikTok's challenge to a law requiring ByteDance to sell its US assets by Jan. 19 or face a ban.
Tue Nov 26 2024