[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 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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM
The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays
KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024
Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections
The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.
Fri Nov 22 2024