Belanjawan ratus bilion tapi beras tempatan tiada, kata wakil rakyat kerajaan Posted on 18/11/2024 By udot Ahli Parlimen Pasir Gudang Hassan Karim berkata persepsi rakyat ketika ini adalah beras import dijual di pasaran sebenarnya beras tempatan atau campuran. (Gambar Fail) KUALA LUMPUR: Seorang Ahli Parlimen kerajaan mempersoalkan ketiadaan beras putih tempatan di pasaran ketika ini. Hassan Karim (PH-Pasir Gudang) berkata, walaupun harga beras putih tempatan ditetapkan hanya RM2.60 sekilogram, hasil pemeriksannya mendapati ia hampir tiada di pasaran. “Apa makna beras tempatan murah tapi tak ada, yang ada beras import yang mahal. Dalam masa dua tahun ini, (wabak) Covid-19 dah tak ada, takkan tak boleh selesaikan perkara ini. (Isu beras) ini kena selesiakan. “Saya berharap kalau soal makan, beras…kerajaan kita tak dapat selesaikan apa maknanya belanjawan beratus bilion tapi soal makan tak beres lagi,” katanya ketika membahaskan Belanjawan 2025 di Dewan Rakyat. Hassan berkata, Kementerian Pertanian dan Keterjaminan Makanan (Mafi) perlu meneliti semula peranan Seksyen Kawal Selia Padi dan Beras yang dilihat belum dapat menyelesaikan masalah tersebut. “Persepsi rakyat ketika ini kata beras import yang dijual di kedai, di pasar sebenarnya beras tempatan atau campuran sebahagian tempatan, sebahagian import, tolong jawab. “Mafi, menteri, timbalan menteri tolong pantau. Kita jadi kerajaan, saya di blok kerajaan, bukan baru dua bulan tapi dah dua tahun tak selesai masalah ini. Malu saya,” katanya. News
With weekends back to Saturday and Sunday, Johor says extending Friday rest period to two hours from Jan 1 Posted on 21/11/2024 ISKANDAR PUTERI, Nov 21 — Johor has extended the Friday rest period for the public and private sectors to two hours from Jan 1 next year, compared to one hour and 30 minutes now. Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said the decision was made to enable Muslim employees… Read More
Court orders Muhyiddin to pay RM1.35m to Guan Eng for defamation over Albukhary tax exemption claim Posted on 08/11/2024 PETALING JAYA, Nov 8 — The High Court has ruled that former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin defamed ex-inance minister Lim Guan Eng in alleging the latter had revoked the Albukhary Foundation’s tax exemption status. Online portal Malaysiakini reported that Judicial Commissioner Roz Mawar Rozain ordered Muhyiddin to pay… Read More
After Bangladesh’s extradition request, Malaysia’s Bestinet and founder deny claims of human trafficking of migrant workers Posted on 06/11/2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 – Local firm Bestinet Sdn Bhd and its founder Datuk Seri Aminul Islam today denied any claims or implications linking them to human trafficking or money laundering allegations relating to foreign worker recruitment, also denying being part of any illegal practices or misconduct. The denial was… Read More