Living with snakes and hoping for better next Deepavali
P Paramasivam and his family cannot afford to repair their rundown home.
Poverty dims Deepavali light for Tanjung Malim family
For S Mariamar and her family, it is all they can do just to survive.
Focus on the poor before checking welfare of T20 'eligible' for targeted subsidies, govt told
The spending habits of the upper income bracket need to be scrutinised more closely, says one expert.
MyPSV programme to produce competent drivers and help the low-income group
The programme, implemented with an allocation of RM2 million, is expected to benefit 4,000 candidates.
1,184 STPM 2022 candidates score perfect 4.0 CGPA
Of the total, 1,009 candidates are from the B40 group.
B40 youth welcomes govt assistance for motorcycle licence
He says he would otherwise have had to wait longer, to save enough money for the fees.
Govt offers 4,000 vocational licences to B40 group
Transport Minister Anthony Loke says the initiative aims to help those from the lower-income group and improve the transport sector in the country.
Health white paper to be tabled in Dewan Rakyat
Questions will also be raised on social protection for the B40 group, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, and the welfare of the country's athletes.
Prospective B40, M40 haj pilgrims identified through Rahmah cash aid list, says religious affairs minister
Mohd Na'im Mokhtar says the T20 group meanwhile is identified based on individual income of more than RM15,000 per month.
Govt could save up to RM17 billion if T20 not given fuel subsidies, says deputy minister
Ahmad Maslan says in 2022, consumption of fuel by the B40 was only 24%, compared to 41% by the M40 and 35% by the T20.
Internet package for B40 still too pricey, govt told
The Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations says the present reduction is in fact only 20%.
Govt says no plans to write off multi-billion ringgit PTPTN debt for the poor
Higher Education Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin says preliminary estimates show that such a scheme would involve 1.84 million borrowers and a total cancellation of RM42.34 billion.
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