cost of living

No excuse for price hikes: Presma vows to keep Mamak food affordable despite RM1,700 minimum wage

Restaurant owners stand firm, say rising costs won’t burden customers as industry adapts to new wage policy

Prices soaring 400%? Ministry insists stability ahead of CNY, Thaipusam rush

Officials dismiss claims of exorbitant price hikes, assure strict enforcement amid concerns

PM vows electricity tariff hikes won’t burden ordinary Malaysians

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim assures the public that only affluent groups and industries will feel the impact of increased rates

India rice price cut: Anwar secures lower costs in govt push for affordable essentials

Madani sale programme highlights market competition and direct savings for the people

Reprimand Bank Negara: MPs demand action over soaring insurance premiums

KUALA LUMPUR – Opposition MPs have renewed demands for government intervention to ‘reprimand’ Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) over rising insurance premiums, which they claim are placing an undue burden on the public. Machang...

Popular

From player to mentor: Wee Wern calls time on glittering squash career, takes on coaching challenge

A desire to impart her years of experience to the younger generation has seen former world number five squash player Low Wee Wern make the tough decision to hang up her racquet.

No forced eviction of Pasir Panjang Ulu farmers, process was legal: Perak MB

Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad said the process was carried out legally, adding that MB Inc held a series of direct negotiations with the farm operators since 2021, in addition to offering ex-gratia at a reasonable rate. 

Here’s the Scoop: seeking forgiveness for taking God’s name in vain

IRRESPECTIVE of your faith, religion teaches us to see God in everything. Be it the first light of day or the shadow of the moon, the wind in the trees, or the chirping of the birds, in the laughter of children as well as the suffering of the less fortunate.