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State govt to help eligible Sarawakians to repay part of PTPTN loans
KUCHING: The state government will assist eligible Sarawakians to repay part of their National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loans through Yayasan Sarawak.
‘Reintroduce legal aid for women’
JOHOR non-governmental organisations for women’s rights are calling on the state government to reintroduce a legal aid scheme to help women through contentious divorces.Johor Women’s League (Jewel) programme chairman Thanam Visvanathan-Suresh said divorce tended to be a heavy burden for women, especially those who had to go through dispute.
Nominations, registration for Perak Youth Assembly sitting now open, says MB
IPOH: Nominations and registration for the Perak Youth Assembly sitting have officially open, says Datuk Saarani Mohamad.
Indonesia drops in graft index for first time in Jokowi presidency
INDONESIA, Jan 30 (Jakarta Post/ANN): After years of sluggish progress, experts and businesspeople believe Indonesia’s anticorruption campaign went backward in 2020 as the nation scored lower in a global graft assessment.
Greece issues new 10-year bond
ATHENS, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Greece issued a new ten-year bond on Wednesday and raised 3.5 billion euros (4.24 billion U.S. dollars) with a record-low interest rate thanks to strong market demand, according to Finance Minister Christos Staikouras.
Vietnam: Foreign debts under control
HANOI (Vietnam News/ANN): The effective management of foreign loans has transformed Vietnam from a poor and heavily indebted country to one that international organisations consider to have a controlled external debt and is not in the group of countries with a debt burden.
Jokowi may allow private sector to offer Covid-19 vaccinations
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo is considering a plan to allow private vaccinations in the country as his administration races to inoculate 181 million citizens while Covid-19 cases continue to rise – despite experts’ concerns about the impact of the policy on less-fortunate groups.
Oman's new parliament law shrouds budget talks in secrecy
DUBAI (Reuters) - Oman has introduced a new law for parliament stipulating that state budget talks and the questioning of ministers should be carried out in secret, reducing transparency as the indebted state tries to tackle its creaking finances and shore up the economy.
Portuguese president says indebtedness "inevitable": report
LISBON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said here on Thursday that an increase in his country's indebtedness was "inevitable" as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures to reactivate the economy.
Sabah CM to civil service staff: Take five-year development plan seriously
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor urges civil servants to take the five-year development plan for the state seriously, requesting their full cooperation in executing the policies.
