THE question of how the government would, or for many Malaysians, should take care of the needy among the rakyat will always be asked, especially as the budget season approaches every year.
It is even more relevant in 2024 after the Madani government decided to bring the hammer down on the previously much-discussed fuel subsidy by having allowed the price of diesel to float since June 10 and implementing targeted assistance in place of blanket allowances.
Asset prices soared as investors took Powell at his word that the outsized rate cut wasn’t in response to a substantial economic weakening. …
The United States will not renew a temporary licence that eases sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gas sector unless progress is made by President Nicolas Maduro on commitments for free and fair elections this year, a State Department spokesperson says, just days before the licence is to expire.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has announced that the government will move forward with a plan to enable the export of solar power to Singapore.