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Jul 10, 2024 | 
newswav.com | Yasmin Ramlan
By By Yasmin RamlanSHAH ALAM, July 10 - Selangor is studying the implementation of flexible working arrangements for parents to ensure better work-life balance, said state executive councillor for women empowerment and welfare Anfaal Saari. State subsidiary Wanita Berdaya Selangor (WBS) has been tasked with identifying and scrutinising suitable models that could be adopted in Selangor.
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
newswav.com | Yasmin Ramlan
By By Yasmin RamlanSHAH ALAM, July 10 - The state government intends to provide free counsel to prospective job seekers as part of efforts to address the issue of unemployment in Selangor. State executive councillor for human resources and poverty eradication V. Papparaidu said this includes services such as teaching them how to prepare resumes that meet current standards and mastering effective interview skills.
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May 28, 2024 | 
newswav.com | Yasmin Ramlan
By Yasmin RamlanKUALA LUMPUR, May 28 - Selangor's venture into integrated circuit (IC) designing, including the development of Southeast Asia's biggest IC Design Park in Puchong, aims to elevate Malaysia up the semiconductor industry's value chain. Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari said now is the best time to push Selangor from just an area of wafer assembly to a hub for designing and intellectual property processes.
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May 11, 2024 | 
newswav.com | Yasmin Ramlan
By By Yasmin RamlanSHAH ALAM, May 11 - Pakatan Harapan (Harapan) has secured victory in the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election with a handsome majority of 3,869 votes, according to the Election Commission's (EC) official result. This was announced by its returning officer Yuhanas Auree Kamaruddin at the tallying centre at 9.47pm today.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
newswav.com | Yasmin Ramlan
By By Yasmin RamlanSHAH ALAM, April 4 - The Selangor government is looking into the possibility of broadening the eligibility requirements for its MamaKerja initiative to include housewives. State executive councillor for women empowerment and welfare Anfaal Saari said the expansion review of the programme was following the overwhelming response received from the public.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
newswav.com | Yasmin Ramlan
By Yasmin RamlanKUALA LUMPUR, March 27 - The Energy Transition and Renewable Energy Ministry had in 2022 implemented several short-term initiatives or projects to address the flood issues in Bangi, with a sum of RM598,000. Its deputy minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said that the initiatives include strengthening and stabilising the banks of Sungai Long in Hulu Langat, and similar efforts along Sungai Sering and Sunway Cheras.
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
newswav.com | Yasmin Ramlan
By Yasmin RamlanKUALA LUMPUR, March 25 - The Federal government and The Ocean Cleanup have extended their partnership to roll out the Interceptor initiative across the country, said Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. Speaking during his winding-up speech on the Environmental Quality Bill (Amendment) 2023, Nik Nazmi was responding to Shah Alam MP Azli Yusof, who raised concerns over the significant amount of waste in the rivers nationwide.
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
newswav.com | Yasmin Ramlan
By Yasmin RamlanKUALA LUMPUR, Mar 19 - The Jurisdictional Immunities of Foreign States Bill 2023, which was passed in the Dewan Rakyat today, will not compromise on national sovereignty. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said mentioned this in her winding-up speech amid uproar from Opposition MPs over the powers granted to the Prime Minister under the proposed Act.
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Mar 15, 2024 | 
newswav.com | Yasmin Ramlan
By Yasmin RamlanSHAH ALAM, March 15 - The Selangor Technical Skills Development Centre (STDC) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with iMotorbike, Southeast Asia's leading pre-owned motorcycle marketplace, marking the state government's major venture capital investment in a startup company.
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Mar 10, 2024 | 
newswav.com | Yasmin Ramlan
By Yasmin RamlanSHAH ALAM, Mar 8 - The Selangor government is constantly striving to ensure women in the state are given equal opportunities as men, said state executive councillor for women empowerment Anfaal Saari. Acknowledging their contribution to the economy, she expressed the desire to empower this group further, citing initiatives under the state's Wanita Berdaya Selangor (WBS) organisation as among the efforts taken to realise this objective.
