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Kerajaan lancar inisiatif baharu RM42 juta untuk masyarakat India

Kerajaan lancar inisiatif baharu RM42 juta untuk masyarakat India

KUALA LUMPUR : Kerajaan melancarkan beberapa inisiatif baharu berjumlah RM42.25 juta untuk masyarakat India sempena sambutan Deepavali. Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pelaksanaan Inisiatif Masyarakat India Datuk Seri R. Ramanan mengumumkan kelulusan inisiatif ini oleh Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Antara program utama ialah Kalvi MADANI yang menyediakan tuisyen percuma untuk murid di 200 Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil dengan peruntukan RM8 juta. Seramai 3,000 pelajar tahun pertama institusi pendidikan tinggi akan menerima komputer riba baharu melalui peruntukan RM7.95 juta di bawah program Peranti Siswa. Peruntukan RM12.8 juta diperuntukkan kepada 173 SJKT untuk pembaikan kecil, pembelian perabot dan keperluan lain yang akan dikenal pasti oleh Kementerian Pendidikan. Program Pembasmian Miskin Tegar melibatkan RM3.5 juta akan memanfaatkan 1,064 penerima melalui Bank Simpanan Nasional. Bantuan Awal Kemasukan IPT 5.0 diteruskan dengan peruntukan RM10 juta kepada pelajar B40 yang layak. Permohonan untuk bantuan IPT boleh dikemukakan melalui laman web MITRA bermula 17 Oktober hingga 17 November. Program Dharma MADANI melibatkan peruntukan RM20 juta untuk pemerkasaan rumah ibadat sebagai pusat komuniti dan kebudayaan. Fasa pertama Dharma MADANI membolehkan 1,000 rumah kuil memohon sehingga RM20,000 untuk program kebudayaan dan keagamaan. Ramanan turut menganjurkan jamuan makan tengah hari bagi penggiat media Tamil sempena Deepavali yang dihadiri Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Bernama Datin Paduka Nur-ul Afida Kamaludin. – Bernama

PERHEBAT transforms military retirement training with industry placement

PERHEBAT transforms military retirement training with industry placement

PETALING JAYA : Career training for retiring Malaysian Armed Forces personnel will now occur directly within industries rather than being confined to camps or training centres. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin announced this shift as part of the newly launched PERHEBAT Transformation Plan 2026-2035. The initiative aims to better prepare military retirees for civilian job market demands through industry-aligned training. “The primary training location will be within the industry itself, not only at PERHEBAT centres throughout the country,“ he said at the launch ceremony at Royale Chulan Damansara. The 10-year transformation plan will be implemented in three phases, beginning with capacity building from 2026 to 2029. The second phase focuses on commercialisation and high-value industry development from 2030 to 2032. The final phase from 2033 to 2035 will concentrate on organisational excellence and sustainability. The plan is anchored on four main thrusts: career market acceleration, sustainable economic development, digitalisation access expansion, and policy empowerment. Mohamed Khaled said the approach creates an ecosystem linking soon-to-retire personnel directly with the private sector. “Through this approach, skills acquired during service will be formally recognised, at least at diploma level,“ he explained. He emphasised that the transformation represents a comprehensive effort to ensure veterans’ post-service welfare and livelihood. Currently, only 17.4% of the more than 189,000 ATM veterans are employed, with most involved in small businesses or not working. “This is not the future we want for our national heroes,“ Mohamed Khaled stated. He urged industry players to recognise veterans’ contributions by providing meaningful career pathways. “Industries know best what skills are needed,“ he said, highlighting veterans’ discipline and resilience. The plan aligns with the MADANI Economy framework, 13th Malaysia Plan and National TVET Policy 2030. At the event, Mohamed Khaled witnessed cooperation document exchanges between PERHEBAT and 44 private sector agencies. Job offer letters were also presented to selected veterans during the ceremony. Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari and Armed Forces Chief General Tan Sri Mohd Nizam Jaffar were also present. – Bernama

Two Myanmar men arrested for murder of fellow countryman in Cameron Highlands

Two Myanmar men arrested for murder of fellow countryman in Cameron Highlands

CAMERON HIGHLANDS : Two Myanmar men have been arrested for allegedly stabbing their fellow countryman to death in Tringkap. The suspects, aged 21 and 23, were arrested at 12.05 am on Tuesday near the crime scene. Cameron Highlands district police chief Supt Azri Ramli said police learned of the stabbing at about 11.54 pm on Monday. “The victim, 50, was found unconscious covered in blood, while his wife was injured in the head,“ he said in a statement. Police seized several weapons during the arrest, including two knives and a steel rod. The victim was taken to Sultanah Hajah Kalsom Hospital in Tanah Rata where he was pronounced dead. A subsequent autopsy at Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital’s forensics unit revealed the cause of death was a severed carotid artery. The forensics team found several wounds to the neck, head, chin, right cheek and under the victim’s right ear from a sharp object. A five-centimetre slash was also found along the abdomen. Both suspects have been taken to court to be remanded under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder. – Bernama

Hukuman rotan di sekolah tidak pernah dihapuskan – Dr Asyraf Wajdi

Hukuman rotan di sekolah tidak pernah dihapuskan – Dr Asyraf Wajdi

PETALING JAYA – Hukuman rotan di sekolah tidak pernah dimansuhkan sejak tahun 1954, namun pelaksanaannya tertakluk kepada prosedur ketat dan hanya boleh dilakukan oleh pihak berautoriti seperti pengetua atau guru besar. Perkara itu dimaklumkan kepada Pengerusi Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara), Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki oleh Presiden Majlis Peguam Malaysia, Datuk Mohamad Ezri Abdul Wahab ... Read more The post Hukuman rotan di sekolah tidak pernah dihapuskan – Dr Asyraf Wajdi appeared first on Kosmo Digital .

Lelaki curi buku di perpustakaan dicekup

Lelaki curi buku di perpustakaan dicekup

KOTA BHARU: Tindakan licik seorang lelaki mencuri buku dari perpustakaan awam dan menjualnya semula secara dalam talian memakan diri apabila dia ditahan polis dalam satu serbuan di rumahnya di sini hari ini. Suspek berusia lingkungan 50-an dicekup hasil rakaman televisyen litar tertutup (CCTV) sepasukan anggota Bahagian Siasatan Jenayah Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah (IPD) Kota Bharu ... Read more The post Lelaki curi buku di perpustakaan dicekup appeared first on Utusan Malaysia .