Over 200,000 women smallholders urged to join Jelita@Risda
CHUKAI, Nov 30 — The Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (Risda) has urged its 211,040 women smallholders to join the Job Empowerment By Learning And...
State launches campaign against violence towards women, children
by Sheeda Fathil SHAH ALAM, Nov 20 — The State Government launched the Bangkit! Fighting Violence Against Women And Children initiative to fuel the 16-day...
Initiatives under Budget 2024 will speed job growth, widen social net — Socso
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — The Social Security Organisation (Socso) described the six initiatives in the 2024 Budget to be implemented by the agency as...
Ministries to work together to implement Baitul Mahabbah — Nancy Shukri
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry is prepared to work with the Home Ministry to facilitate the implementation of...
Budget 2024 state-level engagement sessions to start tomorrow
JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 20 — State-level engagement sessions to receive input related to Budget 2024 will begin tomorrow, starting with Malacca, said Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. He...
Jelita will allow women to access male-dominated TVET fields
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 — The Job Empowerment by Learning and Inclusive Technical Advancement (Jelita) programme is expected to empower women and give them access to...
60 pct of women should be in workforce by next year — Rubiah Wang
DUNGUN, July 28 — The government is aiming for 60 per cent of women to participate in the workforce by next year. Deputy Rural and...
Afghanistan beauty salon ban a blow to women’s financial freedom
KABUL, July 21 — For the last eight years, Marzia Reyazee has supported her family with the earnings from her female-only beauty salon in Afghanistan,...
Woman held for allegedly insulting Agong on social media
GEORGE TOWN, June 18 – The police arrested a woman for allegedly posting offensive remarks against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah...
Women’s voice should be involved in climate adaptation, says Pahang Regent
PUTRAJAYA, May 19 – Women should be included in decision-making processes related to climate adaptation and mitigation as they are also disproportionately impacted by climate...
Women still underrepresented in senior editorial roles in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 — A new report has found that women still feel excluded from having power in the news media industry globally. According...
Malaysian women earn over RM176 mln in 2022 as hosts — Airbnb
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — Airbnb said Malaysian women have collectively earned over RM176 million in 2022 by opening up their properties to guests for...