Despite public appetite for Menu Rahmah, food operators say unsustainable without Putrajaya aid

Despite public appetite for Menu Rahmah, food operators say unsustainable without Putrajaya aid

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — Food operators continued to voice support for the Menu Rahmah initiative to offer consumers affordable meals, with some saying they dropped these after pledged support from the federal government did not materialise. Speaking to the Malay Mail, two restaurateurs said it was no longer feasible to offer meals at RM5 … Read more

More than 2,000kg of surplus food, drinks collected from Rahmah Ramadan bazaars in Kelantan

More than 2,000kg of surplus food, drinks collected from Rahmah Ramadan bazaars in Kelantan

KOTA BARU, March 31 — The Kelantan Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living managed to save a total of 2,467.79 kilogrammes (kg) of food and drinks from several Rahmah Ramadan Bazaars through the MySaveFood@Ramadan 2024 programme. Its director Azman Ismail said the Rahmah Ramadan Bazaars included at Mydin Hypermall Tunjong, Pantai Irama in … Read more

Government will improve implementation method for Sumbangan Asas Rahmah aid, says deputy finance minister

Government will improve implementation method for Sumbangan Asas Rahmah aid, says deputy finance minister

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — The government will improve the implementation method of the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara) and consider expanding it in the future, said Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying. She said that based on the feedback obtained from stakeholders and recipients, Sara has provided them with numerous benefits, as it is a … Read more

Review of taxation structure, Sumbangan Asas Rahmah among focus at today’s Parliament sitting

Review of taxation structure, Sumbangan Asas Rahmah among focus at today’s Parliament sitting

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 ― The review of the current taxation structure and the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) will be among the focus of today’s Dewan Rakyat sitting. According to the Order Paper on the Parliament’s official website, Muhammad Ismi Mat Taib (PN-Parit) will ask about the steps taken by the Finance Ministry to review … Read more

Call for bottled drinking water to be sold at Rahmah sales in drought-hit areas

Call for bottled drinking water to be sold at Rahmah sales in drought-hit areas

PAPAR, March 24 — Residents visiting the Rahmah Sales Programme (PJR) in Papar and Kota Kinabalu are urging for bottled drinking water to be sold at the programme in areas affected by drought and water shortages. Housewife Dayang Fatimah Saripuddin, 49, said that this step is crucial to assist less fortunate residents as they are … Read more

In Putrajaya, Ramadan bazaar traders carry on offering Menu Rahmah despite rise in imported ingredient costs

In Putrajaya, Ramadan bazaar traders carry on offering Menu Rahmah despite rise in imported ingredient costs

PUTRAJAYA, March 15 — In a Ramadan bazaar in the Presint 14 neighbourhood here which borders Kajang, a queue could be seen forming in front of a humble murtabak stall. Its draw? The stall was selling its chicken murtabak for merely RM5 compared to the average price of RM6 or 7 — as part of … Read more

Iftar Rahmah Madani sedia juadah berbuka percuma sepanjang Ramadan

Iftar Rahmah Madani sedia juadah berbuka percuma sepanjang Ramadan

Kuala Lumpur: Seramai 630,000 penerima dapat menikmati juadah berbuka puasa secara percuma sepanjang Ramadan melalui Program Iftar Rahmah Madani yang dilancarkan Jabatan Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (Jawi) dengan kerjasama Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (MAIWP). © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

AI technology, Payung Rahmah among focus of today’s Dewan Rakyat sitting

AI technology, Payung Rahmah among focus of today’s Dewan Rakyat sitting

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 ― Issues relating to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and social media as well as the Payung Rahmah initiative will be among the focus of the Dewan Rakyat sitting today. According to the Order Paper on the Parliament’s official website, Lee Chean Chung (PH-Petaling Jaya) will ask the Science, Technology … Read more

Mobile Rahmah sales: Cheaper essential goods provide much relief to KL residents

Mobile Rahmah sales: Cheaper essential goods provide much relief to KL residents

KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — Kitchen essentials obtained at lower prices at the Mobile Rahmah Sales (JRB) in Block B, Desa Pandan Flats here provided relief to the surrounding residents, especially the Muslim community as Ramadan began today. The average visitor was both grateful to the government for the organisation of this programme which helps … Read more

Domestic trade minister: Ramadan Rahmah sales programme at 450 locations nationwide 

Domestic trade minister: Ramadan Rahmah sales programme at 450 locations nationwide 

PAPAR, March 10 — The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) will expand the implementation of the Rahmah Sales Programme during Ramadan, covering 450 planned locations nationwide. Its minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said this noble effort aims to reduce the cost of living for the people and enable them to buy … Read more