The day's essential Malaysian news, briefed.
An 18-year-old orphan from Perak has secured a place in an electrical engineering diploma programme at TVET MARA Seberang Perai Utara, with the MARA chairman personally offering mentorship and foster care support.
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Penang has approved RM129,900 from its Youth Development Fund to finance 68 programmes run by 48 youth associations, emphasizing skill-building, leadership and community impact.
More than 13,425 employers in Johor registered with HRD Corp last year, channelling training benefits to nearly 480,000 workers. The scheme collected RM208.21 million in levies while disbursing RM191.5 million in financial assistance.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has stressed that government-linked entities and private companies must ensure development projects create genuine opportunities for middle- and lower-income Malaysians to prevent widening socioeconomic inequality.