By Nawar Firdaws. Published by Free Malaysia Today on 4 May 2016.
Now is not a suitable time to consider increasing the oil royalty for Sarawak, said Prime Minister Najib Razak today. This, he explained, was due to the massive losses in the country’s revenue caused by the significant drop in global crude oil prices. “The national revenue is in a critical state, having lost RM40 billion.
“But we will try to support Sarawak’s development needs and we have approved more allocations for the state, on top of what was provided in the 2016 Budget.” Najib was speaking at a press conference held after a Cabinet meeting this afternoon. The meeting took place at Wisma Bapa Malaysia here – the first time after 2011 that the Cabinet has met outside Putrajaya.
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By Daryll Law. Published by Borneo Post Online on 5 May 2016.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has announced an allocation of RM20 million over the next two years for the state People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) specifically for the purchase of uniforms.
“I will approve RM10 million for uniforms, I will approve RM10 million this year, I will approve RM10 million next year, so it is now RM20 million,” he said when addressing a crowd of about 12,000 Rela personnel at the leaders-meet-Rela programme at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK), yesterday.
Meanwhile, Najib on behalf the Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem, announced that the state government had also allocated a 38-acre plot of land in Sematan for the setup of a Rela training centre.
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