Penang's tabung is shrinking
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Penang's tabung is shrinking
Nurul Izzah's turn to warn of doom
Jam packed day in KL Saturday
Penang's tabung is shrinking
If looking at how much money is left in your bank account at the start of each month makes you sad, you're not alone.
And if you live in Penang and are elderly, disabled, a single mother, a housewife, or have babies, that little bit of relief when your annual i-Sejahtera aid payout comes in may also be at risk.
That's because the Penang state government's consolidated revenue account is also shrinking. For 2025, its opening balance is RM50 million.
While that sounds like a lot of money, Lim Guan Eng - who was chief minister from 2008 to 2018 - pointed out that this is RM1.1 billion less than the RM1.15 billion in the account in 2019.
The state government's financial situation is such that Chief Minister Chow Kon Yow said it is considering scaling back welfare programmes like i-Sejahtera.
Lim wants to know what exactly Chow's administration has been spending on the past five years to land them in this pickle.
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Nurul Izzah's turn to warn of doom
PKR deputy president hopeful Nurul Izzah Anwar warns that the party is at risk of collapse within the next decade if they don't stop fighting each other.
This is amid rising tensions in the party, with incumbent PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli raining fire on his rivals.
PKR president Anwar Ibrahim, however, says he isn't too worried about the intense fighting, believing that the party will patch things up once the internal polls are over.
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Jam packed day in KL Saturday
Saturday is going to be a jam packed day in Kuala Lumpur, both in terms of traffic and events.
The biggest event is the Asean summit, which will see road closures on six highways and 25 main roads.
Then there are two protests that are planned for that day.
The first is a rally to express Malay pride and dismay at the government for failing to protect their interests.
The second, is a protest against the government's decision to extend MACC chief Azam Baki's contract by another year.
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