JOHOR BARU: RM11.2mil in financial assistance will be distributed to flood-hit families in Johor, says Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi.
TOKYO: Japan's households reduced their collective stash of cash at the fastest pace on record last quarter as they sought to cope with rising costs of living, according to the latest data by the Bank of Japan.
SEOUL: South Korea's household debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio is the second highest among major nations, following Canada, amid growing concerns about rising household borrowing amid weak growth and domestic demand.
SEOUL: South Korea's household debt-to-gross domestic product ratio was the second highest among major nations, following Canada, amid growing concerns about rising household borrowing amid weak growth and domestic demand, data showed Sunday (March 16).
TASEK GELUGOR: A total of 11,792 user accounts in Jalan Kubang Menerong here will experience a scheduled 14-hour water supply disruption on Friday, March 21.
SINGAPORE: Singapore's median household income from work grew to S$11,297 (US$8,351.42) in 2024, while income inequality fell to the lowest in 25 years after accounting for government assistance and taxes.
SINGAPORE: Some 1.3 million Singaporean households will each get S$800 in CDC vouchers, with $500 to be disbursed in May and the remaining $300 in January 2026.
MINSK, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Real household disposable income of Belarusians in 2024 increased by 9.7 percent, the country's national statistical committee said on Monday.
LJUBLJANA, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Slovenian households will remain exempt from paying a special tax on electricity intended to promote renewable energy sources until the end of June, the Slovenian government decided on Thursday, aiming to ease the burden of high electricity costs on consumers.
IPOH: Former Perak Immigration Department director Meor Hezbullah Meor Abd Malik has been appointed the Perak Royal Household Comptroller, effective Monday (Feb 10).
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Hongkongers bitten by higher prices have taken to shopping across the border or exchanging used items.
SINGAPORE: From Jan 14 to Oct 31, households with a monthly income per person of up to S$1,800 who did not receive public transport vouchers (PTVs) in 2024 can apply for vouchers worth $60 online or at their local community clubs, to help defray the public transport fare increase.
SKP Resources Bhd will likely see higher volume loadings for its household products given the year-end seasonality whereby its key customer has been ramping up orders.
BINTULU: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof today announced an initial assistance of RM1,000 to every registered household head who is affected by the floods and evacuated to a relief centre (PPS).
HANOI: Only nine per cent of households in Vietnam own a car, data from a mid-term population and housing survey for 2024 from the General Statistics Office (GSO) shows.
ALOR SETAR: The Kedah government will provide RM500 in aid to each head of household affected by the floods last November, including those who were unable to relocate to temporary relief centres (PPS).
SINGAPORE: Every Singaporean household can now claim S$300 worth of CDC vouchers to help them alleviate daily expenses.
IPOH: With just two weeks remaining before the start of the first school term of 2025, parents are busy making preparations, especially those sending their children to primary and secondary schools for the first time.
The debt of households in Singapore may have risen in the past year, but their financial assets such as cash and stocks grew at a faster pace, so they can withstand pressures, says the central bank.