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For 38-year-old Alia Amalina Md Noor, becoming an engineer was more than just a career – it was a lifelong dream.
KOTA KINABALU: The Borneo Grassroots Entrepreneurship Tour has been launched in Sabah to bring information on government business development programmes and the relevant support to rural areas.
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor government through the Women and Family Empowerment, Social Welfare and Care Economy standing committee has launched the Selangor Care Accelerator 2025 (XCare) programme.
In a world where women are discriminated against, one man sets an example.
ISKANDAR PUTERI: The Johor government will ensure that persons with disabilities (OKU) have access to employment opportunities within the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ), says state executive councillor Khairin-Nisa Ismail.
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 3,263 Indian women entrepreneurs have received financing amounting to RM30.34mil as of November under the Prosperity, Empowerment and A New Normal for Indian Women (PENN) programme to enhance local market access, the Dewan Negara was told.
KUALA LUMPUR: SME Bank has launched the Vanigham Financing Scheme (VFS), a dedicated initiative to help Indian entrepreneurs expand their businesses and enhance competitiveness.
The WOW programme has been in operation since 2017, but has become increasingly popular in recent months as car prices have soared and motorcycles offer a cheaper alternative.
SHAH ALAM: The allocation of a special fund of RM50mil to Indian women entrepreneurs through the Prosperity Empowerment and A New Normal for Indian Women (PENN) programme demonstrates the Unity Government’s commitment to accelerating the group’s economic empowerment.
A senior official at Cambodia's Ministry of Women's Affairs has urged for human trafficking prevention by promoting women's economic empowerment and identifying the needs and opportunities for women working in the informal economy.
PETALING JAYA: Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading superapp, recently announced the expansion of their #SisBoleh programme.
PETALING JAYA: A total of RM8.8mil has been disbursed to 1,229 Indian women entrepreneurs as of July 17 through the Prosperity Empowerment and A New Normal for Indian Women (PENN) programme.
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Brunei Darussalam continues to make significant strides in women's leadership and decision-making roles as highlighted in the country's recent Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) progress report.
Women leaders share their opinions on gender gap, achieving gender parity and women empowerment at the recent 2024 World Women Economic & Business Summit.
KUALA LUMPUR: AS Watson, the world's largest international health and beauty retailer, announced that it’s the first health and beauty retailer to be a signatory of the Women's Empowerment Principles, a global movement under UN Women (United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment) dedicated to advancing gender equity and women's empowerment.
THE Penang Women’s Assembly 2024, an event to unearth future women leaders and promote gender equality in politics, is back for the fifth year.
Japan's new prime minister appointed only two women to his 20-strong cabinet on Tuesday, down from five previously, in what a rights group said represented a "backslide" in Tokyo's push for greater female representation in politics.
A SELANGOR programme on lifelong learning awarded nine women scholarships to further their studies in various fields.
WOMEN around the world face gender-based issues of varying severity.
