Nabihah Hamid
Nabihah is a journalist with The Malaysian Insight. You can follow her on Twitter.
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Shariah-compliant 1% interest on study loans 'can't be abolished'
Percentage, decided by National Fatwa Council, is to cover administrative costs, says PTPTN chairman.
Saddled with rising living costs, PTPTN loan defaulters say stop the usury
Graduates say the high administrative charges that the government agency imposes on its student loans are ‘killing’.
Homeless folk hurting business, say KL traders
Association leader says groups that feed homeless folk contribute to their presence in capital.
Zahid’s dig at Dr Mahathir’s Indian lineage could cost Umno
‘Iskandar Kutty’ remark upsets Indian Muslims and veteran Umno leaders who still have respect for the nation’s longest-serving prime minister.
‘Popular Dr Rani’ woos grassroots to keep PAS seat in Selangor
Multilingual assemblyman has to work extra hard if Islamist party wants to retain Meru at GE14.
City Hall rounding up homeless to spruce up city, says ministry
Street dwellers creating security concerns and devaluing properties in city centre.
KL’s homeless living in fear as Sea Games clean-up starts
Soup kitchens in the city report fewer people turning up as nation readies for Sea Games next month.
Selangor MB slammed over 'political gimmick'
Azmin does not care much for welfare of constituents, says state Umno chief.
Elderly folk spend their golden years in abject poverty
THEIR faces bear witness to a long, harsh life. Their dilapidated homes appear as frail as their bodies, which continue...
Going beyond handouts, Klang group extends long-term help to the poor
Besides providing food, volunteers of Reach Out conduct house visits to ensure elderly poor are in good health.
Toiling through their golden years in abject poverty
Despite their frail bodies and poor health, senior citizens at a squatter settlement near Klang, Selangor, do all they can to survive.
Stretched beyond their earnings, Selangor's urban poor in for rough ride
Urban poor families are finding it harder to get by as rising cost of living threatens to further erode their spending power.
Easing BM requirement will hamper nation-building, Health Ministry told
Umno Overseas Club Alumni calls for review of policy for Grade UD41 medical officers.
Prove threat against overseas students, Dr Mahathir told
The chairman of Overseas Umno Club Alumni Association says the terms of scholarships do not bar students from meeting opposition leaders.
Absent parents leading to youngsters going astray
Children neglected as parents work longer hours to cope with rising cost of living.
