Amirudin Shari Said the Proud Achievement Shows That the State’S Revenue Is Strong and Bal- Anced, in Line with the Population Economic Growth
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Still the first choice ADUN for Sekinchan Councils’ body cams Serving diverse Small triumphs for investors welcomes you building trust Kota Kemuning in hard times 7 10 13 14 8&9 FREE AUGUST 2020 EDITION www.selangorjournal.my SELANGOR THE Department of Statistics Malay- sia has reported that Selangor leads in economic growth at 6.7 per cent, exceeding the national growth at 4.3 per cent. The state also retains its po- sition as the leading contributor to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), with an achievement of 24.2 per cent in 2019. With a high per capita GDP of RM54,807 last year, Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said the proud achievement shows that the state’s revenue is strong and bal- anced, in line with the population Economic growth. Economic MORE ON PAGE 3 RM344.5 billion success 2 NEWS Selangor Journal l AUGUST 2020 MEDIA SELANGOR Exco seeks rehab for abusiveLOGO husbands PN no different from SHAH ALAM - The State Health, from being abusive. On July 13, the BN, says MB Welfare, Women Empowerment “If we do not take state executive coun- and Family Committee chairman the steps to improve cillor said in collabo- AMPANG - The policies MAof theIN L OGkatanO Harapan government, says abusive husbands should go the situation, the wife ration with the Wom- Perikatan Nasional (PN) gov- but now the ranking has for rehabilitation therapy to avoid will continue being a en’s Aid Association, ernment are becoming too dropped. repeated incidents of domestic vi- victim of abuse. the emergency ho- much like those of the for- “In the beginning, PN had olence. “Apart from lodg- tline for victims of mer Barisan Nasional (BN) ad- claimed themselves as the gov- Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud said ing a police report, I abuse had received ministration, says Dato’ Seri ernment for the people but at present there is no jurisdic- hope there will be an 361 calls in March, Amirudin Shari. now it seems to be otherwise as tion that makes it mandatory for act that can compel and 898 calls in April, The Selangor PKR chief said they have stopped channelling abusers to undergo therapy. the husbands to go for rehabili- in comparison to the 266 received the recent episodes of target- allocations for the opposition “In many of the cases, the ones tation. There have been too many in January and the 250 in Febru- ed attacks on journalists and representatives,” said Amirudin that seek counselling services are repeated abuse cases after the ary. members of the opposition at the PKR Information Conven- the victims (wives) as they may husband persuaded and begged During the movement control party go against the spirit of tion held at the De Palma Hotel, experience stress or depression. the wife (for reconciliation),” Dr order enforced on March 18, Se- reform and that PN has begun here on July 26. However, husbands do not do Siti Mariah told SelangorKini on langor had recorded 90 domestic to pave the way for Umno and “PN will eventually be the anything to better themselves July 28. violence cases. BN to return to power. puppet for Umno and BN. “Malaysia had jumped Come GE15, PN candidates ahead 22 places in StheECO WorldNDARY LOmayGO even use the Umno and Press Freedom Index under BN logo and flags … then we Indigenous people the administration of the Pa- shall see,” he said. not forgotten By NORRASYIDAH ARSHAD SHAH ALAM - A total of 5,941 indigenous people or Orang Asal in Selangor are to benefit from the state’s second economic Selangor’s media arm stimulus package, the Selangor Care Package 2.0, following the impact from the Covid-19 pan- gets a new name demic. Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amiru- SHAH ALAM - The publish- Media Selangor also publish- din Shari said that the Orang Asal er of SelangorKini, Selangor es newspapers and operates are given due recognition and Journal and TV Selangor is news portals in Mandarin, that the state gives particular at- now known as Media Selan- Tamil and English. tention to the welfare of the indig- gor Sdn Bhd after receiving “Along with the change of enous group. approval from the Compa- the company’s name, Media “Those that would benefit in- ing the spirit of Selangor Darul April 1 allocated RM297,050 to nies Commission of Malaysia Selangor also introduced a clude the people of the Temuan Ehsan,” he said in conjunction the state’s Orang Asal community, (SSM). new logo to standardise the and Mahmeri tribes, and others with the International Day of the benefitting 22,992 people. The rebranding exercise is company’s identity. This is in 74 villages. World’s Indigenous Peoples on The funds provide daily provi- part of the company’s efforts part of the company’s re- “We should always remember Aug 9. sions like rice, flour, sugar, milk to strengthen its publishing branding exercise to give a the important role they play in Selangor had in its economic and cooking oil that amounts to operations. new lease of life to the Media shaping the identity and honour- stimulus package announced on RM50 per household. The use of ‘Selangor’ in the Selangor team,” said its chief company’s name was official- executive officer Mohamed ly approved by the Selangor Fareed Mohamed Ashaaree. State Executive Council in In addition to the change, Three areas picked for anti-drug trials June before the application all Media Selangor publica- SHAH ALAM - The Selangor gov- dress the problem of addicts but vention Association (Pemadam) in was submitted to SSM. tions will also use new mast- ernment has chosen three areas also distributors and the entire Selangor, said the three locations Formerly known as Com- heads soon. in the state to kickstart a project drug network. were selected last year based on munication Corporation Sdn The company currently to address the problem of drug “Different methods will be used the high number of drug cases re- Bhd (CCSB), the subsidiary of employs 80 staff members abuse. in these three areas. If any of the corded there. the Menteri Besar Selangor and is committed to produc- Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri methods are successful, we will “Although Selangor is the state Incorporated (MBI) was es- ing high-quality content. Amirudin Shari said Petaling Jaya apply them to other areas as well,” with the lowest number of drug tablished more than 11 years For the latest news on Se- Selatan, Bagan Sungai Besar and he said after chairing the State cases with a ratio of 200 people ago as the official media of langor, visit selangorkini.my, Felda Hulu Selangor have been Government’s Special Task Force out of 100,000, we remain commit- the state government. selangorTV.my, selangor- identified as the most suitable lo- meeting to address the drug prob- ted to curbing the problem. Apart from the Selangor- journal.my, selangorkini.my/ cations for the pilot project. lem in Selangor, here on July 22. “This effort requires coopera- Kini weekly newspaper and zh-hans/ (Mandarin) and se- “These are the initial focus ar- Amirudin, who is also the chair- tion from all agencies including the TV Selangor online portal, langorkini.my/ta/ (Tamil). eas where we will not only ad- man of the Malaysian Drug Pre- the youths and students,” he said. Selangor Journal l AUGUST 2020 NEWS 3 Selangor achieves high GDP per capita SHAH ALAM - Selangor recorded not forget to always work hard to tributor to the country’s GDP Meanwhile, Selangor Invest- “We managed to increase by a high per capita gross domestic improve ourselves,” said Amiru- last year with an achievement of ment, Industry and Trade, Small another 0.5 per cent and in 2019, product (GDP) of RM54,807 last din on Aug 12. 24.2 per cent compared to other and Medium Industries Commit- it became the highest contribu- year, exceeding the national lev- Five other states have also states. tee chairman Dato’ Teng Chang tion throughout the years. el at RM46,367. surpassed the national level: the This is followed by the Feder- Khim said the rise in the state’s “It would be very challenging Selangor Menteri Besar Dato’ Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur al Territory of Kuala Lumpur with contribution to the national GDP for this year after the pandemic Seri Amirudin Shari said the (RM129,589), the Federal Territo- 16.4 per cent, Sarawak (9.6 per shows that Selangor has become but we keep our fingers crossed proud achievement shows that ry of Labuan (RM77,800), Penang cent), Johor (9.4 per cent), Pen- more prominent in economic de- because Selangor is still the most the state’s revenue is strong and (RM55,062), Sarawak (RM53,230) ang (6.7 per cent) and Sabah (6.0 velopment. industrialised state. The services balanced, in line with the popula- and Melaka (RM49,052). per cent). He said although there will be industry still remains strong and tion growth. In 2018, Selangor recorded “The high-impact and sustain- challenging times ahead follow- we are contributing to the whole “This is an indication that the RM51,539 worth of GDP per cap- able economic performance of ing the Covid-19 pandemic, the region,” he told Selangor Journal productivity of the Selangor peo- ita. the state during that year bore state administration is hopeful in an interview. ple is critical and vital in sustain- Amirudin said the rapid eco- fruit and shaped the country’s that it would be able to maintain In 2018, Selangor contribut- ing the Selangor economy. nomic growth factor made the high-quality production output,” a reasonable and comfortable ed 23.7 per cent to the national “Take pride in this news, do state become the highest con- he said.