Illustrations - Marseille

Illustrations - Marseille

Passengers wait at a RTM bus stop with a giant advertisement recruiting volunteers for the Paris 2024 Olympics in the La Rose district of Marseille, France on 03 January 2024. Photo by Laurent coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Malaysian PM dissolves parliament, calls for early national election

STORY: Malaysian PM dissolves parliament, calls for early national election DATELINE: Oct. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri announcing the dissolution of parliament via live broadcast (courtesy: RTM) 2. various of the public viewing live broadcast announcement by the prime minister 3. various of Malaysia Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur with Malaysia's national flag 4. various of Kuala Lumpur City Center 5. various of King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah attending an event on Oct. 6 6. various of the national palace located in Kuala Lumpur 7. various of the arrival of Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob to the national palace on Oct. 6 in meeting with King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah 8. various of the departure of Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from the national palace on Oct. 6 after meeting with King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah STORYLINE: Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced

Malaysia outlines expansionary national budget with eye on welfare, economic growth

STORY: Malaysia outlines expansionary national budget with eye on welfare, economic growth DATELINE: Oct. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:30 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Malaysia Parliament House 2. various of the interior of parliament house 3. various of the arrivals of officials 4. various of the budget presentation (courtesy: RTM) STORYLINE: The Malaysian government led by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Friday proposed an expansionary national budget aimed at helping the country recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The budget for 2023 has been allocated 372.3 billion ringgit (80.06 billion U.S. dollars) compared to 332.1 billion ringgit (71.42 billion U.S. dollars) allocated for 2022. In his budget speech at the country's lower house of parliament, Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the government will seek to insulate the country against uncertainties caused by the global situation, including disruptions caused by the conflict in Ukraine, a sluggish