Following the launch, a convoy of cars decorated with national flags visited three schools in Shah Alam to hand over contributions totalling RM50,000 as part of the programme.

Lafaz ikrar rukun negara diselaras bermula dengan bacaan mukadimah diikuti lima prinsip di semua program rasmi kerajaan termasuk majlis perhimpunan di sekolah bagi menyemarakkan rasa cintakan negara.

He said this at the Cakna Madani Programme with education services officers at the Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus near Kubang Kerian here today. Also present was Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek.

DOSM said the number in the labour force in May this year continued to record a steady upward trend with an addition of 0.2 per cent to register 16.86 million persons compared to 16.84 million in April.

"And because it is a transit, the movement of users is quite fast and it is hard to control. But we will try to do it as we know this is a service that interests women riders," he added.

"The country needs thousands of bus drivers, not only by Prasarana (Malaysia Berhad), but also express bus and stage bus companies in the country.'- Anthony Loke

The first scheme will be offered to those in the M40 and B40 income groups at a rental rate of RM600 per month for five years. The units will be of 700 sq ft in size, and will have three rooms.