Continued closure of EPF branches nationwide until June 28

The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) offices and service counters nationwide will remain closed during the extension of the full Movement Control Order (MCO3.0) from June 15 to 28 to curb the spread of COVID-19.Accordingly, all prior Janji Temu Online (J…

MOT: Public transport services only need to produce ministry’s approval letter

All public transport services including taxis and e-hailing only need to produce a letter from the Ministry of Transport (MOT) as proof of permission to operate during the implementation period of the Movement Control Order (MCO) which has been extende…

LRT: Prasarana beefs up SOP on safety, operations and rail maintenance

Prasarana Malaysia Bhd (Prasarana) has taken immediate steps to beef up its standard operating procedures (SOP) related to safety, operations, manpower and rail maintenance for the Kelana Jaya Line Light Rail Transit (LRT) service which operates automa…

IRS Data Leak Reveals How Little America’s Wealthiest Pay in Taxes

An unprecedented leak of the personal federal tax data of thousands of Americans has turbocharged a debate over wealth inequality in the United States and has tax reform advocates hopeful that a deeper public understanding of how the wealthy avoid taxe…

British Doctors Union Urges Government Not to Reopen

The main doctors union in Britain is calling on the government to delay its plans to ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions as new data shows a spike in cases of the highly transmissible delta variant.The British Medical Association said Friday a “sens…

Pay cut for Sabah Cabinet, GRS state assemblymen to fill COVID-19 coffer

Sabah Cabinet ministers and state assemblymen from Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) have agreed to make salary deductions to fill the COVID-19 management fund in the state.Chief Minister Datuk Hajiji Noor said the ministers and assistant ministers in Sabah …

SPM 2020 makes history amid trials and tribulations

— The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2020 examination has made history as it was carried out while the country was battling the COVID-19 pandemic which forced many reforms to be implemented.Students and all those involved had to embrace the new norms …