PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has questioned the payout-to-earnings ratio of the Employees' Provident Fund's (EPF) dividend of 6.3% for 2024, with the total payout for conventional and syariah savings amounting to RM73.24bil. "The EPF dividend payout for 2024 accounts for 98.4% of the total earnings from EPF's investment profits throughout 2024, compared...
Taiwanese media personality and author Sisy Chen, who has been battling illnesses for years, has been dealt another devastating blow. Just as she was preparing for discharge from the hospital, doctors discovered a new brain tumour that requires urgent treatment. An MRI scan was taken after Chen informed the doctors that "a large black spot appeared in...
KUALA LUMPUR: Comedian Harith Iskander and social media user Cecelia Yap have each been fined RM10,000 for uploading offensive content on Facebook involving Islam. The Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) stated that the offensive content was uploaded on Jan 18. "The issuance of the compounds is under Section 233 of the Communication and Multimedia Act 1998,...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged the public not to rush to judgment before the investigation concludes against former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Anwar emphasized that authorities should be allowed to carry out their investigation professionally and allow due process to take its course. "Regarding the case of Ismail Sabri,...
PUTRAJAYA: PKR will take a supporting role in the upcoming Ayer Kuning by-election, according to Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail."The seat's incumbent is Barisan Nasional via Umno. Our decision is to play the role of support."Based on that, Pakatan Harapan will start preliminary works. We will activate our machinery and determine logistics needs," the former...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A divided U.S. Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to let President Donald Trump's administration withhold payment to foreign aid organizations for work they already performed for the government as the Republican president moves to pull the plug on American humanitarian projects around the world. Handing a setback to Trump, the court in a 5-4...
SINGAPORE: A woman and her boyfriend created fictitious female online personas to target men, whom they later extorted money from by threatening to report their interactions with purported minors to the police. On Wednesday (March 5), the 20-year-old woman pleaded guilty to a cheating charge and two counts of extortion. Seven other charges will be taken into...
PUTRAJAYA: A notice of intent to suspend ERA FM’s licence has also been issued to the station’s licence holder, according to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). "The licence holder has been given 30 days to submit a response before any decision is made," it said. The investigation papers (IPs) regarding a video allegedly mocking the Hindu religion,...
AS the adage goes, the only thing certain in life is death and taxes. Yup, It's that time of the year again to file your income tax. A recent post on TikTok, however, claimed that the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) is introducing a new monthly tax deduction system which will result in higher taxes. Is this...
A memorial service was held in the Chinese province of Yunnan for late Mandopop star Khalil Fong, his manager has confirmed. The American singer-songwriter, who was based in Hong Kong for much of his career, died at the age of 41 on Feb 21. The music label he founded, Fu Music, announced his death on March 1...
