PETALING JAYA: The Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) is expected to announce the 2023 dividends on Sunday (March 3). As in previous years, dividends for the conventional and syariah savings for 2023 are expected to be announced during the retirement fund’s annual financial performance briefing, which will be on Sunday. Analysts have previously indicated that the dividends for...
OSLO (Reuters): Norway's King Harald has been hospitalised in Malaysia with an infection, the Norwegian royal household said on Tuesday (Feb 27). The 87-year-old monarch is on a private trip to the South-East Asian country. "His Majesty the King has fallen ill during his holiday stay in Malaysia, and is hospitalised there, with an infection. The King...
PETALING JAYA: The Government has confirmed that water bills will remain exempted from the sale and service tax (SST). Meanwhile, an 8% SST will be charged on electricity usage of more than 600kWH per month, effective March 1, 2024. According to the Finance Ministry, the new tax imposed is expected to affect about 15% of domestic electricity...
PETALING JAYA: Hendrawan is not throwing in the towel just yet on Ng Tze Yong’s (pic) qualification for the Paris Olympic Games. Although all looks doom and gloom for Tze Yong after picking up a back injury, Hendrawan believes the door is not completely shut on his Olympic dream just yet. The Indonesian coach says luck and...
PETALING JAYA: After the much-talked-about demotion of Datuk Dr Ammar Abd Ghapar, Manoharan Periasamy has been appointed as Tourism Malaysia director-general. In a post shared on Tourism Malaysia’s Facebook page, the board congratulated Manoharan after his appointment on Monday (Feb 26). Manoharan had served three terms as director of Tourism Malaysia for India and senior director for...
KUALA LUMPUR: Warrants of arrest can be issued against those who refuse to testify before the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on Batu Puteh, Batuan Tengah and Tubir Selatan, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. "The RCI formed has several important powers to carry out an in-depth investigation to get the true facts for justice for...
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) senior superintendent told the High Court that four countries did not cooperate when she applied to record conversations of bank witnesses in connection with the investigation into corruption and money laundering involving RM2.3bil of funds belonging to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), which is linked to Datuk Seri Najib...
PETALING JAYA: Good buddies Rayner Beh Chun Meng-Goh Boon Zhe lifted their first Under-21 men’s doubles title to show they are shaping up well to emerge as the country’s promising pair in the future. Yesterday, the top seeds lived up to their billing by beating Choi Jian Sheng-Wong Vin Sean 16-21, 21-17, 22-20 in a thrilling...
PETALING JAYA: Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri earned big cheers for Malaysia when she won the women's elite keirin gold medal on the penultimate day of the Asian Track Cycling Championships in New Delhi, India today (on Sunday). The 20-year-old from Kedah rode brilliantly to overtake Tong Mengqi of China, coming out of the bend to...
PETALING JAYA: With the abrupt departure of Datuk Dr Ammar Abd Ghapar from the post, the question now is who will become the new director-general of Tourism Malaysia. Speaking to The Star, Ammar indicated that the current senior director of International Promotions for Asia and Africa, Manoharan Periasamy, is set to succeed him. Manoharan is currently the...
