Since Finance Minister, Lim Guan Eng, announced the Cabinet’s decision to implement an increase in the minimum wage to RM1,200 monthly in major urban cities during Budget 2020 this year, many have asked which cities will be affected by this change. Source: Channel News Asia However, cities that are not listed will maintain a minimum wage amount...
Popular Japanese retail company, Muji, has been ordered to pay a compensation of US$89,000 (RM281,000) to Chinese company, Natural Mill, after losing an appeal to a trademark infringement case. The court has also ordered Muji to make a public apology regarding the incident. The case in questioned was over the line “Wuyinliangpin” (“無印良品”), which the Japanese...
Scammers these days are trying all sorts of new tricks to cheat us out of our hard-earned money and recently, this Malaysian woman, Sabrina Choo shared a scary encounter she experienced. She said that she was driving alone near Vivacity Megamall in Kuching and didn’t notice that a motorcyclist had been following her since one of the...
There was a recent report of how a group of students in Terengganu had saved a poor, young injured beached dolphin by carrying back into the sea. Unfortunately, that same little dolphin has now been found dead. As according to The Star, a fourteen-year-old local kid by the name of Ahmad Nasrul Hazim Ahmad Rahimi discovered a dead dolphin...
Good news for all Selangor citizens! Source: New Straits Times The Darul Ehsan Water Scheme which entails free water for all Selangor citizens is finally set to take place in 1st March 2020. However, in order to be eligible for this scheme, residents of Selangor must apply online before 31st December 2019. Initially proposed in April 2008, the Free...
Shopee Malaysia has found themselves in hot waters when it was discovered that they had used an artwork without the artist’s consent. This incident highlights the troubles artists have with the modern age since many of these artists’ artworks are often taken and used without the credit and proper compensation being given to their original creators. Such...
Local news agency, New Straits Times Press (NSTP), will see over 500 of their employees out of their job, come 12th March 2020, following a retrenchment exercise by parent company Media Prima Bhd. A few companies have been downsizing their workforce just to keep businesses afloat. This year alone, it was reported that the number of...
The murder of Atlantuya is a national mystery even 13 years after her death due to many famous names being attached to it. In a shocking update, convicted murderer Azilah Hadri made a statement to Malaysiakini admitting that he was instructed by our former Prime Minister Najib Razak and his friend Abdul Razak Baginda to murder Atlantuya. Source:...
Oh boy, it looks like some things are just not meant to be. Namewee (黃明志)’s highly-anticipated concert has been axed. Concert organiser StarPlanet (星艺娱乐) made the official announcement just moments ago via social media. The 36-year-old entertainer’s “4896 – Final Call” World Tour in Kuala Lumpur was supposed to take place at the end of the...
Malaysian veteran singer Datuk Nassier Wahab has sadly passed away yesterday (5th December 2019) at the age of 57. Known for a string of hit songs such as “Memori Cinta Luka”, “Sekali Aku Jatuh Cinta” and “Bayangan Wajah Luka”, Nassier died after a long battle of gum cancer, leaving behind his wife Datin Fatimah Abdul Raof...
