PETALING JAYA: Many social media users praised the Johor government for fairly implementing the two-hour break on Fridays. Beginning next year, employers in both the public and private sectors in Johor must provide a two-hour break for their employees on Fridays. Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said that this aligns with the state's weekend change...
KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) will announce a pay rise for all its 34,000 employees and be the first government-linked corporation (GLC) to raise its minimum wage to RM1,700 as stated in the Budget 2025, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said that the top management of TNB had agreed to this after...
PETALING JAYA: Mental health issues are taking a significant toll on the Malaysian economy, with workplace stress, job insecurity, and burnout contributing to this growing crisis, said a psychiatrist. Consultant psychiatrist Prof Datuk Dr Andrew Mohanraj said in 2018 alone, Malaysia lost RM14.46bil in productivity due to mental health-related challenges in the workplace, equivalent to 1%...
BANGKOK: A mother on Saturday (March 30) filed a complaint with Pattaya police against the owner of a “mu kratha” shop for allegedly caning her son and daughter-in-law as punishment for reporting late to work. The mother, Anong Sidaprom, 37, filed a complaint at Pattaya Police Station on Saturday evening, against the owner of the Fah...
KUALA LUMPUR: "Hancur badan dikandung tanah, budi yang baik dikenang jua" (Until the body is disintegrated, all good deeds will be remembered). This Malay proverb may aptly describe Muhammad Wafi Zabidi’s appreciation towards Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah. Muhammad Wafi, 34, who is a cook at Istana Negara, said he would never forget...
