QuickCheck: Does EPF have new rules for beneficiary nominees?

RECENTLY, a notice circulated on WhatsApp claimed that if one of your beneficiaries in the EPF (Employees' Provident Fund) Nominees List dies, it would automatically void the whole arrangement of the list. The message implied that if you only list one nominee, and should he or she die before you, your EPF savings will be surrendered...

Gold shop manager’s swift actions halted robbery attempt in Lahad Datu

KOTA KINABALU: A gold jewellery shop manager’s quick thinking and brave actions have managed to stop a robbery attempt at the premise in Lahad Datu on Monday (Jan 8) morning. A suspect, believed to be carrying out the deed with a fake pistol, made the attempt at 8.39am at the shop located at Dataran Palma there,...

Andy Lau Is The King Of Fake Endorsements, Had 84 False Advertisements On Record This Year Alone

These people have been earning lots of money behind the 62-year-old Heavenly King’s back. Is Andy Lau promoting packets of fermented cabbage? Or sea cucumbers? Apparently, many of these products with the 62-year-old Hong Kong singer’s mug have never been approved by Andy or his team. Netizens have been posting about Andy’s face and name splashed on dubious items such as...

No holiday in Terengganu on Dec 10, says MB

KUALA TERENGGANU: Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar has denied that the Terengganu state government announced that it will be a public holiday on Sunday (Dec 10). He said the poster about the alleged holiday that went viral was fake and it was an old poster that had been edited. "Old posters are floating around...

Immigration Dept busts fake work permit syndicate in Johor

JOHOR BARU: The Johor Immigration Department has smashed a syndicate issuing fake temporary employment visit pass (PLKS) and Recalibration Programme (RTK) 2.0 to immigrants with the arrest of six male foreigners. State director Baharuddin Tahir said based on information and intelligence, the department raided a premises in Iskandar Puteri at around 4.50pm on Thursday (Oct 5). "The...

Angelababy Wears Designer Knock-Off Dress On Live Stream, Management Fires Her Stylist After Internet Finds Out

You don't mess with fashion if you're on Angelababy's team. Chinese star Angelababy, 34, is known as one of China's most fashionable stars. She's the face of many luxury brands and is always dressed head-to-toe in the latest designer togs. So one would never expect her to step out in a designer knock-off dress. But she did. For a...

Man nabbed for making fake bomb threat in Ipoh

PETALING JAYA: Police arrested a man who allegedly phoned in a fake bomb threat to a shopping mall in Ipoh, Perak. The 38-year-old man was arrested at a house in Tasek, Ipoh about five hours after the report on the incident was received. Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Yahaya Hassan said that based on the statement and confession...