Govt has not issued any instruction to make Covid-19 booster jabs mandatory, says Fahmi

KUALA LUMPUR: There has been no instruction from the government to make it mandatory for Malaysians to get booster jabs following the increase in Covid-19 cases, as being viral on social media, says Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. The spokesperson for the Unity Government said for the time being, the Health Ministry only encouraged people, especially those...

Only about 25% of MPs have had mandatory health checks, says Speaker

KUALA LUMPUR: Only 54 out of 222 Members of Parliament have undergone mandatory health checks, according to Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul. "As of Oct 2, only 54 MPs, two Senators and two administrative officers have undergone the mandatory health checks. "This is a very low number. "I urge MPs to do their medical check-ups with...

Use of online tax services mandatory from Sept 1, says LHDN

PUTRAJAYA: The Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) is mandating the use of e-services for taxation through the MyTax portal in stages from Sept 1 this year. The LHDN said the mandatory use of e-services is in line with the government's aspiration to gradually increase the number of fully online services, with the transition expected to be fully...