Ahmadi teaching: Home Ministry zeroes in on elements causing threats, unrest
1 day agoHome Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail today said he is working closely with Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na'im Mokhtar on the issue of the "Ahmadi Religion of Light and Peace." He told a press conference this after the launch of the PDRM Special Dialogue 2024 today. ---------------------------------- #NST #NSTTV visit us at www.nst.com.my our Facebook www.facebook.com/nstonline more news at www.twitter.com/NST_Online and also w...Show more
Source:New Strait Times
March 11, 2024 10:49 UTC
Get ready for the heavy traffic during Ramadan, highway concessionaires told
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Highway Authority has instructed all highway concessionaires to make thorough preparations, especially during peak hours, to ensure highway users have comfortable, safe and smooth travels throughout Ramadan. He urged highway concessionaires to consider changes in the commuting hours of users throughout the month of Ramadan when implementing lane closures for maintenance works, adding that they must identify hotspots and provide temporary additional facilities to manage the increase in traffic volume. "They should enhance cooperation with the Royal Malaysia Police to facilitate traffic movement, especially at critical locations such as at traffic lights after highway exits to prevent traffic overflow,” read the statement. He said the Works Ministry and the authority, as well as all highway concessionaires, must always be mindful of the comfort of highway users and strive to provide the best services. Highway users can contact the authority’s traffic management centre at 1-800-88-7752 for information on traffic conditions or to get help.- Bernama
Source:The Star
March 11, 2024 05:07 UTC
Former IGP Acryl Sani conferred Singapore's distinguished service order
SINGAPORE: Former Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani was conferred the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Distinguished Service Order) by Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam here Thursday. Acryl Sani, who is also Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Berhad (PUNB) chairman, was conferred the award in recognition of his role in strengthening the close bilateral relations between the Royal Malaysia Police and the Singapore Police Force (SPF). SPF said his leadership as former IGP has enhanced the safety and security of both countries by countering the threats of terrorism, drugs and transnational crime. "Under Tan Sri Acryl’s leadership, the collaboration between the Royal Malaysia Police and the SPF was substantially strengthened. Singapore’s Commissioner of Police Hoong Wee Teck said: "We will continue to work closely with the Royal Malaysia Police to combat transnational crime and overcome new and emerging security challenges.”While here, Acryl Sani also made courtesy calls on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Hoong.
Source:The Star
March 09, 2024 21:27 UTC
MCA consistently stands firmly by its principles, says Dr Wee at 75th anniversary celebration
The MCA president also said that the party had consistently stood firm and adhered to its principles, while maintaining an open attitude. Dr Wee highlighted the importance of strengthening MCA and Barisan Nasional (BN) as a key factor in stable political cooperation. He stressed the need for MCA to become a valuable, powerful, and influential political party to secure favourable positions and conditions. Wee Ka Siong (fifth left) along with Mah Hang Soon and party leaders stand proudly as they celebrate the 75th anniversary. Meanwhile, Dr Wee acknowledged the current challenges facing Barisan, describing it as being at a "low ebb".
Source:The Star
March 09, 2024 19:14 UTC
Tourism M’sia targets more international flights coming in
LANGKAWI: Tourism Malaysia is hopeful that Routes Asia 2024 will be the catalyst for the increased number of international flights coming into Malaysia to pre-pandemic levels or more, says its senior director for international promotion (Asean) Mohd Shahrir Mohd Ali. According to Mohd Shahrir, accessibility to Malaysia has not been the same since Covid-19 hit back in 2020. Mohd Shahrir said the introduction of the Charter Flight Matching Grant incentive would continue boosting the industry, with three categories as its focus. “One is increasing the existing flights, the second is looking at new airlines for more routes and the last is chartered flights. Meanwhile, Mohd Shahrir said the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) will continue playing an important role within the tourism and aviation industries.
Source:The Star
March 04, 2024 12:43 UTC
Narrowing gap in EPF dividends for conventional, syariah savings an achievement, says Amir Hamzah
TAPAH: The gap between the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) dividend rate for conventional and syariah savings declared this year has reduced compared to previous year, says Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan. "If we look at the returns, the 5.5% dividend rate is among the highest declared. EPF earlier on Sunday declared a dividend rate of 5.5% for conventional savings for 2023, with a total payout of RM50.3bil and a 5.4% dividend rate for syariah savings, with a total payout of RM7.5bil. For 2022, EPF declared a dividend rate of 5.35% for conventional savings with a total payout of RM45.44bil and 4.75% for syariah savings, with a payout amounting to RM5.7bil. So for EPF, we see the longer one keeps their money, there is a bigger compounding (interest) effect," he said.
Source:The Star
March 03, 2024 22:09 UTC
James: Work on singles if we want to win Thomas Cup
PETALING JAYA: Singles will be key for Malaysia if they harbour hopes of winning the Thomas Cup Finals from April 27-May 5 in Chengdu. “China and India have balanced teams with strong singles and doubles players,” said James. “China have strong depth while India have many experienced and also young, talented singles players and a strong doubles pair (world No. “It’s possible for us to get two points from the doubles but we need at least one from our singles players as well,” added James. Thomas Cup Finals: China, Denmark, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, India, Taiwan, South Korea, France, Thailand, Canada, Hong Kong, Germany, England, Algeria, Australia.
Source:The Star
March 03, 2024 21:23 UTC
Assemblymen urge state to ‘bury’ proposed PJD Link project
TWO assemblymen are urging Selangor government to “bury” the proposed Petaling Jaya Dispersal Link (PJD Link) highway project. Let this project be buried,” said Lim Yi Wei (PH-Kampung Tunku) while debating the royal address at the State Assembly sitting. Lim said she had heard that the PJD Link developer was planning to renegotiate the alignment of the highway to avoid areas where it had faced plenty of protests. Last year, residents were relieved when the state government cancelled PJD Link, which replaced a previous controversial highway project called Kidex in 2014, she said. During Wednesday’s sitting, Rajiv Rishyakaran (PH-Bukit Gasing) had also called for PJD Link to be put to rest once and for all.
Source:The Star
March 01, 2024 20:19 UTC
Income tax e-Filing starts today
PUTRAJAYA: Individual and non-individual taxpayers can submit their Tax Return Form for the Year of Assessment 2023 through e-Filing starting today, says the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN). It advised taxpayers to use the e-Filing service through the MyTax portal at https://mytax.hasil.gov.my or through the HASiL official portal at https://www.hasil.gov.my. Tax agents are encouraged to use the Tax Agent e-filing System (TAeF) service at https://taef.hasil.gov.my/ to make submissions, it said in a statement yesterday. LHDN also said that registered taxpayers accessing MyTax for the first time should activate their Individual Digital Certificate by generating it through the MyTax Portal > Select Identification Type > Identification Number > Submit and select e-KYC (smartphone) or e-CP55D (computer/laptop/smartphone), according to Bernama. More information on the e-Filing programme for Year of Assessment 2024 can be obtained on the LHDN official portal or by clicking on the links https://www.hasil.gov.my/media/5u5aympa/program-memfail-borang-nyata-tahun-2024.pdf (Malay version) and https://www.hasil.gov.my/media/fw2jk2fd/rf-filing-programme-for-the-year-2024.pdf (English version).
Source:The Star
March 01, 2024 06:51 UTC
Malaysia's Capital A aims to raise US$400mil equity from AirAsia merger
Malaysia's Capital A aims to raise US$400mil equity from AirAsia merger14 hours agoThe parent company of Malaysian budget airline AirAsia, Capital A Berhad, is looking to raise up to US$400 million in equity as part of a planned merger to bring its long and short-haul operations under one brand, its CEO Tony Fernandes said. -------------------------------- #NST #NSTTV visit us at www.nst.com.my our Facebook www.facebook.com/nstonline more news at www.twitter.com/NST_Online and also www.instagram.com/nstonline
Source:New Strait Times
February 26, 2024 17:53 UTC
Liek Hou-Fareez erase Asiad blues by turning tables on Indonesians at worlds
PETALING JAYA: Para shuttlers Cheah Liek Hou-Fareez Anuar exacted sweet revenge over Indonesia’s Dheva Anrimusthi-Hafizh Brilliansyah to reach the final of the World Championships. Liek Hou-Fareez stayed calm after losing a close second game to come away with the well deserved win. “After losing to the Indonesians in the Asiad, we analysed their game and worked on making our attacking shots more solid,” said Liek Hou. It was double joy for Liek Hou after he also made it into the singles final after beating Taiwan’s Fang Jen-yu 21-14, 21-18. Men’s doublesSU5: Cheah Liek Hou-Fareez Anuar bt Dheva Anrimusthi-Hafizh Brilliansyah (Ina) 21-11, 19-21, 21-10.
Source:The Star
February 25, 2024 14:55 UTC
Health comes first for Tze Yong, says BAM president Norza
PETALING JAYA: National shuttler Ng Tze Yong’s injury set to cost him his Olympic dreams, but health comes first. Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) president Tan Sir Norza Zakaria said prioritising Tze Yong’s health is the wise choice, even if it means sacrificing his Olympic qualification. “Tze Yong is still under observation and treatment with the National Sports Institute (ISN) together with BAM,” said Norza after the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) executive council meeting at the Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM). “We do hope his injury won’t hinder his chance to qualify for the Olympics through tournaments in the coming months. At the same time, Norza announced that OCM will host the Olympic Solidarity (OS)-Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Regional Forum for East and Southeast Asian National Olympic Committees (NOCs) in Kuala Lumpur from May 3-4.
Source:The Star
February 25, 2024 11:01 UTC
Higher EPF dividends expected
The EPF reported a 19.34% year-on-year increase in total investment income to RM14.67bil in the third quarter of last year after netting off write-downs. ALSO READ: EPF switch won’t pay dividends so soonSome RM4.62bil of the investment income was generated from mark-to-market (MTM) gains of securities that have not been realised, due to the fluctuation of foreign exchange rates. As such, Mohd Afzanizam said a better dividend payout can be expected. “We shall expect a better EPF dividend this year. Already, the EPF has recorded a 33% increase in total investment income for the first nine months of 2023,” he said.
Source:The Star
February 24, 2024 20:20 UTC
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Source:The Star
February 24, 2024 19:57 UTC
Take a chance on Fred
The players are now under the microscope as they prepare for the Olympic Games in Paris in July. He was the man behind former great Lee Chong Wei when he went on to win his first Olympic Games silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. “Time is short as the Olympic Games is around the corner. Frederick has taken up the job upon the request from Chong Wei, national coaching director Rexy Mainaky and BAM president Tan Sri Norza Zakaria. Frederick has a high regard for the national shuttlers and believes teamwork will take them to success.
Source:The Star
February 23, 2024 12:31 UTC