Talian hotline Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat ditutup sementara
KUALA LUMPUR: Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri (LHDN) hari ini memaklumkan, talian hotline Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR), 1800 88 2747 ditutup sementara mulai hari ini sehingga ke satu tarikh yang akan dimaklumkan kelak. Dalam kenyataannya, LHDN berkata semua pelanggan dinasihatkan untuk menghubungi cawangan atau Pusat Khidmat Hasil (PKH) yang berdekatan, sekiranya mempunyai sebarang pertanyaan lanjut dan […]
Insurance, takaful industry working with govt to ease COVID-19 patients’ hospital expenses
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — The insurance and takaful industry is working with the Health Ministry and Bank Negara Malaysia to explore avenues where it can ease some of the expenses of COVID-19 patients whose conditions are required to be treated in private hospitals under the present circumstances. In a joint statement today, the Life […]
Banks continue to offer repayment assistance, including extending existing moratorium, say ABM and AIBIM
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 18): The Association of Banks in Malaysia (ABM) and the Association of Islamic Banking and Financial Institutions Malaysia (AIBIM) said banks will continue to extend repayment assistance, including an extension of the existing moratorium where applicable, to individuals affected by the current movement control order (MCO). The associations said in a joint […]
Expert proposes genome sequencing of virus to identify
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia may need to consider sequencing the genome of SARS-CoV2 isolated from Covid-19 patients in the wake of new and more infectious variants of the virus. Epidemiologist Professor Datuk Dr Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud said this following reports on three mutated Covid-19 coronavirus variants recently detected in the United Kingdom (UK), South Africa […]
Man rams car into police roadblock while on the phone
KUALA LUMPUR: A 40-year-old man, who was using his mobile phone while driving, rammed his car into a police roadblock set up during the movement control order at Old Klang Road on Sunday (Jan 17). Brickfields OCPD Asst Comm Anuar Omar said the 5.50pm incident on Sunday damaged the police roadblock signage but thankfully no […]
Cops fine Umno for unauthorised free frozen chicken event as crowds jam up Putrajaya
PUTRAJAYA, ― The police have issued a compound to the organiser of the free frozen chicken drive-through event, as the programme was held without the approval of the authorities. Putrajaya district police chief, ACP Mohd Fadzil Ali said the compound was issued under Section 22 (B) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act […]
