5.94 juta ahli KWSP nikmati i-Sinar
KUALA LUMPUR: Sebanyak RM52.48 bilion pengeluaran program i-Sinar di bawah Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) diluluskan membabitkan 5.94 juta pemohon. Menteri Kewangan, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz berkata, daripada jumlah itu, sebanyak RM32.74 bilion sudah dikreditkan. “Mulai 8 Mac 2021, kelayakan permohonan kemudahan i-Sinar ditambah baik bagi membantu rakyat meneruskan kelangsungan hidup. “Setakat […]
Penerbangan pertama di Marikh awal April – NASA
WASHINGTON: Pentadbiran Aeronautik dan Angkasa Lepas Amerika Syarikat (NASA) menyasarkan awal April untuk melancarkan percubaan penerbangan pertama helikopter robotik Ingenuity yang dikawal ke planet lain. Buat masa ini, helikopter ultra ringan itu masih terlekat di perut kenderaan jelajah Perseverance rover, yang mendarat di Planet Marikh pada 18 Februari lalu. Ahad lalu, Perseverance menjatuhkan sisa-sisa perisai […]
Harrif sandaran emas
KUALA LUMPUR: Pelumba pecut terbaik negara, Harrif Saleh bakal memikul tanggungjawab besar bagi memastikan skuad berbasikal negara membawa pulang sebutir pingat emas di temasya Sukan Sea Vietnam hujung tahun ini. Harrif yang sebelum ini melakar sejarah buat negara menjadi pelumba tempatan pertama dalam perlumbaan Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2020 memenangi dua peringkat, menjadi sandaran […]
Massive fire guts Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
DHAKA – At least 15 Rohingya refugees were reported dead on Tuesday after a massive fire ripped through several camps in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district overnight, forcing at least 50,000 people to flee, an official from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said. “It has been confirmed that 15 people have tragically lost their lives, […]
Myanmar set for silent strike after violence claims 7-year-old victim
YANGON – Myanmar activists plan more anti-coup protests today, including a silent strike with many businesses due to close and calls for people to stay home, a day after a seven-year-old girl was killed in her home when security forces opened fire during a crackdown in Mandalay. Pro-democracy protesters also held more candle-lit vigils overnight including […]
3 pekerja warga China layak terima faedah Perkeso
KUALA LUMPUR: Tiga pekerja warga China yang maut dalam kejadian komponen kren gantri jatuh di tapak pembinaan Lebuhraya Bertingkat Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang (SUKE) dekat Persiaran Alam Damai, kelmarin, layak menerima faedah Pertubuhan Keselamatan Sosial (Perkeso). Ketua Eksekutifnya, Datuk Seri Dr Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed berkata, pekerja asing boleh menerima bayaran faedah di bawah Skim Bencana […]
Malaysians using i-Sinar for investment
A LARGE number of people, who withdrew savings from their Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) Account 1 under the government i-Sinar programme, are using the money for investment, according to economists. The scheme is meant to help the rakyat cope with Covid-19-related economic hardships by allowing them to withdraw from their retirement funds. But Malaysians are […]
MIDF upgrades plantation sector, raises CPO target to RM3,000 on higher palm oil prices
KUALA LUMPUR (March 24): MIDF Research has upgraded the plantation sector to “positive” from “neutral” after revising up its crude palm oil (CPO) price target to RM3,000 per ton from RM2,700 per ton. Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) board data showed palm oil prices staying at RM4,240.50 as of yesterday (March 23). In a thematic […]
Centre at KLIA for short-term foreign business travellers
SEPANG: A Business Travellers Centre (BTC) has been set up at KL International Airport (KLIA) to facilitate the entry of foreign business travellers. “The BTC is one of the main components of the One Stop Centre (OSC) initiative that has been set up by the government. “This initiative allows senior executives and technical experts to […]
