PetChem’s RM800m special dividend
KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd is paying out RM800 million in special dividend to its shareholders to celebrate its 10th year of listing and after posting its quarterly record RM2 billion net profit in the third quarter. Petronas Chemical announced on Monday that its net profit surged to RM1.96 billion in the third quarter […]
KJ: We’ll use new Covid warning mechanism to avoid lockdown
PUTRAJAYA: The soon-to-be introduced heightened alert system will serve as a warning mechanism for the Health Ministry to implement intervention measures to prevent a surge in new Covid-19 infections and avoid any new wave of infections. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the system comprised threshold indicators, which will be announced by the ministry, to avoid […]
8 Disember keputusan rayuan Najib kes SRC
PUTRAJAYA: Rayuan bekas Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak terhadap sabitan dan hukuman dikenakan terhadapnya membabitkan kesalahan menyeleweng RM42 juta dana SRC International Sdn Bhd (SRC) akan diputuskan Mahkamah Rayuan pada 8 Disember ini. Tarikh itu dimaklumkan melalui kenyataan media oleh Pejabat Ketua Pendaftar Mahkamah Persekutuan, Istana Kehakiman Putrajaya yang dikeluarkan hari ini. Rayuan Najib […]
Lebih 30,000 unit kediaman tidak terjual – KPKT
KUALA LUMPUR: Sebanyak 30,290 unit kediaman siap dibina bernilai RM19.75 bilion di seluruh negara yang tidak terjual setakat suku ketiga tahun ini. Timbalan Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan, Datuk Seri Ismail Abdul Mutalib, berkata jumlah itu menunjukkan sedikit penurunan berbanding suku kedua tahun ini iaitu sebanyak 31,112 unit membabitkan nilai RM20.1 bilion. “Terdapat penurunan kadar […]
EPF to launch i-Sayang to improve people’s livelihood
KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) will launch the i-Sayang facility in the first quarter of 2022, as part of its on-going effort to improve the livelihood of the people. Chairman Tan Sri Ahmad Badri Mohd Zahir said the facility will allow for the voluntary transfer of 2.0 per cent EPF contributions from the […]
At least 45 people killed in bus crash in Bulgaria
SOFIA (Reuters) -At least 45 people were killed when a bus with North Macedonian plates caught fire on a highway in western Bulgaria on Tuesday, officials said. There were children among the victims, and seven people with burns were rushed to hospital in the capital Sofia, the head of the fire safety department at the […]
PM: New social protection solutions urgently needed to balance human development
KUALA LUMPUR: New and innovative social protection solutions are urgently required to strike a balance between the provision of safety nets, promote financial resilience and human capital development, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said more collaborative efforts by the public and private sectors are also vital to form strong synergies between […]
