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Explainer: All you need to know about EPF's new 'flexible' Account 3

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 -- The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) announced yesterday a much-anticipated restructuring of contributors' accounts that would allow some portion of their retirement fund to be... Read More


Explainer: All you need to know about EPF's new 'flexible' account

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 -- The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) announced yesterday a much-anticipated restructuring of contributors' accounts that would allow some portion of their retirement fund to be... Read More


Workers announce march for higher minimum wage on May Day

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 -- Workers are set to march on May Day this year in a bid to shift the conversation around wages of which millions are still paid below what is considered to be livable. The ra... Read More


Forbes 50 Richest: IOI brothers go into top five for first time but weak ringgit drags down Malaysian billionaires' wealth

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 -- The collective wealth of the 50 richest men in Malaysia rose by a mere 2 per cent to US$83.4 billion (RM398 billion) this year as a weak ringgit offset their local stock mark... Read More


Non-existent before, athletes' job and social security may just be Hannah Yeoh's biggest legacy

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 -- Until Hannah Yeoh took office as the current sports and youth minister, most national athletes survived on a RM800 monthly allowance paid by the National Sports Council (MSN).... Read More


Hannah Yeoh, facing criticism, says she's paved the track for Malaysia to win more sports medals

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 -- Facing some criticism about her performance as the youth and sports minister, Hannah Yeoh said she's laid the groundwork to develop sports that one day could placate a nation ... Read More


Are Malaysians happier than most people on earth? Ipsos latest poll suggests we are

KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 -- Malaysians generally are a happy bunch. Southeast Asian countries were found to be the happiest in the world with Malaysia high up in the ranking that surveyed happiness amo... Read More


Of ringgit and sense: A look at how much hosts made from all the Commonwealth Games since 1998

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 -- Malaysia became the first Asian nation to host the Commonwealth Games when it did so in 1998. Rated as one of the best tournaments to be held under the Commonwealth banner, ... Read More


Dr Mahathir discharged from IJN after two months

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 -- Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been discharged from the National Heart Institute (IJN) after more than two months of undergoing treatment. The two-time former prime minister wa... Read More


Two Lamborghinis among luxury cars seized in MACC probe on alcohol, tobacco smuggling syndicate

KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 -- The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has seized eight luxury cars with an estimated value of RM6 million as part of an ongoing investigation into a smuggling syndicate. ... Read More