Budget 2025: EPF contributions to be made mandatory for foreign workers – PM Anwar
The government plans to make it compulsory for all non-citizen workers to contribute to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF).
Fri Oct 18 2024
Economic outlook: Ensuring 11 years of compulsory education for all children
Budget 2025 will continue prioritising upskilling and retraining initiatives to equip workers with the latest skill sets necessary.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Compulsory Perkeso protection soon for film industry workers, including freelancers - Fahmi
Fahmi Fadzil said the scheme will enable film industry practitioners to have sufficient protection.
Wed Dec 20 2023
MOE finalising compulsory secondary education policy - Fadhlina
Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said the issue of dropouts would not occur if children were required to study up to SPM under new policy.
Thu Aug 10 2023
Polls: Muda contesting candidates to declare assets soon - Syed Saddiq
MUDA president Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman said assets declaration is compulsory for all MUDA members contesting in the elections.
Mon Jul 31 2023
Wearing of face masks on public transport, in hospitals not compulsory from July 5
Under the revised SOP only COVID-19 positive individuals and those handling them are required to wear face masks in healthcare facilities.
Thu Jun 29 2023
PM urges companies to give interns reasonable allowance
PM Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the govt would not set any fixed rates of payment because industrial training was not compulsory.
Mon Jun 19 2023
Compulsory for housing projects in KL to have affordable homes, PPR houses - PM
PM Anwar Ibrahim said the need to set such a condition so that there would be more affordable houses to meet the needs of the poor.
Tue Jun 06 2023
N.Sembilan may make wearing face masks compulsory again - MB
The Negeri Sembilan government is considering making the wearing of face masks compulsory again, especially indoors, should there be a drastic increase in COVID-19 cases in the state.
Wed Jan 04 2023
Iran security forces clash with protesters over Amini's death
For the Islamic Republic, the murder of Mahsa Amini is becoming a tipping point because compulsory hijab is not just a small piece of cloth.
Wed Sep 28 2022
MOH to decide if compulsory use of face masks indoors should continue - Muhyiddin
A decision on whether to abolish the use of face masks in enclosed spaces will be looked into and decided by the Health Ministry (MoH).
Mon Aug 29 2022
PN national convention passes 15 resolutions
PN will ensure its candidates are clean, have integrity and are corruption-free by requiring them to undergo compulsory screenings by the MACC and IRB.
Sat Aug 27 2022
Dewan Rakyat passes amendment to Offenders Compulsory Attendance Act
Dewan Rakyat passed the Bill to empower incarceration initiatives outside the prison walls through rehabilitation-in-community programmes.
Tue Jul 19 2022
Face masks compulsory in school indoor areas, except in certain situations - Radzi
It is compulsory to wear face masks in indoor areas at school premises, except in certain situations, from May 1, said Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin.
Thu Apr 28 2022
Wearing of face masks in outdoor settings, open areas no longer compulsory from May 1
Effective May 1, the wearing of face masks in outdoor settings and open areas will no longer be compulsory, but optional, Minister of Health Khairy Jamaluddin announced today.
Wed Apr 27 2022
New Zealand citizen poisoned by tainted alcohol in Laos returns home
Laos pledges to prosecute those responsible for the incident which has killed six tourists.
Mon Nov 25 2024
Max Verstappen wraps up fourth straight driver's championship
Max Verstappen faces an even bigger, and more thrilling, battle to stretch the run to five in a row next year.
Mon Nov 25 2024
Israeli army orders Gaza City suburb evacuated, spurring new wave of displacement
Families living in the targeted areas began fleeing their homes after nightfall.
Mon Nov 25 2024
Donald Trump Jr is helping his father pick the most controversial cabinet of modern times
Trump, who fiercely prizes loyalty, has long relied on family members for political advice, but which relative has his ear is known to vary.
Mon Nov 25 2024
Ringgit opens higher against US dollar
Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid says that US President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet selections are drawing significant attention.
Mon Nov 25 2024
Hezbollah rockets land near Tel Aviv after large Israeli strike on Beirut
Hezbollah movement fires heavy rocket barrages at Israel and Israeli military says houses had been destroyed or set alight near Tel Aviv.
Mon Nov 25 2024
Team Malaysia Junior and Senior Teams shine at ICU World Cup Korea
Team Malaysia celebrated remarkable achievements at the ICU World Cup in Korea, with the Junior Team clinching first place and the Senior Team earning a well-deserved second place.
Sun Nov 24 2024
What parents need to know about adolescent health and vaping
Nicotine is an incredibly addictive drug that produces feelings of pleasure and relaxation within seconds of inhaling a vape.
Sun Nov 24 2024
Desperate for cash, Gazans sell clothes plucked from rubble
Widespread shortages and months of grinding war have generated a trade in old clothing, mostly salvaged from homes of people who have died.
Sun Nov 24 2024
Chile's 'seed guardians' grow and protect forgotten food varieties
The guardians collect, trade and plant hundreds of seeds to preserve forgotten varieties of tomatoes, corn and other vegetables.
Sun Nov 24 2024