EPF sues Ikhmas Jaya unit over payment arrears
KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is suing a subsidiary of Ikhmas Jaya Group Bhd to recover RM2.
MCO: EPF extends employers April 2020 contribution payment date
KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has extended the date for employers to remit their mandatory contribution for the salary month of March 2020 (April contributions), from this Wednesday (April 15) to April 24, 2020, in light of Malaysia’s ongoing Movement Control Order (MCO).
EPF subsidiary Kwasa Land appoints Mohamad Hafiz Kassim as MD designate
KUALA LUMPUR (April 2): The Employees Provident Fund's (EPF) wholly-owned subsidiary Kwasa Land Sdn Bhd has appointed Mohamad Hafiz Kassim as its managing director designate to replace Datuk Mohd Lotfy Mohd Noh, who had retired at the end of March 2020.
MIEA: RPGT should be zeroized till the end of the year
PETALING JAYA (March 31): The Real Property Gains Tax (RPGT) should be zeroized (as it was in 2007) till the end of the year to help boost the already soft real estate market in the country, said the Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA).
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Business chambers call on govt to allow 11% EPF contribution withdrawal
KUALA LUMPUR (March 24): The Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce (MCCC) and Malaysian Islamic Chamber of Commerce (MICC) is asking the government to allow active contributors of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) to withdraw their 11% contribution to the fund over the past six months.
COVID-19 patient No 53: Suggestions to alleviate taxpayers' burden
KUALA LUMPUR (March 24): On March 23, 2020, the Prime Minister announced some immediate measures to relieve the burden of the rakyat in light of the ongoing movement control order (MCO).
COVID-19: Commerce chambers call for 11% EPF contribution withdrawal to ease hardship as Malaysia enforces MCO
KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): The Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce (MCCC) and Malaysian Islamic Chamber of Commerce (MICC) have called for strict enforcement to make the country’s movement control order (MCO) work with the prescribed 14 days to curb the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Fill KWSP 17A (Khas 2020) form, EPF tells members who want to maintain their contributions at 11%
KUALA LUMPUR (March 11): Employees who want to maintain their share of the statutory contribution to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) at 11% can opt to fill the KWSP 17A (Khas 2020) form available at its website, www.
Dr M: Malaysia can tap RM2 trillion savings to further stimulate economy
PUTRAJAYA (Feb 27): Malaysia has the flexibility to further tap RM2 trillion worth of savings in the country to help counter the negative impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.
EPF declares 5.45% dividend for 2019, the lowest since 2008
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 22): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) declares 5.
