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Government, GLC industrial trainees to receive RM800 minimum allowance

Industrial trainees in the government sector and government-linked companies (GLCs) will now receive a minimum monthly allowance of RM800. While not specifying the implementation date, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim emphasised the significance of the allowance, particularly for trainees from underprivileged backgrounds, who traditionally did not receive any compensation. Anwar also urged the private […]

Allowance for journalists’ health check-ups

MIRI: Members of the Northern Sarawak Journalists Association (NSJA) are eligible to claim an allowance for their health check-ups. According to the its president Chai Chon Chin, each member can request reimbursement of up to RM200 for their annual check-up, which can be claimed once a year. To redeem the allowance, members need to provide […]

Mandatory allowance for student interns will discourage employers: MEF

KUALA LUMPUR:  The proposal to make it compulsory to pay allowances to students who undergo industrial training in the private sector will discourage employers from offering places for internship, said the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF). In a statement today, MEF president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman said instead of compelling employers to pay internship […]

Housewife Social Security Scheme to be implemented from tomorrow

KUALA LUMPUR: The Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) will implement the Housewife Social Security Scheme (SKSSR) starting tomorrow. SOCSO, in a statement today, said that the SKSSR would provide protection for housewives against domestic accidents and invalidity while managing the household, in addition to recognising their involvement in the “care economy” and development of the family […]

DUN allowance should commensurate with responsibilities

KUCHING: The rate of allowance for the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting should be equivalent to today’s living cost, says Beting Maro assemblyman Razaili Gapor. Aside from stating that the value of RM50 back in 1980 was equivalent to RM300-RM500 today, he added that the allowance should also cover all the duties and tasks given […]

What gen Zs spend their allowance on

BY HANISHA IBRAHIM KUCHING: Gen Z is the generation which will reach adulthood in the second decade of the 21st century and they are dubbed as digital natives, having grown up with access to the Internet and digital technology. Thanks to exposure from a very young age, Gen Z members have a wide variety of […]

Increased allowance for volunteers sign of govt recognition

TANGKAK: The government has announced that the daily allowance for healthcare volunteers involved in the Covid-19 vaccination process and management has been increased to RM100 from RM50, in appreciation of their contributions. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the new rate of payment beginning this month would benefit 19,000 volunteers serving more than 12 […]

Maximum salary limit for disabled workers allowance increased to RM1,500

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has agreed to increase the maximum salary eligibility limit for disabled workers allowance from RM1,200 to RM1,500 a month, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. In a special announcement on the Strategic Programme to Empower People and the Economy (Pemerkasa) today, he said a total of RM26 million would be […]

Allowance delay due to administrative process

KUCHING: The delay in payment of allowances to medical health workers is due to the Health Department needing to review the growing list of recipients before submitting it to the Sarawak government. Sarawak Health director Dr Chin Zin Hing said the final recipient list for the allowances provided under Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) was […]

Waiting for medical frontliners’ name list

KUCHING: The Sarawak government’s RM300 Covid-19 allowance for medical frontliners has not been paid since May because the updated name list from the Sarawak Health Department has not been submitted to the   government. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said he was informed by the department that the name list […]