People benefit from ‘Info on Wheels’
SIBU: Info on Wheels programme was held successfully at Sibu Central Market on Wednesday. Present to officiate at the programme was Sibu MP Oscar Ling, Lanang MP Alice Lau and Bukit Assek assemblywoman Irene Chang. “It was a pleasure to join Information Department in their Info on Wheels programme. We helped to distribute pamphlets concerning […]
800,000 applications approved in 3 days
KUCHING: In the first three days of implementing the e-Tunai Rakyat initiative, 800,000 of the one million applications received were approved with a total of RM24 million spent thus far via the three e-wallet operators. “We want to encourage digital payments, which is why we introduced the RM30 free shopping money for digital payment subscribers,” […]
All safeguards in place, public assured
KUCHING: Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has refuted claims that the e-Tunai Rakyat initiative is a means to intrude upon a person’s personal information. He said the programme was implemented and coordinated under Khazanah Nasional Bhd. “They have set up all the safeguards,” he assured during his visit to The Spring Shopping Mall on Friday […]
RM18.8M spent in less than 48 hours
PUTRAJAYA: Within less than 48 hours since the commencement of the e-Tunai Rakyat programme, RM18.8 million has been spent, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. The programme saw an impressive uptake by Malaysians, receiving 784,000 applications as of 10pm Thursday night, of which 672,000 had been approved. “I hope that all Malaysians will take advantage […]
RM30 e-cash application starts tomorrow
PUTRAJAYA: About 15 million Malaysians are eligible to claim RM30 million from the government through one of three e-wallet operators — Grab, Boost, and Touch ‘n Go — from 8 am tomorrow. Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said the government has allocated RM450 million for this initiative which is under the e-Tunai Rakyat programme. Malaysians […]
Penang to become a cashless state by March 2020
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government aims to fully adapt and enable e-wallet transaction throughout the state in two months’ time. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the initiative is in line with the federal government’s e-Tunai Rakyat programme scheduled for implementation from Jan 15 to March 14 this year, which encourages the seamless use of […]
GrabPay selected for e-Tunai Rakyat initiative
KUALA LUMPUR: GrabPay, the mobile wallet payment solution by Grab, has been selected to participate in the federal government’s RM450 million e-Tunai Rakyat initiative that will be launched on Jan 15, 2020. “Recognising the unique position of our platform as an everyday app, we have contributed in advancing every Malaysian to move forward to embrace […]
