KUALA LUMPUR, 1 Dec 2008: Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members who wish to maintain their monthly contribution rate at 11% can obtain the forms from all EPF branches or download it from the myEPF website at www.kwsp.gov.my beginning today. Fully completed form KWSP 17A (AHL) Khas can be submitted to the respective employers for onward […]
economy
Bleak times ahead
By Deborah Loh(© Tim Reeve / scx.hu) YES, we are staring at the gathering clouds of an economic crisis. Sure, economic fundamentals are strong, as government ministers keep saying, but that’s only half the picture. The other half is the financial scenario, as economic and financial principles are two different things. The sub-prime crisis that began in […]
Govt announces RM7 billion stimulus package
By Deborah Loh and Ng Boon HooiKUALA LUMPUR, 4 NOV 2008: The government today announced RM7 billion worth of measures to stimulate economic activity as a crisis response to the global credit crunch. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who is also Finance Minister I, said the funds were drawn from the government’s fuel subsidy savings and not from Budget […]
