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KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — The Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) decision to declare a 6.30 per cent dividend for both conventional and shariah savings for 2024 will bolster confidence in the capital market and investment sector, an economist said.

KOTA KINABALU, March 2 — All temporary relief centres (PPS) in flood-affected districts across the state have been closed as the floods have completely subsided.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — National sprint sensation Muhammad Azeem Mohd Fahmi once again broke the national indoor 60m record to clinch the bronze medal at the 2025 SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad has said that he will defend the positions of Parti Keadilan Rakyat vice-president and Setiawangsa branch chief in the party election, scheduled for May 24.

KOTA KINABALU, Mar 1 — Sabah’s Paitan district has recovered from floods, with the two remaining temporary evacuation centres (PPS) there officially closed as at 8pm today.

By Siti Rohaizah Zainal SHAH ALAM, Mar 1 — The Selangor Red Giants (SRG) are determined to defend their championship title at the 15th season of the Mobile Legend Bang Bang (MLBB) Malaysian Professional League (MPL). SRG manager Simon Lim said the team, which won the MLBB Mid-Season Cup, is...

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 1 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, and Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia, have extended Ramadan greetings to all Muslims in the country.

PUTRAJAYA, Mar 1 — The Control of Padi and Rice Act 1994 (Act 522) does not have clear provisions for prosecuting people involved in the 50-year-old practice of mixing imported white rice (BPI) and local white rice (BPT), said the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS).

PUTRAJAYA, Mar 1 — The Health Ministry (MOH) is expanding food monitoring activities in Ramadan to include hotels offering iftar buffets, raw material suppliers, and ice preparation premises.

By Sheeda Fathil AMPANG JAYA, Mar 1 — Although the fasting month only starts tomorrow, a few traders opened their stalls on Thursday at the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) field Ramadan bazaar. From 5pm, several of them were seen selling briyani, nasi lemak, fried chicken, various kuih,...

PUTRAJAYA, Mar 1 — Malaysians can now check the status of their Rahmah Cash Aid (STR) or their applications for the cash aid at the official STR portal using the Malaysian Digital Identity (MyDigital ID).

PUTRAJAYA, Mar 1 — The Bumiputera Economic Council will conduct comprehensive monitoring of the Bumiputera Economic Transformation Plan 2035 (PuTERA35) through regular and systematic reporting to ensure it achieved its goals, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 1 — The construction of the new Olympic House Malaysia in Bukit Jalil is expected to cost RM103 million, Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria said.

SHAH ALAM, Mar 1 — The 6.3 per cent dividend rate announced by the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) for 2024 is the highest since 2017, said chief executive officer Ahmad Zulqarnain Onn.

REDMOND, Mar 1 — Skype will ring for the last time on May 5 as owner Microsoft retires the two-decade-old internet calling service that redefined how people connect across borders.

VANNES, Mar 1 — When police told Louis-Marie, 35, they believed he had been sexually abused two decades earlier by a surgeon who treated him for appendicitis, he thought it was a prank.

AMSTERDAM, Mar 1 — Twenty-five people were arrested this week for their role in a criminal group that distributes images generated by artificial intelligence (AI) of children being sexually abused, the European Union’s police agency said yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 1 — The Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) investment assets stood at RM1.25 trillion as at December 31, 2024, of which 63 per cent was invested domestically.

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 1 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will hold Ihya Ramadan programme across ministries throughout this holy month, said his senior press secretary Tunku Nashrul Abaidah.

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 1 — The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) board today announced a dividend rate of 6.3 per cent for conventional accounts, with a total payout of RM63.05 billion, and 6.3 per cent for shariah accounts, with a total payout of RM10.19 billion.