KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — The i-Sinar and i-Citra programmes, which aim to provide affected members with supplemental income to cater for their subsistence needs amidst the present crisis, is not heavily impacting the Employees’ Provident Fund’s (EPF) investment at the moment.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 — The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) offices and service counters nationwide will remain closed during the extension of the full movement control order (MCO3.0) from June 15 to 28 to curb the spread of Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR April 2 — The withdrawals under the Employees’ Provident Fund’s (EPF) i-Sinar scheme is seen to have a positive immediate impact on the real economy as it supported domestic consumptions.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Applicants for the i-Sinar facility under the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) submitted before February 25 will be progressively approved in batches following the removal of all previous criteria set for the withdrawals, and payments begin Tuesday, March 2.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is undertaking the necessary fine-tuning of its system, process and governance to accommodate the removal of the criteria for the i-Sinar facility.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is working towards removing all conditions for the i-Sinar facility, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Almost half of the people in the T20 income group who were polled by the UCSI Poll Research Centre said they used – or would use – their i-Sinar withdrawal to invest in gold and stocks.

PENDANG, Jan 21 — A lorry driver was arrested yesterday in Jalan Kampung Tong Prok, Padang Kerbau after police pulled him over and discovered he was transporting ketum (Mitragyna speciose) leaves.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 — The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) said its members who are applying for the i-Sinar facility under Category 2 will receive an interim payment of up to RM1,000 from the total amount applied, starting from January 26.

BESUT, Jan 14 — A man who illegally installed 11 asphalt speed bumps on the street next to his house in Kampung Padang Luas, Jertih here, on Monday have apologised for his action.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — In light of the implementation of the movement control order (MCO), the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has announced that all of its offices and counters in the states under the MCO and conditional MCO (CMCO) will be open for appointments only.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 — The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has clarified that there are no changes to the withdrawal criteria under i-Sinar as of to date.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — There are no conditions attached for i-Sinar withdrawal application and what is outlined are the criteria to ensure that the application matches the Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) internal data.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — The Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) investments have proven to be resilient so far despite the unique challenges faced by the market during the economic slowdown.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 — The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) will consider every application for withdrawal under the second category of the i-Sinar facility.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — The Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) has announced the criteria and details regarding the i-Sinar withdrawal facility, which has been further expanded to cover some eight million eligible contributors.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — Eligible members of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) will be able to apply for the i-Sinar facility starting mid-December.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 — The Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) i-Sinar facility is now open to all EPF contributors whose income has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic while the maximum amount that can be taken out has been raised from RM9,000 to RM10,000.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 — The withdrawal of savings by Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members under the i-Sinar programme is the best option for targeted people to help them survive during the post-pandemic situation, an economist said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) expects the i-Sinar facility to benefit 2 million eligible members with an estimated advance amount of RM14 billion to be made available.