Day: October 1, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, The Ministry of Human Resources, through the Social Security Organisation (Socso), is raising the salary ceiling for contributions from RM5,000 to RM6,000 per month, effective today. In a statement today, Socso said the change is in line with the amendments to the Employee Social Security Act 1969 (Act 4) and the Employment Insurance System Act 2017 (Act 800). ‘Starting Oct 1, the contribution amounts applicable to employees earning between RM5,000 and RM6,000 per month will be as specified in the Third Schedule of Act 4 and the Second Schedule of Act 800,’ read the statement. ‘This increase in

DUBLIN, UBiqube, a leader in hybrid cloud and security infrastructure automation, today announced the appointment of two seasoned executives, Jean-David Lehmann-Charley and Ahmed Guetari, to its Board of Directors. Both leaders bring extensive expertise in network, security, and cloud technologies, with proven track records in driving innovation and growth in the service provider industry. Their addition comes at a pivotal time for UBiqube as it embarks on its Agile Ops journey, implementing scalable, automated solutions for CloudOps, NetOps, and SecOps practices. They will join our distinguished directors from NTT and Fujitsu and complete the board with relevant skills to drive

KUALA LUMPUR, The trial judge in Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) case today questioned the defence team about the distinction between the former premier’s personal expenses and those for political purposes. Judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah posed the question to Najib’s lead counsel, Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah during his submission at the close of the prosecution’s case at the High Court here. Judge Sequerah: (Is there) any difference between spending for political and personal usage? Muhammad Shafee: We have proved that 99 per cent of the money in his account was not used for his

PUTRAJAYA, The Ministry of Health (MOH) is currently assessing the mental health of children rescued from charity homes run by GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH). Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said these children are suspected of facing mental health challenges, likely due to the trauma they experienced. ‘Several aspects are still under investigation. The MOH will be providing counselling support, and I believe the National Centre of Excellence for Mental Health (NCEMH) will be involved at the clinic level,’ he told the media after the 2024 Elderly Day celebration at the ministry here today. He added that while

PUTRAJAYA, The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) has made its way into the Malaysia Book of Records (MBOR) after setting three new records during the Malaysia Clean Day 2024: Mega Cleaning Programme in conjunction with World Cleanup Day last Saturday. Its minister Nga Kor Ming accepted the three MBOR certificates from its chief executive officer Christopher Wong here today. The cleaning programme took place at Central Market in Kuala Lumpur and 649 other locations across the country. The new records set were for the Largest Simultaneous Participation in a ‘Gotong Royong’ (community cleanup), the Heaviest Solid Waste Collected in