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KUALA LUMPUR, Popular South East Asian e-commerce platform Lazada has introduced new return and refund policies to enable customers to enjoy a more flexible and worry-free shopping experience. Lazada said in a statement today that customers can enjoy several major benefits, including a 30-day simple return policy for all purchases in LazMall and Choice and the ‘Change of Mind’ policy for a wider range of products and categories on all Lazada platforms. Customers will also benefit from faster refunds as soon as their orders are returned to Lazada’s logistic partners via drop-off or pick-up. ‘With a streamlined process, Lazada is

KUALA LUMPUR, The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) will carry on providing services as usual even though police stations in the country have been instructed to close their gates after 10 pm. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the public could lodge complaints and reports as usual, and that the instruction to all police stations will be implemented after the standard operating procedure (SOP) regarding the matter has been presented to Bukit Aman Management Department director Datuk Seri Azmi Kassim. “As stressed by Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, we should balance the role of the police station

PUTRAJAYA, The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will summon several witnesses to record their statements in the near future over issues involving the Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp). MACC Investigation Division senior director Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hashim shared this development after the commission’s investigative team’s visit to HRD Corp in Kuala Lumpur and the Human Resources Ministry (KESUMA) here today to obtain follow-up documents. “So far, no witnesses have had their statements recorded but MACC will summon witnesses in the near future after document reviews are conducted. “The commission has visited KESUMA and HRD Corp to obtain documents for investigation

KANGAR, The Ministry of Education (MOE) is still detailing the proposal to provide a cost of living allowance for students and an allowance for senior assistants in Form Six as part of efforts to rebrand Form Six education in the country. Minister Fadhlina Sidek said these details need to be finalised before the proposal is brought to the budget level and the Finance Ministry. “So, among the initiatives we want to focus on is looking at their allowance aspects, the role played by the administration at the Form Six College level, and also a larger role to see how this

KUALA LUMPUR, The National Cooperative Congress 2024, which will be held for two days beginning July 25, will among other things, discuss issues, initiatives and new directions aimed at strengthening the role of the cooperative movement. Angkatan Koperasi Kebangsaan Malaysia Berhad (Angkasa) president Datuk Seri Dr Abdul Fattah Abdullah said this would be the third congress, with the last edition taking place 53 years ago in March 1971 and the first one in 1966. ‘Various changes in the national and global economic landscapes have occurred since the last congress. Changes are required to ensure the cooperative movement remains relevant and