IRB opens counters for Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat appeals from today
KUALA LUMPUR (June 15): The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) will open the government special assistance (BKK) counters from today for appeal applications under Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR). The IRB, in a statement today, said the counters are opened from 8am until noon, according to the working days in each state and via appointments only. BPR-related inquiries can be directed to the BKK line at 1800-88-2747 from 9am to 4pm on Monday to Friday. The operating hours are based on the working days in every state, namely from 8am to noon, it said. The IRB also urged customers to check the list of its offices and branches that are temporarily closed before going to any premises to avoid any problems.
Source:The Edge Markets
June 14, 2021 18:30 UTC
FINAS to hold 31st Malaysia Film Festival in October
KUALA LUMPUR: The 31st Malaysia Film Festival (FFM31) will be held in October with competition in 22 categories involving feature films. In a statement on Monday (June 14), the National Film Development Corporation (FINAS) Malaysia announced that participation for local films in FFM31 will officially open from June 15 (noon) until July 15. "Besides that, the film must also be one that has never participated in the Malaysia Film Festival series and is a film screened in the three years only," said FINAS, the official organiser of FFM31. In addition, the film producer must have a Film Production Licence from FINAS, however, for companies that have applied but the licence has not yet been obtained, the applicant can provide the relevant FINAS file reference number. According to FINAS, among the categories to be contended are best film, best director, best actor, best actress, best screenplay, best cinematography, best editor and best visual special effects.
Source:The Edge Markets
June 14, 2021 16:41 UTC
Badminton: Indonesian doubles star Kido dies of heart attack at 36
(Reuters) - Indonesian badminton player Markis Kido, an Olympic doubles gold medallist, has died aged 36 from a heart attack, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) said in a tweet on Monday. The doubles specialist won gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics partnering Hendra Setiawan, a year after the pair won the men's doubles title at the world championship in Kuala Lumpur. He also won the World Cup title in 2006 and Asian Games gold four years later, also partnering Setiawan. The BWF and the Indonesian Badminton Association did not provide further details. (Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru)
Source:The Star
June 14, 2021 15:04 UTC
Former Olympics champ Markis dies after collapsing while playing badminton
PETALING JAYA: Legendary Indonesian doubles ace Markis Kido passed away while playing badminton on Monday. "Rest in peace, Markis Kido." Markis enjoyed his most successful years with Hendra Setiawan in late 2000s where they became not only the world No. All-Indonesia Badminton Association (PBSI) international relations manager Bambang Rudy Roedyanto said the death of Markis was a big loss for badminton. Article type: metered User Type: anonymous web User Status: Campaign ID: 46 Cxense type: free User access status: 3
Source:The Star
June 14, 2021 15:04 UTC
MARii provides digital platform to help SME operations
KUALA LUMPUR (June 14): Malaysia Automotive, Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii) has announced the MARii Enterprise Resource Planning (MARii ERP) platform to drive the digitalisation of business operations in the country, especially in assisting micro, small and medium enterprises (micro SMEs). MARii ERP is an online platform for companies that manage key business functions under one platform including manufacturing, sales and logistics, stock and inventory management, procurement and accounting. In the meantime, Madani said companies interested in starting operational digitisation could also follow various programmes organised by MARii to enhance their operational abilities and capabilities, besides utilising the MARii ERP system fully as a central platform for the company's digital transformation. Among these programmes are the Technopreneur Development Programme, MARii Lean Production System, MARii Industry4WRD Technology Platform and CEO/Owner Growth Mindset Programme. "Through the ecosystem of MARii programmes, driven by the MARii ERP system, MARii can customise the system and assign experts to the company, who will review and identify manual processes that can go through the digitisation process," he said.
Source:The Edge Markets
June 14, 2021 12:00 UTC
Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor asks RM6.7mil for a role, netizens say #BoycottKareenaKapoorKhan
Since June 12, netizens have been hash-tagging #BoycottKareenaKapoorKhan after it was reported that she asked for RS12crore (RM6.7mil) for an acting gig. Apparently, the Bollywood star had asked to double her usual fee if she's to take on the role. “In fact, right now, they are reconsidering their decision and also taking the film to a younger actress as well. This alleged demand has irked netizens who have concluded that the 40-year-old is actually trying to “hurt the Hindu sentiments by putting ‘demands’ to play the role of Sita” reported filmfare.com. Some other netizens have taken to suggesting other actresses such as Yami Gautam and Kangana Ranaut for the role.
Source:The Star
June 14, 2021 12:00 UTC
Big Smile, No Teeth: All I want for Father's Day is my little boy calling me dad
Turns out Father's Day was inspired by Mother's Day. The original Mothers Day (I won’t spend much time on this because the day is over) started in the 1860s as “Mother’s Work Day”. It turns out that Father's Day was initially not embraced as readily as Mother's Day was. And thus, Mother's Day and Father's Day remained separate because two holidays where you have to buy gifts are better than one for retailers. I can’t even imagine my son turning to me on that day and saying “Happy Defender of the Fatherland Day, Dad”.
Source:The Star
June 14, 2021 09:56 UTC
Elon Musk says he’s putting last remaining house on the market
(June 14): Tesla Inc’s Elon Musk tweeted that he’s decided to sell his last remaining house a week after a report said he and others billionaires paid little or no income taxes for several years. Decided to sell my last remaining house. Within days, he put two of his California properties on the market. Musk paid no federal income taxes in 2018 and less than US$70,000 in 2015 and 2017, according to the report. After the ProPublica report, Musk tweeted that he will keep paying income taxes in California in proportion with his time in the state, which he said will be significant.
Source:The Edge Markets
June 14, 2021 09:11 UTC
Nigeria's Twitter ban leaves some businesses in the lurch
"Social media is where I eat," she told Reuters. "I depend on social media for my livelihood." Scores of small and medium-sized businesses across Africa's most populous nation - and largest economy - are reeling from the indefinite suspension of the social media site. NOI Polls estimates that 39.6 million Nigerians use Twitter - 20% of them for business advertisement and 18% to look for employment. Information Minister Lai Mohammed last week said that all social media sites must register a local entity and get a license to operate.
Source:The Edge Markets
June 14, 2021 09:00 UTC
Malaysian singer Aina Abdul to appear on Korean music show today (June 14)
Singer-songwriter Aina Abdul has been chosen to be a guest on the South Korean programme Simply K-Pop Con-Tour. Aina told a Malay portal that she had been preparing for the interview session for a few days now. This is to ensure the live programme goes without a hitch, and also to give me time to come up with insightful answers, ” Aina told Berita Harian. She got even more fans after sharing a rendition of her song Sepi in Korean, in April this year. The Korean version of Sepi was later performed by two Korean musicians.
Source:The Star
June 14, 2021 08:03 UTC
Pregnant mother says no side effects after getting Covid-19 vaccine
LENGGONG (June 14): Nur Amalina Baharuddin, an expectant mother who is also the three millionth Malaysian to receive the vaccine, shared that she experienced no side effects from the PfizerBioNTech vaccine shot which she received at the Gerik Multipurpose Hall vaccination centre (PPV), Hulu Perak on Saturday evening. “I am doing this for myself and the baby because without vaccination, the risk of being infected is so much higher. The vaccine is the only way for us to return to our normal lifestyle. “When I became the three millionth vaccine recipient, I was very grateful because Allah knew my intention and saw my efforts,” she said while advising the public as well as pregnant mothers to take the vaccine as the benefits outweigh the risks. On Saturday, the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV) Access Guarantee Special Committee via its official Twitter announced Nur Amalina as the three millionth vaccine recipient through the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.
Source:The Edge Markets
June 14, 2021 07:52 UTC
Rumour-mongers going on overdrive
THE rumour-mongers seem to be going on overdrive. Over the past week, Malaysians have been bombarded with an avalanche of fake news. Most of these have no basis. The rumours are not even sound. They are believed because some Malaysians simply want to believe these rumours.
Source:The Star
June 14, 2021 06:13 UTC
Public Bank says Covid-19 relief amounts to about RM40b so far
Tay said in the statement: “Public Bank’s targeted repayment assistance programme has been progressing very well." Currently, more than 90% of Public Bank’s customers are paying their monthly loan instalment,” he said. He said Public Bank's relief amounting to about RM40 billion so far involves an approval rate of close to 100% of all customers’ submissions. According to Public Bank's statement, its targeted loan repayment assistance programme, which was first launched in August 2020, comprises flexible and comprehensive loan repayment packages. Public Bank has 19.41 billion issued shares.
Source:The Edge Markets
June 14, 2021 04:53 UTC
Targeted moratorium is best solution for country
In hindsight, we know that Malaysia was one of only a handful of countries worldwide that implemented an automatic moratorium. Most countries implemented a scheme similar to our current Repayment Assistance (RA) and Targeted Repayment Assistance (TRA), strictly based on those who needed it. Let’s take a deeper look into the moratoriumThe impact of the moratorium was immediate and indeed significant to the banking industry. Moratorium is available for those in needThis brings me to the point of why a targeted moratorium is the way to go and not an automatic moratorium. Firstly, an automatic moratorium results in aid being channeled to everyone including the wealthy and those whose salaries/income are unaffected.
Source:The Edge Markets
June 14, 2021 03:56 UTC
Indonesia's hijab headbangers trade village life for metal heaven
Indonesia's hijab-wearing, headbanging VOB count some of rock music's biggest stars among their fans, but the all-female heavy metal band faced a tougher battle in winning over their parents. "When I'm on stage, I can express myself without worrying about the norms that people expect from me". Obeying those norms would have compelled the three women to marry right after high school. "My parents told me that reading was useless, let alone playing music," said the band's bespectacled singer and lead guitarist Firda Marsya Kurnia, 20. In the meantime, VOB say they'll keep drawing inspiration from the women in their hometown, where many do back-breaking farm work.
Source:The Star
June 14, 2021 01:52 UTC