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13 arrested in counterfeit engine oil crackdown

DM3 — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:47:30 +0800

https://thesun.my/malaysia-news/13-arrested...down-JE14018414

PETALING JAYA: Three premises suspected of bottling and distributing engine oil using counterfeit trademarks were raided in a joint operation by police and the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) in Ara Damansara and Kepong yesterday.

Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department’s Wildlife Crime Bureau/Special Intelligence Investigation (WCB/PSK) Deputy Director SAC Mohammad Azlin Sadari said 13 individuals, including seven foreign nationals from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, were arrested during the raid.

“The raids were conducted following nearly two months of intelligence gathering. Initial investigations revealed that the syndicate allegedly rebottled engine oil and affixed labels of well-known local and international vehicle manufacturers without authorisation, using fake addresses on the bottles.

“They then marketed the products via e-commerce platforms and social media. The syndicate is believed to have been operating for two to three years and had raked in millions of ringgit in profits,” he told reporters here today.

The operation, involving WCB/PSK personnel from Bukit Aman and KPDN enforcement officers, was led by WCB/PSK Intelligence/Special Investigation Principal Assistant Director ACP Zulkarnain Samsudin. Seized items included engine oil, empty bottles and labels bearing various brand names.

“Police are still investigating the source of the engine oil used by the syndicate, while the total value of items seized from all three locations is also being determined,” said Mohammad Azlin.

The case is being investigated under Section 102 1© of the Trademarks Act 2019 and Section 5 of the Trade Descriptions Act 2011.

Meanwhile, a Bernama check at the Ara Damansara premises found it to be a commercial unit filled with engine oil bottles of various brands and large tanks believed to be used for storing and rebottling oil into four-litre containers.

Lemon law: Enactment of law(s) by Mar 2025

DM3 — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 14:06:36 +0800

WAPCAR

KPDN on 'Lemon law': Enactment / amendment of law(s) by March 2025
author
Hans
04.06.2024 08:36 PM

The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) is looking to introduce the so-called ‘Lemon Law,’ either by proposing a new bill in parliament, or amending existing laws, by March 2025.

‘Lemon law’ is a colloquial term for laws that protect consumers from buying defective cars, sometimes called ‘lemons.’

According to a report by The Edge, Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said a group of law experts has been appointed to prepare a report on the best practices implemented in several countries.

“They will start work from June until the end of September, and submit a comprehensive report to the ministry,” he said after opening the Malaysian Consumer Symposium 2024.

Armizan said there are currently four laws in Malaysia to protect consumers against buying defective cars - Consumer Protection Act (Act 599), the Contract Act 1950, the Sale of Goods Act 1950, and the Hire-Purchase Act 1967 – but none sufficiently cover against defective vehicles, due to the overlap between these acts.

For example, even if a manufacturer agrees to buy back a defective vehicle from the customer, they cannot do a one-to-one replacement because the vehicle’s financing document is tied to that particular (defective) vehicle’s identification number (VIN).

It is for this reason that KPDN is also working with Bank Negara Malaysia on the matter.

The current process at Tribunal for Consumer Claims Malaysia (TTPM) requires consent from financing institutions, before submitting a claim. Under Hire Purchase Act, until the car is fully paid off, the banks owns the vehicle.

As an interim measure, KPDN is working to establish a tripartite negotiation channel, involving KPDN, consumers, and vehicle manufacturers / distributors.

“It is expected that through this second strategy, consumers can successfully resolve their claims at TTPM,” he said.

“…the government sincerely hopes that industry players, especially the automotive industry, are willing to respond to the government’s aspirations (in helping consumers) and cooperate in protecting consumer rights and fostering a fair and transparent market,” Armizan added.

ASEAN survey: China is trusted most by Malaysians

DM3 — Fri, 10 May 2024 11:19:47 +0800

ASEAN survey: China is trusted most by Malaysians - Better days ahead for Chery, BYD, MG, and XPeng?
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Hans
10.05.2024 10:30 AM
https://www.wapcar.my/news/asean-survey-chi...and-xpeng-79277

ASEAN survey: China is trusted most by Malaysians - Better days ahead for Chery, BYD, MG, and XPeng? 00

Among Southeast Asians, Malaysians are most supportive of China, according to a survey of 1,994 Southeast Asians by Singapore’s ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute. When asked if a situation forces them to choose between USA and China, 75.1% of Malaysians answered China – the highest in the region.

Is there a correlation between results of a political opinion survey and the rapid rise of Chinese car brands launching in Southeast Asia? The short answer is ‘Yes’. Of course, there are other factors that determine acceptance of Chinese cars here – suitable model offerings, free trade agreements for favourable pricing, for example - but the simple answer is still ‘Yes’.

Malaysia also saw the sharpest increase in support for China year-on-year, up 20.3 percentage points from last year. Indonesia came close, up 19.5 percentage points to 73.2%. The situation in Gaza and China’s stance on the conflict against US-backed Israel helped boost the image of China in the Muslim-majority Malaysia and Indonesia.

On the opposite side of things, the people of Philippines (16.7% support China) and Vietnam (21% support China) are most suspicious about China, mainly because both countries are most threatened by China flexing its naval muscles to claim South China Sea.

Malaysia is also a party in the Nine Dash Lines dispute, but Wisma Putra has so far avoided open confrontations. Malaysians are also less concerned about China claiming rights to Malaysia’s commercial fishing areas, somehow.

Philippines (16.7% support) – No love for Chinese cars, even if it wears a German VW badge
ASEAN survey: China is trusted most by Malaysians - Better days ahead for Chery, BYD, MG, and XPeng? 01

Can you guess which Southeast Asian country has the highest number of Chinese brands, but have the poorest results?

The Philippines has 24 Chinese brands, including 3 commercial vehicles-only brands, not counting those who tried, gave up, and left.

Geely and MG are the two best-selling Chinese brands there. Sales dropped 26% and 29% respectively in 2023. In the same 12-month period, Toyota grew 14%, Mitsubishi expanded 47%, Honda is up 10%.

Far from challenging Japanese brands, Chinese brands are going backwards in the Philippines.

ASEAN survey: China is trusted most by Malaysians - Better days ahead for Chery, BYD, MG, and XPeng? 02

Santana is a Chinese VW, developed specifically for China. A free trade agreement now sees Chinese VWs on sale in the Philippines. Fans abandoned the brand.
Never mind Chinese brands. Did you know that since 2018, VW in the Philippines sells only Chinese market VW models? These are not just China-made VWs, but VWs that were originally meant for sale only in China. Instead of the Golf, Tiguan, or Arteon, VW Philippines sells the Chinese market Santana, Lavida, Lamando, and Tharu.

After the switch, VW Philippines’ saw its sales dropping from 1,363 units in 2017 - when the line-up consisted of imported, German models - to just 269 units last year.

Vietnam (21% support) – Closest to China, but Vietnamese trust the Koreans more
ASEAN survey: China is trusted most by Malaysians - Better days ahead for Chery, BYD, MG, and XPeng? 03

Can you guess which Southeast Asian country is easiest for China to export cars to?

Vietnam has a direct cargo train service into mainland China. Like the Philippines, it’s also a left-hand drive market. Yet, not a single Chinese car brand has made it to the top-10 in Vietnam.

Unlike other Southeast Asian countries, Vietnam is not Toyota’s fortress. Vietnam is one of the few markets in the world where the Ford Ranger, not the Toyota Hilux, is No.1.

In the overall car sales tally, Hyundai was the No.1 brand in 2023. Kia was third, behind Toyota.

ASEAN survey: China is trusted most by Malaysians - Better days ahead for Chery, BYD, MG, and XPeng? 04

In Vietnam, the biggest challenge to Chinese brands is not the Japanese, but the Koreans
To the Vietnamese, high quality affordably priced cars are those made by the Koreans, not Chinese.

MG is the most successful Chinese brand there. The SAIC-owned brand doesn’t publish its sales figures but cumulative sales in the last 3 years are estimated to be around 11,000 units.

BAIC and Hongqi have been in Vietnam for a quite a few years already, but neither has left a mark.

ASEAN survey: China is trusted most by Malaysians - Better days ahead for Chery, BYD, MG, and XPeng? 05

Also, Hyundai and Kia offer regional-focused models like the Hyundai Accent, Kia Soluto, Kia Sonet, Hyundai Venue - all adapted to Vietnam’s unique needs. Chinese brands on the other brand, work on the principle of ‘China is the best. What’s good for China must be good for the rest of the world.’ The Vietnamese don't appreciate this attitude.

Still, Chinese are not slowing down there. Just last year, 5 new Chinese brands were launched in Vietnam – SAIC’s Wuling, Geely’s Lynk & Co, Chery’s Omoda and Jaecoo, and GWM’s Haval. BYD will be launching there in May, though plans for local assembly have been pushed back.

Indonesia (73.2% support) – Lots of support for China, but lack of suitable models limit appeal
ASEAN survey: China is trusted most by Malaysians - Better days ahead for Chery, BYD, MG, and XPeng? 06

Indonesia is ASEAN’s largest domestic car market, selling 1,005,082 units last year. Like Thailand, Indonesia is Toyota Kingdom, ruled by the Toyota Avanza / Veloz and Innova brothers.

SAIC’s Wuling and Dongfeng’s DFSK are the most active Chinese brands in Indonesia.

Wuling is the best performer, finishing 2023 as Indonesia’s 10th best-selling car brand, with 23,540 units, ranking behind ninth place Hino. The next nearest passenger car brand is sixth-placed Hyundai, at 35,500 units.

ASEAN survey: China is trusted most by Malaysians - Better days ahead for Chery, BYD, MG, and XPeng? 07

DFSK is ranked 20th, with 1,360 units sold last year.

Chery and BYD were launched late last year so they have yet to complete their first full-year sales, but neither are worrying their Japanese, or even Korean rivals. Chinese manufacturers have yet to develop cars adapted to local needs.

Indonesia is dominated by MPVs, yet no Chinese brand offers a better alternative to the Toyota Veloz / Toyota Innova, but Hyundai does, which explains their higher ranking versus Wuling.

ASEAN survey: China is trusted most by Malaysians - Better days ahead for Chery, BYD, MG, and XPeng? 08

Hyundai Stargazer, built in Indonesia, developed to meet Indonesia's unique needs, is the reason why Koreans are staying ahead of the Chinese
If Vietnam gets the Hyundai Accent, Indonesia gets the Hyundai Stargazer. The Hyundai B-MPV ended 2023 with 15,886 units sold, behind the Mitsubishi Xpander’s 21,251 units but well ahead of the dated Wuling Confero’s 5,887 units.

Just like Vietnam, ‘What’s good for China must be good for the rest of the world,’ doesn’t work in Indonesia, even if the locals support China's foreign policies.

Indonesia has also announced a set of very comprehensive incentives to promote battery EVs. The Wuling Air is Indonesia’s first locally assembled BEV but it didn’t meet local users’ needs, and sales were propped up only by government fleet order contracts.

ASEAN survey: China is trusted most by Malaysians - Better days ahead for Chery, BYD, MG, and XPeng? 09

The Wuling Binguo however, has hit the sweet spot. It’s currently the best-selling BEV model in Indonesia, totaling 3,121 units in Q1 2024. That’s 20 times more than a Honda City Hatchback or Toyota Yaris! But that’s also because the Binguo is exempted from Luxury Tax, with VAT reduced from 8% to 1%. These incentives will expire by 2027.

Apart from Wuling and DFSK, Chery and Neta have just started building cars in Indonesia. BYD, GAC’s Aion, and GWM will also be starting their own local assemblies in the next few years.

Thailand (52.2% support) – Divided on China, but good quality BEVs are welcomed
ASEAN survey: China is trusted most by Malaysians - Better days ahead for Chery, BYD, MG, and XPeng? 10

Thailand is Toyota’s and Honda’s Southeast Asian homebase. It’s also the hot spot for Chinese brands hungry for exports.

Our northern neighbour is quite divided on China, with only 52.2% voting in favour of China. The Thai government is actively courting Chinese tourists and industries, but the locals are not so keen.

Still, Thais will never say no to lower priced, better-quality cars. Thailand is BYD’s No.1 export market for passenger cars, selling around 30,000 units there last year.

ASEAN survey: China is trusted most by Malaysians - Better days ahead for Chery, BYD, MG, and XPeng? 11

At March’s Bangkok International Motor Show, five of the 10 brands with the highest number of bookings collected were Chinese, led by BYD, followed by MG, Changan, GAC’s Aion, and GWM’s Haval.

For Chinese manufacturers, Thailand is their launchpad to go international. Biden’s USA is a no-go, Ursula’s European Union is adding hoops and hurdles for Chinese cars. Latin America and Africa are not ready for Chinese BEVs. Only Southeast Asia welcomes China in a big way and has the necessary infrastructure to support Chinese electric cars. Moving ahead of its neighbours, Thailand is positioning itself as China’s gateway to the ASEAN trade bloc.

ASEAN survey: China is trusted most by Malaysians - Better days ahead for Chery, BYD, MG, and XPeng? 12

BYD is building a plant there, as has GWM and its battery manufacturing spin-off SVolt. MG and Neta are also building cars there.

However, a separate survey by Singapore’s Differential Asia revealed that only 30% of Chinese car buyers in Thailand will buy another Chinese car. In contrast, 48% of owners of Japanese cars will buy another Japanese brand.

Malaysia (75.1% support) – Half of the market is blocked off, but buyers are most keen to try Chinese brands
ASEAN survey: China is trusted most by Malaysians - Better days ahead for Chery, BYD, MG, and XPeng? 13

Malaysia is a difficult market. Our car market is worth around 650,000 vehicles annually (2023’s 799k units spike is an outlier), which is reasonably big enough to support a vibrant car market but 60% of it is blocked off by our quasi-national Proton and Perodua.

On paper, there are no more special privileges granted to domestic brands but provisions for excise tax rebates are rigged to grant advantages to Proton and Perodua.

A pessimist won’t see past this but shrewd manufacturers, Tesla and BYD for example, find Malaysia to be a fantastic place to do business, because policy papers are typically short on details, which also means that almost everything is open for negotiations.

ASEAN survey: China is trusted most by Malaysians - Better days ahead for Chery, BYD, MG, and XPeng? 14

Tesla being granted special exemptions from Approved Permits for its China-made cars is one example. The cost to Tesla to enjoy that advantage is simply to rent an office space in Cyberjaya, and then roll out Superchargers on the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia – which in the grand of scheme of things, is an inconsequential cost to Tesla.

BYD too rode on our tax exemptions and raced to the top of the BEV sales charts without having to invest much in Malaysia. Its local partner Sime Darby is the one investing.

Malayia’s BEV promotion papers also don’t say anything about what happens after 2025 (or 2027 for locally assembled BEVs), when import and excise tax exemptions ends, but you can be certain that everything is up for negotiations.

ASEAN survey: China is trusted most by Malaysians - Better days ahead for Chery, BYD, MG, and XPeng? 15

Chery Omoda 5 is now the No.1 selling Chinese model in Malaysia
The local populace is also very supportive of Chinese brands. The sheer volume of Proton-badged Geely models have indirectly paved the way for wider acceptance of Chinese cars like Chery.

Many Malaysians are Mandarin speakers who use Douyin (Chinese version of TikTok) and Xiaohongshu (Chinese equivalent to Instagram) as their preferred social media platform, thus exposing them a lot of marketing materials from China.

When Chinese car brands come to Malaysia, they benefit from a customer base that already has a fairly good level of awareness of their brand. It makes brand building so much easier, and faster. This is a huge advantage that Chines brands don’t enjoy in Thailand or Indonesia.

ASEAN survey: China is trusted most by Malaysians - Better days ahead for Chery, BYD, MG, and XPeng? 16

In just two years, we have seen 10 Chinese brands launching Malaysia! We have Maxus, BYD, MG, Chery, Jaecoo, Ora, Neta, Smart, JMC, GAC, excluding commercial vehicle brands like Foton (Auman), CAM, King Long, Dongfeng, Sinotruk, Chana, and many more.

Later this year, XPeng, Aion, BAIC, Jetour, Leapmotor, and Tank are expected to launch in Malaysia. After that, Haval, Poer, Avatr, will follow. Geely is also expected to have a direct presence here within the next few years, for Lynk & Co and Zeekr. That’s 21 Chinese brands in total!

Most of them are competing for a slice of the very narrow RM 100k – RM 200k segment. The volume in this segment is too small – just 25% of total new car sales - to support 21 brands. How will the competition play out, that's another topic for another day.

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JPJ Recalls KIA,Toyota & VW

DM3 — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 11:08:28 +0800

https://careta.my/article/jpj-umum-recall-3...lkswagen-toyota

Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan (JPJ) Malaysia baru-baru ini mengumumkan pemanggilan semula kepada tiga jenama kereta iaitu Kia, Volkswagen dan Toyota.

Panggilan semula produk dilakukan oleh pihak pengeluar apabila terdapat penemuan isu keselamatan atau kecacatan kepada tersebut yang mungkin berisiko kepada kesealamatan pengguna.

Berikut merupakan model yang terlibat berserta maklumat terperinci pihak yang menjalankan aktiviti panggilan semula ini;

Hubungi : 03-7627 3222 @ https://kiamalaysia.com.my/kia/recall.html

Volkswagen - (Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.)
vw

Layari https://www.volkswagen.com.my/contact-us

Toyota - (UMW Toyota Motor Sdn. Bhd.)
toyota

Layari https://www.toyota.com.my/en/contact-us/fin...ervice=services

Sekiranya kenderaan anda terlibat dalam aktiviti panggilan semula seperti di atas, sila hubungi wakil pengedar sah untuk temujanji bagi proses penambahbaikan tersebut.

Touch ‘n Go eWallet to charge 1% fee for all CC

DM3 — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 18:28:04 +0800

https://www.thestar.com.my/business/busines...dit-card-reload

Touch ‘n Go eWallet to charge 1% fee for all credit card reload
BUSINESS
Friday, 02 Feb 20246:03 PM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR: TNG Digital Sdn Bhd (TNGD) will implement a 1% fee for all credit card reloads starting February 23, 2024.

Reloads via DuitNow Transfer and debit cards remain free.

“This move is to curb excessive cashing out of credit card balance to bank accounts and offset the heavy cost of credit card reload which TNGD has been subsidising since its inception.

“Users are encouraged to use bank transfers via DuitNow which has exactly the same process as fund transfer among bank accounts,” it said in a s statement.

TNGD chief executive officer Alan Ni said: "As the largest financial institution serving over 20 million e-KYC verified users, we must find a fine balance between convenience, security, and the long-term cost sustainability of our company.”

“To provide consumers more options, we still allow credit card as one of the reload channels, but we also urge users to reload their eWallet via DuitNow Transfers or debit cards, which are both free of charge.”

20 kereta mewah rosak ditimpa bumbung runtuh,

DM3 — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 10:44:41 +0800

20 kereta mewah rosak ditimpa bumbung runtuh, kerugian dianggarkan RM2 juta
Berita Tempatan
12/01/2022Mohd IzarulNo comment
posted on 01. Dec, 2022 at 10:19 am

Lebih 20 buah kenderaan rosak akibat dihempap bumbung yang runtuh berikutan angin kencang dan hujan lebat di Jalan Skudai, Kampung Pasir, Tampoi di Johor Bahru, semalam.

Menurut KOSMO! ONLINE, dalam kejadian kira-kira pukul 4.30 petang itu melibatkan bumbung tiga buah kedai menjual kereta terpakai.

Salah seorang pekerja, Bohari Ahmad, 49, berkata, ketika kejadian dia bersama lapan pekerja berada di dalam pejabat dan secara tiba-tiba terdengar bunyi dentuman yang kuat.

Tambahnya, apabila keluar dia melihat bumbung telah runtuh dan melihat pusaran angin serta hujan lebat.

Lantas dia terus melaungkan azan dan mengarahkan semua pekerja keluar dari pejabat kerana kedudukan pejabat terlalu hampir dengan bumbung yang runtuh.

Menurut Bohari, kejadian itu merupakan kali pertama berlaku sejak kedai kereta terpakai ini dibuka awal tahun 90-an.

Ujarnya, ketika kejadian terdapat kira-kira 100 buah kereta berada di dalam kedai tersebut yang berharga antara RM80,000 hingga RM100,000 termasuk kereta mewah jenis BMW, Audi serta Mazda.

https://www.funtasticko.net/20-kereta-mewah...arkan-rm2-juta/

LOL : mazda keta mewah tau

Spam email notifications

DM3 — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 07:06:25 +0800

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Honda City,City Hatchback,HR-V,BR-V recalled

DM3 — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 14:43:31 +0800

https://www.wapcar.my/news/honda-city-city-...-affected-48887

Honda City, City Hatchback, HR-V, BR-V recalled for safety issue: 1,527 units affected

Sanjay · Jun 21, 2022 02:20 PM

Honda Malaysia (or the Company) today announced a proactive product recall involving the City, City Hatchback, HR-V and BR-V in a precautionary safety measure. The details of the affected models are in Table 1.
Honda recalls 2022:
Situation Model Model Year Units Affected
A City 2021 1,068
City Hatchback 2022

B HR-V 2020 343
BR-V 2021 116

The recalls are for the following situations:

A. Inspection of the nut torque on the Alternating Current Generator (ACG)

This recall is a precautionary safety measure to inspect the nut tightening on the ACG terminal of the engine harness. This may cause poor contact terminal and battery malfunction which may lead to engine halt while driving or unable to start the engine after the car stops.

The models affected are 1,068 units of City 2021 Year Model and City Hatchback 2022 Year Model.

Honda City, City Hatchback, HR-V, BR-V recalled for safety issue: 1,527 units affected 01

B. Inspection of the bolt earth grounding tightness

This recall is a precautionary safety measure to inspect the tightening of bolt earth grounding that may lead to loose wire harness. This may cause poor contact terminal and may result in engine halt while driving or unable to start the engine after the car stops.

The models affected are 343 units of HR-V 2020 Year Model and 116 units of BR-V 2021 Year Model.

Honda City, City Hatchback, HR-V, BR-V recalled for safety issue: 1,527 units affected 02

Honda Malaysia apologises for the inconvenience caused to the affected customers and reassures that all current production and selling models are not affected in this product recall. As of today, there are no incidences of crashes or injuries caused by this issue reported in Malaysia.

The Company believes this product recall is necessary as customer safety is Honda Malaysia’s top priority. Honda Malaysia will continue to uphold transparency and stringent controls for customers.

All affected customers will be informed via notification letters, which will include details of the product recall. Honda Malaysia urges all affected customers to contact any Honda authorised dealer to make an appointment upon receipt of the notification to have their vehicles checked and repaired if required, subject to parts availability.

The inspection, repair and replacement of the affected parts are free of charge and all costs related to this recall activity will be borne by Honda Malaysia.

Vehicle owners can obtain information or check their vehicle status on this product recall by calling Honda Malaysia’s Toll-Free number at 1-800-88-2020

It’s official:Msia to start RM1,500 min wage 1/5

DM3 — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 16:32:05 +0800

https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/202...with-fe/2056088

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — Malaysia’s new minimum wage rate of RM1,500 has been officially gazetted and will take effect nationwide this Sunday, which is also Labour Day.

The exception is for employers with fewer than five staff members which will only be legally required to start paying at least RM1,500 from January next year.

The Minimum Wages Order 2022 made by Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan was published in a federal government gazette yesterday.

This means that the minimum wage that employers must pay workers would amount to RM7.21 an hour.

In daily wages, this translates to RM57.69 for a six-day work week; RM69.23 (five-day work week); and RM86.54 (four-day work week).

For employees who are not paid basic wages but are paid wages based only on “piece rate, tonnage, task, trip or commission”, the rate of monthly wages that has to be paid to such employees from May 1 is at least RM1,500.

The new RM1,500 minimum wage rate will apply to an employer who has five or more employees from May 1.

If an employer carries out a professional activity classified under the Malaysia Standard Classification of Occupations (Masco) as published officially by the Human Resources Ministry, the new RM1,500 rate will apply from May 1, regardless of how many employees are employed by such an employer.

In other words, even if an employer who carries out such professional activities has less than five employees, such employees would have to be paid at least RM1,500 from May 1.

New rate to take effect later

But if you are an employer who has fewer than five employees, your employee will only be entitled to the new RM1,500 minimum wage rate from January 1, 2023. This would be eight months from the May 1 rate for other employers.

This deferred introduction of the new minimum wage rate also applies to employees who take in commission-based wages from such employers with less than five employees.

Before the new RM1,500 minimum wage rate kicks in for these employers with a workforce of below five, these employers will continue to be required to pay at least RM1,200 or RM1,100 depending on where their place of employment is located.

From May 1 to December 31, the minimum monthly wage for employees (whose employers have less than five employees) in areas under city councils or municipal councils will continue to be RM1,200, which translates to RM5.77 per hour.

In terms of daily wages, this would translate to RM46.15 for a six-day work week, RM55.38 for a five-day work week, or RM69.23 for a four-day work week.

From May 1 to December 31, the minimum monthly wage for employees (whose employers have less than five employees) in areas that are not city councils or municipal councils will continue to be RM1,100, which translates to RM5.29 per hour.

In terms of daily wages, this would be RM42.31 for a six-day work week, RM50.77 for a five-day work week, or RM63.47 for a four-day work week.

A bit of history

Malaysia had in January 2013 introduced minimum wage rates of RM900 per month (or RM4.33 per hour) for Peninsular Malaysia and RM800 per month (or RM3.85 per hour) for Sabah, Sarawak and the federal territory Labuan for those working with employers with more than five employees or employers who carried out professional activity according to the Masco classification, but also with a deferred implementation date of July 2013 for employers with less than five employees.

The minimum wage rates were revised and increased from July 2016 onwards to RM1,000 monthly in Peninsular Malaysia and RM920 monthly in Sabah, Sarawak and the federal territory Labuan.

That translated to a minimum rate of RM4.81 per hour or daily rates of RM38.46 for a six-day work week, RM46.15 (five-day), RM57.69 (four-day) in Peninsular Malaysia, and a minimum rate of RM4.42 per hour or daily rates of RM35.38 (six-day), RM42.46 (five-day), RM53.08 (four-day) for Sabah, Sarawak and the federal territory Labuan.

While the minimum wage rate was initially raised to RM1,100 nationwide from January 2019, the additional category of RM1,200 minimum wage rate had kicked in from February 1, 2020.

The RM1,200 rate was initially applicable to places of employment under a gazetted list of 16 city council areas and 40 municipal areas, from February 1, 2020 onwards.

From February 1, 2022 onwards, a January 2022 order by the human resources minister removed the gazetted list of city council areas and municipal areas where the RM1,200 rate applied, with such areas defined according to local government laws instead (Local Government Act 1976, Local Government Ordinance 1961 [Sabah No. 11 of 1961], Local Authorities Ordinance 1996 [Sarawak Cap. 20], including Putrajaya and Labuan.

These definitions for city council areas and municipal areas continue to apply in the human resources minister’s order gazetted yesterday.

Cobra Kai S4

DM3 — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 09:46:04 +0800

Fyi,
sudah start.

MCMC goodies for msians

DM3 — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 15:17:37 +0800

https://www.mcmc.gov.my/en/media/press-rele...pena-bulan-keba

Tawaran Pakej Khas Untuk Rakyat Sempena Bulan Kebangsaan
18 AUG 2021
CYBERJAYA, 18 Ogos 2021 --- Malaysia Prihatin sekali lagi dipilih menjadi tema sambutan Bulan kebangsaan tahun ini yang membawa maksud cukup mendalam kepada rakyat Malaysia dan selari dengan situasi seluruh rakyat Malaysia yang masih berdepan dengan pandemik COVID19.

Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (MCMC) bersama dengan industri, sentiasa prihatin dan berganding bahu dalam memastikan wujud keseimbangan antara melindungi nyawa dan kelangsungan hidup rakyat.

Sempena sambutan Hari Kebangsaan, pihak industri telekomunikasi dan penyiaran telah menyediakan beberapa tambah nilai pakej untuk kemudahan rakyat seperti berikut:

a) Tawaran Pakej Peranti RM1 Malaysia Prihatin bagi membolehkan semua rakyat Malaysia memiliki atau menaik taraf pelbagai peranti mudah alih yang menyokong 4G dan VoLTE, bermula dengan RM1. Syarikat telekomunikasi yang akan mengambil bahagian ialah Celcom, Digi, Maxis, Telekom Malaysia, U Mobile and YTL;

b) Pemberian data harian sebanyak 1GB oleh Celcom, Digi, Maxis, U Mobile dan Telekom Malaysia secara percuma kepada semua pengguna perkhidmatan dilanjutkan sehingga 31 Disember 2021. Selain itu, bagi inisiatif Learn From Home (LFH) oleh pihak YTL dalam menyokong sistem pendidikan, ia juga akan dilanjutkan sehingga 31 Disember 2021;

c) Sokongan berterusan bagi pakej Jaringan Prihatin yang dilanjutkan sehingga 30 September 2021 untuk golongan B40; dan

d) Pemberian akses tontonan secara percuma beberapa saluran premium terpilih oleh syarikat penyiar swasta seperti Astro dan Unifi kepada pelanggan mereka. Astro juga menyediakan saluran percuma, Astro 25 di saluran 100, yang akan menyajikan kandungan tempatan berkisar kepada pengorbanan, semangat patriotik serta kejayaan yang telah Malaysia kecapi.

Pakej-pakej yang ditawarkan ini dijangka memberi kemudahan dan manfaat kepada rakyat untuk menghadapi perubahan norma baharu dalam pendidikan, pekerjaan dan banyak lagi, di samping meringankan beban perbelanjaan para pengguna.

Telcos offer free calls for 12 hours 10pm tonight

DM3 — Wed, 12 May 2021 14:04:53 +0800

MCO: Telcos offer free calls for 12 hours starting from 10pm tonight for Hari Raya Aidilfitri
BY ALEXANDER WONG 1:47 PM, 12 MAY 2021 LEAVE A COMMENT
https://soyacincau.com/2021/05/12/mco-telco...aidilfitri-xrs/

Malaysians will have to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri without home visits this year due to the current movement control order (MCO). To enable everyone to stay in touch with their loved ones, the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia has announced that ten telcos have agreed to provide free calls starting from tonight.

The free calls are applicable to all networks and it will be available from 10pm tonight, 12th May until 10am 13th May tomorrow morning. This will be offered to all subscribers of Celcom, Digi, Maxis, REDtone, Unifi, TIME, Tune Talk, U Mobile, Yoodo and YTL.

The current MCO is imposed for a period of 27 days from Wednesday, 12th May until 7th June 2021. During this period, interdistrict and interstate travel is not allowed. Home visits are not allowed and you’re also not permitted to visit the cemetery.

In case you missed it, the Jaringan Prihatin Program is now available to all eligible Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR) recipients. The program allows qualified individuals to redeem either RM180 telco credit (RM15 x 12 months) or a new phone subsidy of up to RM300.

Separuh pekerjaan di Malaysia bakal 'pupus'

DM3 — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 10:02:26 +0800

https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/...sia-bakal-pupus

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Dunia menjangkakan separuh daripada pekerjaan di Malaysia bakal digantikan dengan automasi dalam jangka masa panjang.

Ahli Ekonomi Kanan Bank Dunia, Achim Schmillen, berkata perubahan dalam sektor pekerjaan ketika ini tidak dapat dielakkan kerana digital dan automasi akan menjadi elemen penting dalam pekerjaan.

Ini kerana menerusi tinjauan yang dijalankan Bank Dunia ia memberikan gambaran sektor tenaga kerja berisiko tinggi untuk digantikan dengan automasi dalam tempoh beberapa tahun akan datang.

Malah, tegasnya, sudah terdapat teknologi yang membuktikan mampu menggantikan pekerjaan yang sebelum ini dilaksanakan oleh manusia.

"Namun, jika ditanya adakah ini bermaksud 50 peratus pekerjaan di Malaysia akan segera hilang dalam jangka masa pendek, jawapannya adalah mungkin tidak.

"Ini kerana, terdapat pelbagai faktor yang sekurang-kurangnya akan mengambil masa sederhana dan panjang untuk menuju ke arah perubahan teknologi.

"Kita mungkin mempunyai beberapa teknologi yang sudah tersedia di beberapa firma pekerjaan tetapi itu tidak bermaksud semua firma dapat menggunakan teknologi terbabit," katanya pada webinar Bank Dunia bertajuk 'Meningkat Daya Saing dan Mewujudkan Pekerjaan', semalam.

Antara pekerjaan yang berisiko tinggi untuk beralih kepada automasi sepenuhnya adalah akauntan, operator mesin dan perkilangan, juruteknik kejuruteraan elektronik, juruteknik penerbangan dan juruteknik kejuruteraan elektrik.

Schmillen berkata, perusahaan kecil dan sederhana (PKS) di Malaysia juga dilihat tidak mampu melakukan peralihan itu dalam kadar segera dan ini akan melambatkan perubahan teknologi.

Katanya, perubahan ke arah automasi memerlukan kos yang tinggi dan hanya beberapa bidang pekerjaan yang mungkin dapat dilakukan oleh teknologi.

"Namun, masalah utama ketika ini adalah kos peralihan ke arah teknologi sangat tinggi dan lantaran itu kami tidak menjangkakan teknologi ini akan digunakan secara keseluruhan.

"Selain itu, terdapat juga rintangan dari segi perundangan, peraturan atau normatif yang menghalang pengambilalihan pekerjaan oleh teknologi," katanya.

Sehubungan itu, beliau berkata kebanyakan majikan kini meningkatkan keperluan untuk mendapatkan pekerja yang mempunyai kemahiran dalam digital.

Elemen lain yang perlu dipertingkatkan oleh pekerja adalah beberapa kemahiran lain seperti sosio-emosi, kemahiran berfikir kreatif selain mampu berdikari untuk melaksanakan pekerjaan.

Beliau berkata, modal insan menjadi elemen penting kepada Malaysia dalam pengekalan pekerjaan untuk generasi akan datang.

"Cabaran paling utama adalah bagaimana kita ingin memastikan generasi masa depan terpelihara dan tidak berdepan dengan kesukaran disebabkan peralihan teknologi ini.

"Jadi apakah faktor tepat modal insan bagi memastikan Malaysia tidak ketinggalan? Faktor asas yang ingin saya ketengahkan ini sangat penting dan harus menjadi perhatian utama pembuat dasar.

"Yang pertama adalah kualiti pendidikan. Malaysia telah membuat kemajuan besar dalam meningkatkan akses pendidikan sejak beberapa puluh tahun lalu.

"Namun pembelajaran tetap menjadi satu cabaran besar. Secara dasarnya pelajar Malaysia menghabiskan 12 tahun untuk pendidikan rendah dan menengah.

"Ia adalah tempoh yang tidak efektif kerana hanya sembilan tahun pembelajaran yang disifatkan benar-benar digunakan sepenuhnya manakala baki tiga tahun lagi tidak digunakan dengan produktif," katanya.

PRINCE JEFRI IBRAHIM BECOMES 1st Msian to win

DM3 — Sat, 03 Apr 2021 21:23:29 +0800

PRINCE JEFRI IBRAHIM BECOMES FIRST MALAYSIAN TO CLINCH VICTORY AT “THE MOUNTAIN”
In what was only his second start at the Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia, Prince Jefri Ibrahim tasted sweet victory in Race 1 at the iconic Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales.
In doing so, the Prince becomes the first Malaysian to clinch a win in the inaugural series from a field in which he is the only Asian driver competing.
“I am truly at a loss for words, I just can’t believe it. Shane’s the King of The Mountain, and he absolutely showed why today, even with a troubled shoulder. An amazing drive from him.
“I basically focussed on what I had to do today, which was to hold my own, take care of the car and be as fast as possible for Shane to take over,” he said.
Starting from P8, Prince Jefri played his part well to maintain his position and even scored the fastest first sector time amongst the amateur drivers.
Shane Van Gisbergen took over the wheel at the mandatory pit-stop window and showed his prowess at the circuit until the chequered flag, showing no signs of the broken collarbone he suffered just a few weeks earlier.
“This car, this track is a tall order especially for Prince Jefri’s first time ever here in competition.
“The way he chipped away and got faster and faster is super impressive. In the race he was riding with the others at his level and stayed competitive. So, it’s pretty awesome for him to win here and I’m stoked to help him do it,” said Van Gisbergen.

https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/gtworldchallengeaustralia

https://www.instagram.com/gtworldchaustralia/

PM Pemerkasa announcement at 5.30pm today

DM3 — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 15:18:35 +0800

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=447433873035801

Wtf is pemerkasa?

Perutusan KHAS PM 845pm

DM3 — Sat, 23 May 2020 16:32:10 +0800

https://t.me/MKNRasmi/2557

Perutusan Khas YAB Perdana Menteri
8.45 malam | 23 Mei 2020

Jgn spekulasi, just to wish Hari Raya kot

Mc D says no to dining

DM3 — Sun, 03 May 2020 01:10:38 +0800

https://www.facebook.com/142518590022/posts...63444403990023/
Dear Valued Customers,
We can’t welcome you back to Dine-In yet as the safety of Malaysians are still our main priority. You can still enjoy your favourite McD meals through our convenient McDelivery, Drive-Thru and Take-away, 8am to 10pm daily from 4th May onwards. #SafeWithMekdi

Govt will not hesitate to enforce EMCO if

DM3 — Sat, 02 May 2020 09:27:00 +0800

https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/05/...-clusters-found

'Govt will not hesitate to enforce EMCO if new clusters found' [NSTTV]
By Nuradzimmah Daim, Loong Wai Ting - May 1, 2020 @ 10:00pm

KUALA LUMPUR: While Malaysia has shown signs of recovery in its fight against Covid-19, the public is reminded to adhere to the strict Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) imposed under the Conditional Movement Control Order (MCO) to prevent a spike in cases.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said they are aimed at ensuring that effective measures put in place during the first three phases of the MCO to break the chain of Covid-19 infections are continued.

He said the Health Ministry will continue monitoring the situation and will advise the government to impose the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) on areas where new Covid-19 clusters emerge.

"If we detect a surge of cases in a certain area, we will not hesitate to put the area under EMCO. Everyone within the area will go through quarantine and swabs will be taken and tested," he said.

He added that those who are sick will be given immediate treatment, while those who show no symptoms will be quarantined as per existing SOPs.

Malaysia is currently in its fourth phase of the Movement Control Order (MCO), which is expected to end on May 12.

Dr Noor Hisham said Malaysia currently has laboratory capacity of 16,635 tests daily.

"We have yesterday conducted tests on 14,544 samples, which is 87 per cent of the full capacity," he said.

List of Covid-19 clusters in Malaysia as of today:

1. Menara City One: No new case, 55 cases in total, including 41 cases among foreigners and one death of a foreign worker.

2. Selangor Mansion: No new case, cumulative cases remain at 168, involving 151 foreigners.

3. Malayan Mansion: No new case, number of cases stands at 12 (including 10 foreigners).

4. Sungai Lui: No new case, total 158 cases

5. Pusat Bandar Utara and Selayang Wholesale Market: Three new cases, bringing total to 86 (19 detected outside EMCO area). They include 62 foreigners and one death of foreign worker

6. Selayang Baru: 17 new cases, with a total of 28 cases (including 14 foreigners).

7. Sri Petaling tabligh: A total of 33,803 samples screened so far, with 2,179 positive cases (including four new cases); involves five generations of infections

8. Tahfiz and religious schools (322 in total): 15,423 students, teachers and staff identified; 7,611 screened and tested so far (49 per cent), 373 positive cases (4.9 per cent).

9. Pesantren: Five new cases, 169 in total

10. Chow Kit Market: One new case, 12 cases total

11. Malaysians returned from abroad: 12 new cases, 263 in total (25,031 quarantined, 11,119 allowed to return home).

Kahwin 19 kali, dituduh nafsu tinggi

DM3 — Thu, 02 May 2019 17:23:12 +0800

Kahwin 19 kali ketika isteri2 remaja, warga emas w!

Memang tidak dinafikan lagi jodoh itu rahsia yang sudah ditentukan Allah SWT malah seseorang pasti tidak menyangka bahawa akan dipertemukan jodoh beberapa kali dalam hidupnya.

Begitu yang dapat digambarkan dengan kisah seorang guru silat bernama Che Soh Che Ahmad berusia 72 tahun dari Kota Bharu, Kelantan.

Che Soh atau lebih dikenali sebagai ‘Abe Soh Bini Ramai’ pernah berkahwin sebanyak 19 kali dan mempunyai 46 anak berusia antara 15 hingga 50-an serta 200 cucu.

Siapa sangka, Che Soh mempunyai kisah hidup yang cukup unik apabila mula berkahwin ketika berusia 15 tahun dan perkahwinan terakhirnya ketika usia 55 tahun.

Empat isteri hidup sebumbung selama 10 tahun sebelum seorang meninggal dunia
Namun begitu, hubungan keluarga besar Che Soh cukup rapat walaupun anak berlainan ibu, malah tiga isterinya sangat baik antara satu sama lain, tidak ubah seperti adik-beradik.

“Daripada 19 perkahwinan itu, kebanyakannya kami bercerai hidup, tetapi hubungan anak-anak cukup baik dan setiap kali berkumpul, ia waktu yang cukup bermakna bagi keluarga kami,” katanya.

“Walaupun tegas, tetapi saya seorang yang penyayang dan lucu. Semua 19 isteri dikahwini ketika mereka berusia belasan tahun,” katanya.

Che Soh menyatakan rahsianya yang mampu menarik minat gadis walaupun sudah beristeri adalah mungkin disebabkan beliau mempunyai sifat diimpikan perempuan.

Tidak menyesal dengan perjalanan hidup unik
“Saya bersyukur Allah menganugerahkan saya isteri yang baik dan mendengar kata, malah tiga isteri sekarang pernah tinggal bersama satu rumah selama 10 tahun, sebelum masing-masing tinggal di rumah sendiri,” katanya.

Terdetik untuk berkahwin lagi
Che Soh ada kalanya terdetik hati untuk berkahwin lagi, namun anak perempuan menasihati supaya berhenti mencari isteri.

Namun menurut pengguna Twitter ini, tindakan Che Soh seakan-akan manipulasi remaja bawah umur demi melepaskan nafsunya.

Tukar bini macam tukar baju…

Dia ni atleast dah cerai 15 kali…

Macam buat tukar baju…

Sifat diimpikan jadah dia…

Nafsu dia baka apa ?

Sumber : Injang Nation Harian Metro

https://www.ohmymedia.cc/kahwin-19-kali-ket...h-nafsu-tinggi/

(WTS) Avengers Endgame ticket at GSC JB,26/4

DM3 — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 12:44:59 +0800

Item(s):Avengers Endgame ticket at GSC JB

Package includes:1 ticket; seat C11

Price:16(neg) (ori price bought 22)

Warranty:None

Dealing method:Bank/COD

Location: GSC JB

Contact method/details:PM
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Item(s) conditions: New

Picture:

Reason for sale:Extra/Not use