Phase two of Prihatin payment extended until May 22
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — The second phase of the National Prihatin Aid (BPN) payout which was scheduled to end last week has been extended...
Rejected BPN applicants can appeal for reconsideration
KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 — Rejected Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) applicants can appeal for reconsideration by submitting supporting documents to prove they are unemployed or...
Treasury approves 2.3 million new application for Prihatin aid
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — A total of 2.3 million new applications and appeals for Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) have been approved, with a cumulative...
Moratorium: Borrowers need to inform banks on consent
PUTRAJAYA, May 8 — Borrowers and clients who wish to continue with the six-month moratorium need to inform their respective banks of their consent via...
Govt allocates RM100 million to help startups affected by Covid-19
PUTRAJAYA, May 8 — The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has allocated RM100 million to Malaysia Debt Ventures Bhd (MDV) to fund the Technology Start-up Funding...
No additional charges to be imposed on repayments for hire-purchase loans
KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — No additional interest/profit charges will be imposed on borrowers with hire purchase loans or financing during the six-month moratorium period,...
RM3 billion loans approved for 6,840 SMEs
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — Loans totaling RM3 billion have been approved for 6,840 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) under the government’s easy financing scheme...
Selected EPF branches to resume operations tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — Selected branches of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) will resume some of their services tomorrow (May 6) to facilitate members...
All 10 measures in Prihatin package implemented
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — All 10 key measures in the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package (Prihatin) have been implemented, comprising 95 per cent of...
Finance Minister briefs Agong on nation’s finance, economy
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz was granted an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin...
Finance minister urges banks to abolish accrued interest during moratorium
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz today urged financial institutions to consider abolishing the accrued interest (on hire...