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Syed Saddiq apologises to Germany for uni student's Nazi salute

Dec 05, 2019

The Youth and Sports Minister has apologised to Germany, after a local UMS student gave a Nazi salute during his convocation ceremony recently. 

The German Embassy had condemned the action and asked for the Malaysian government and UMS to do the same. 

Minister Syed Saddiq said as much as he supports freedom of speech, the students actions reflects poorly on our society.

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Husbands able to make EPF transfers voluntarily

Husbands will soon be able to legally and automatically transfer 2 percent of their monthly EPF contributions to their spouses. 

The Dewan Rakyat passed the EPF Amendment Bill yesterday, aimed at helping housewives build up their savings. 

The husband will not need to prove whether he has more than one wife when applying for the voluntary contribution, nor will EPF conduct a background check.

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Kelantan flood woes continue

There are still about 12,500 flood evacuees nationwide, with over 90 percent of them in Kelantan. 

Three people have died in floods in the state so far, with the latest case being a man in his 50s who was electrocuted while trying to wade through flood waters to pluck fruit from a tree. 

Meanwhile, in Rantau Panjang, a 4-year-old girl almost died of internal bleeding after a leech entered her body while she was playing in flood waters.