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Police Probe 'Attack' On Minister

Feb 17, 2019

Minister Heckled

Image: Kosmo

Police have opened investigations, after receiving two reports over an incident involving the Youth and Sports Minister. 

This, after Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman claims to have been verbally abused and threatened by a group, believed to be BN supporters, after the nomination process for the Semenyih by-election yesterday. 

A video of the incident, has since gone viral on social media.

EPF Dividend

The EPF has declared a dividend rate of 6.15% for conventional savings, and 5.9% for syariah savings. 

The total payout for 2018 amounted to RM47.31 billion - which is 1.7% lower than in 2017.

In 2017, EPF declared a dividend rate of 6.9% for conventional savings and 6.4% for syariah savings.

In other news...

The Federal Territories Minister will meet with traders along Jalan TAR in KL in the coming days, to discuss and listen to concerns regarding the impending closure of a stretch of the road to private vehicles. 

The Perak state welfare department says it needs more volunteers, to help it cope with the rising number of senior citizens there. 

And, former US Vice President Joe Biden says he will make a decision soon about running in the 2020 Presidential election.