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What you should know about your EPF nomination? How to nominate the beneficiary of your EPF savings?
Your Employees Provident Fund (EPF) nomination allows you to specify the name of individual you wish to be the beneficiary of your EPF savings. All members above the age of 18 are encouraged to...

Category: Employment & Labour » Employee Benefits & Compensation
Unparliamentary Language: Rude words that you can't say in Parliament and state legislative assemblies
Unparliamentary language refers to words, terms or phrases that are deemed inappropriate for use in Parliamentary and state legislative assemblies. The Standing Orders of the Dewan Rakyat of...

Category: Malaysian Legal System & Constitution
A General Guide to Malaysia
Geography and Climate Malaysia comprises Peninsular Malaysia, also known as West Malaysia, at the southern tip of the mainland of Asia, and East Malaysia on the island of Borneo across the South...

Category: Society & Culture
What is a bounced or bad cheque? What happens if I issue a bounced cheque? Will I be blacklisted?
A bad cheque is commonly referred to as a bounced cheque. A bad cheque refers to a cheque issued by an account holder, dishonoured and returned by the drawee bank when it is issued: from an...

Category: Banking & Finance » Banking » Current Account
What is a stoppage order for tax defaulters?
A stoppage order is a travel ban order at international exit points imposed by the Director General of Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (Malay: Jabatan Hasil Dalam Negeri Malaysia (JHDNM)) on...

Category: Tax

What is the difference between order cheque and bearer cheque? What is a bearer cheque? What is an order cheque?
A cheque is generally known as an Open cheque when it is not crossed whether it is made payable to bearer or order. Cheque in its printed form comes in the following manner: Pay ..... Or Bearer...

Category: Banking & Finance » Banking » Current Account
What is the cheque clearing process in Malaysia? How does the cheque clearing process work? How long does it take for a cheque to clear?
Cheque Clearing Process When you deposit a cheque into your account, your bank which is the collecting bank will send it to specific clearing centres to be sorted and dispatched to the drawee bank...

Category: Banking & Finance » Banking » Current Account
What are the jurisdictions of the Sessions Court? What power does the Sessions Court have?
The Sessions Court of Malaysia has jurisdiction to try all offences other than offences punishable by death penalty. Its jurisdiction is wider than the Magistrates Court. A Sessions Court (Malay:...

Category: Legal Institutions » Judiciary
What are the marriage procedures in Malaysia? How to get married in Malaysia?
If you are non-Muslim, there are three (3) different procedures for you to get married in Malaysia. All of the followings have the same legal effects: Marriage at the office of the Registrar of...

Category: Families » Marriage
What are the jurisdictions of the Magistrates Court? What power does the Magistrates Court have?
In Malaysia, Magistrates are divided into: First Class Magistrates; and Second Class Magistrates. The Magistrates' Courts have jurisdiction to hear both criminal and civil cases. The...

Category: Legal Institutions » Judiciary