Robin Augustin

2 weeks ago | nst.com.my | Qistina Sallehudin |Robin Augustin

KUALA LUMPUR: Increasing the retirement age from 60 to 65 has financial and social benefits for workers nearing retirement, said experts. Dr Mohamad Idham Md Razak, coordinator at the Malaysian Academy of SME and Entrepreneurship Development, Universiti Teknologi Mara, and Bait Al Amanah research director Abel Benjamin Lim said the proposal carries financial and social implications.

3 weeks ago | nst.com.my | Robin Augustin |Fuad Nizam

KUALA LUMPUR: Road safety experts have questioned the need for yet another task force to look into the fatal accident involving a lorry and a police truck that killed nine Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) members. Former Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) chairmen Datuk Suret Singh and Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye, along with Universiti Putra Malaysia Road Safety Research Centre head Associate Professor Dr Law Teik Hua, said task forces had already been formed for fatal crashes in the past.

3 weeks ago | nst.com.my | Robin Augustin |Fuad Nizam

KUALA LUMPUR: A transport consultant has criticised the authorities for failing to make public the findings and recommendations of task forces set up in response to major road accidents. Wan Agyl Wan Hassan questioned the usefulness of such committees, citing a lack of transparency and follow-through. This comes following reports that a task force will be set up to investigate the accident that killed nine Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) members in Teluk Intan on Tuesday. "We have been here before.

3 weeks ago | nst.com.my | Robin Augustin

KUALA LUMPUR: The Foreign Workers Medical Examination Monitoring Agency (Fomema) says it is aware of syndicates helping unfit workers bypass medical checks. "We take these matters very seriously," said Fomema chief executive officer Dr Afiq Farhan Md Hanif. He said such cases were either detected through Fomema's internal systems or reported via credible feedback from the public or employers.

3 weeks ago | nst.com.my | Robin Augustin

KUALA LUMPUR: Foreigners, believed to be linked to a syndicate, are allegedly helping other foreigners looking to work in Malaysia bypass stringent health checks aimed at protecting local workers and communities from diseases. Several general practitioners, who spoke to the New Straits Times on condition of anonymity, said they were concerned that unfit workers were being absorbed into the workforce, increasing the risk of the spread of infectious diseases like tuberculosis.