18-Apr-24 17:00

Dr Mohammad Afzanizam Abdul Rashid, Chief EconomistBank Muamalat, Bank Muamalat

Today's top 5 stories are:

1. Volcanic ash clouds in Mount Ruang in Indonesia have led to the cancellation of several flights from Kuala Lumpur to Sabah and Sarawak

2. The passing of Tan Sri Joseph Kurup, one of the founding members of Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah.

3. Local film, Maryam Pagi Ke Malam, wins two international awards at the 21st Asian Film Festival in Rome, Italy.

4. A single mother in Terengganu is sentenced to whipping for khalwat.

5. And our top story today: The restructuring of the Employees Provident Fund, which will see a new account called Acount 3 being formed, allowing members to withdraw at any time.

For these stories, we heard from Joseph Sipalan, the Asia Correspondent to South China Morning Post; Rozana Isa, Executive Director of Sisters in Islam, as well as the folks from the film Maryam Pagi Ke Malam: Film director Badrul Hisham Ismail and executive producer, Mohamad Lutfi Hakim Mohamad Ariff.

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