Cancer patient wins suit against insurance company
Monday, 29 Mar 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has recorded a consent judgment between a 42-year-old cancer patient and an insurance company in a RM2.5mil lawsuit she filed against the latter.
In the judgment recorded before Judicial Commissioner Liza Chan Sow Keng here on Monday (March 29), businesswoman Tan Siew Wei and Great Eastern Life Assurance (Malaysia) Bhd achieved a full and final settlement in one of the two insurance policies she is claiming for.
In the settlement, a sum of RM500,000 was to be paid by the defendant to Tan as a full and final settlement of all the claims and demands which Tan has against the defendant, in respect to the particular policy.
Tan, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 cervical cancer in 2019, had sued the company for rejecting her critical illness insurance claims on allegations that she had broken the policy clause with a non-disclosure on her mental state, where she was diagnosed with an anxiety attack in February, 2017.
She is suing the company to claim for RM500,000, which is the basic sum assured from the first life insurance policy, and another RM2mil, the basic sum assured from her second life insurance policy.
The court ordered for the settlement sum to be paid before April 1 and did not make any order as to costs.
Neither party would have any further claim against the other after the settlement is completed. The policy shall be terminated with all the benefits and rights provided under the policy to cease.
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68-hour water supply disruption coming up in Selangor
March 24, 2021 5:43 PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) plans to carry out maintenance on several key assets this year, to ensure consumers can enjoy continuous water supply in the future.
Air Selangor corporate communications chief Elina Baseri in a statement today said the maintenance work had received the approval of the National Water Services Commission.
The maintenance work include the connection of new pipes near the Carlsberg factory at Persiaran Selangor, Section 15, Shah Alam, which would cause a 48-hour water supply disruption in some areas.
Elina said the work would be carried out on March 30, from 9am to 9pm, with scheduled water supply disruptions in five areas in Petaling, 14 areas in Klang and 12 areas in Shah Alam, while supply was expected to be fully restored by 9am, April 1.
Apart from that, she said the valve replacement work on the raw water pipeline from the Klang Gates Dam would cause a temporary shutdown of the Bukit Nanas and Wangsa Maju Water Treatment Plants (LRAs) and this would result in a scheduled water supply disruption for 68 hours.
Elina said the work would be carried out from 9am to 9pm on April 6, and it would cause water supply disruptions in 12 areas in Gombak and 46 areas in Kuala Lumpur, with full recovery expected by 5am on April 9.
“The duration of the water supply disruption and restoration time in the affected areas varies depending on the quantity of water supply, the distance of the consumers’ premises, and the water pressure in the distribution system,” she said.
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No respite for fraud victim as bank insists on payment for purchases she never made
17 Mar 2021
IPOH: A customer service representative is at her wits' end after her e-commerce account was apparently hacked and her credit card used to buy more than RM18,000 worth of items.
Low Syuk Yee, 38, said she never received any one-time passwords from the issuing bank for the 25 transactions made within four hours on Aug 13 last year.
She subsequently lodged a police report as well as reports with the bank and online shopping platform.
She said the transactions amounting to RM18,437.40 were for the purchase of mobile and social media chat top-ups.
“The police said they would not be able to open an investigation into the matter, the online platform does not want to reveal details to me, and the bank said that I have to settle the monthly payment," she told a press conference organised by Perak MCA Public Service and Complaints Bureau chief Low Guo Nan on Tuesday (March 16).
She said she was at least able to stop the charges from being racked up further after getting a message from the bank about a transaction for RM812.40 on the night of Aug 13.
Syuk Yee said when she got the message from the bank, she immediately asked the bank to block her card.
“I also called the online platform, and the representative told me to change my password and make a police report.
“My transaction history on the site shows that I always only buy clothes and children’s items, and never spend more than RM500 per month.
Read more: No respite for fraud victim as bank insists on payment for purchases she never made
FOMCA bangga dengan semangat wanita
09 Mac 2021
SHAH ALAM - Gabungan Persatuan-persatuan Pengguna Malaysia (FOMCA) memuji dan berbangga dengan semangat pengguna wanita yang bersama-sama bangkit untuk meningkatkan ekonomi keluarga pada saat genting akibat Covid-19.
Timbalan Setiausaha Agung FOMCA, Nur Asyikin Aminuddin berkata, Covid-19 dilihat tidak berupaya mematahkan semangat wanita dalam membantu mengukuhkan kewangan keluarga sepanjang krisis ekonomi ini.
“Pelbagai kisah realiti yang dipaparkan di media sosial mengenai ramai wanita yang sanggup membantu suami mereka terutamanya menceburi bidang perniagaan khususnya ketika suami kehilangan pekerjaan.
“Golongan ibu tunggal juga gigih mencari rezeki siang dan malam untuk anak-anak tercinta,” katanya dalam satu kenyataan pada Isnin.
Nur Asyikin berkata, oleh itu, wajarlah wanita diraikan Hari Wanita Sedunia pada 8 Mac setiap tahun dan pada tahun ini Malaysia memilih tema 'Wanita Bangkit Mendepani Cabaran'.
“Malaysia juga tidak ketinggalan dalam melahirkan wanita yang berjaya dan dikenali sehingga ke peringkat antarabangsa seperti Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza Tarudin, Datuk Nicol Ann David, Noor Neelofa Mohd Nor, Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh dan Dr. Nur Amalina Che Bakri.
“Perkara ini jelas menunjukkan wanita juga mampu berjaya dan bergerak seiring dengan lelaki,” katanya.
Rugi RM50,000 ditipu 'Tuan Lee'
Selasa, 9 Mac 2021 @ 7:05 PM
Melaka: Seorang wanita berusia 75 tahun kerugian RM50,000 selepas ditipu lelaki menyamar polis yang mendakwa anaknya ditahan atas kesalahan dadah, semalam.
Ketua Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Komersial (JSJK) Melaka, Superintendan E Sundra Rajan berkata, suspek yang memperkenalkan diri sebagai 'Tuan Lee' menawarkan RM50,000 bagi membebaskan anaknya.
Katanya, mangsa yang ketakutan dan cemas bersetuju membuat bayaran bagi membebaskan anaknya dengan membuat enam kali transaksi berjumlah RM50,000 ke dalam akaun diberikan suspek.
"Selepas membuat bayaran mangsa diminta menunggu anaknya di sebuah pasar raya di Cheng untuk dibebaskan. Namun selepas menunggu hampir dua jam anak mangsa masih tidak kelihatan.
"Berasa dirinya ditipu mangsa bertindak menghubungi anaknya dan bertanya perkara berkenaan. Bagaimanapun mangsa terkejut diberitahu anaknya tidak ditahan sebaliknya sedang bermesyuarat," katanya.
Menurutnya, mangsa yang terkejut bertindak menghubungi 'Tuan Lee' namun panggilan sudah disekat, mangsa kemudiannya membuat laporan di Balai Polis Tanjung Minyak pada 8 Mac 2021.
Kes disiasat di bawah Seksyen 420 Kanun Keseksaan atas kesalahan menipu.
Sehubungan itu, Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Komersial Kontinjen Melaka memohon orang ramai jangan mudah percaya dengan individu menyamar sebagai pegawai polis menawarkan untuk membebaskan mana-mana tahanan polis.
More than 70 water vending machines in KK unlicensed
March 3, 2021 @ 4:13pm
KOTA KINABALU: Over 70 machines selling drinking water in the city here, have been found to be operating without a licence from the Health Ministry.
Sabah Community Development and People's Being Minister Shahelmy Yahya, who is also in charge of state health, said the finding was based on an operation conducted by the Ministry and District Health Department this morning.
The first operation saw officials inspecting about 100 machines.
The operation was an effort to enforce licensing on those operating such machines, as required under the Food Regulations 1985. The need for a licence was approved in 2012.
"When the Act was approved, many efforts and initiatives were carried out to ensure all machines selling drinking water obtained valid licences before operating," Shahelmy told reporters after the operation.
"Continuous awareness initiatives were carried out over the period of eight years. However, until today, of the 100 machines inspected, only 27 have a licence. Over 70 others have no licence from the Ministry," he added.
Shahelmy said the authorities would go all out to enforce the regulation, noting machines without a licence would be confiscated.
He stressed having a licence could ensure the quality of drinking water sold at the machines, noting it is everyone's responsibility to protect consumers' health.
Shahelmy also reminded the people to become a responsible citizens and play a role in breaking the Covid-19 chain of infection during the conditional movement control order.
Source: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2021/03/670680/more-70-water-vending-machines-kk-unlicensed
Mesin penapis air antara punca bil elektrik tinggi - TNB
Mac 3, 2021 @ 12:00pm
KUALA LUMPUR: Mesin penapis air yang mempunyai fungsi pemanas dan penyejuk dikenal pasti menjadi antara punca peningkatan bil elektrik terutama ketika cuaca panas yang sedang melanda negara.
Ketua Retail Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) Selangor, Ismail Lathifi Teh, berkata peralatan elektrik yang mempunyai fungsi sedemikian seperti peti sejuk dan alat penyaman udara serta kini penapis air minuman menggunakan tenaga elektrik yang banyak untuk mengekalkan suhu berkenaan terutama ketika cuaca panas.
"Ketika cuaca panas seperti sekarang, mesin yang mempunyai kompresor akan menggunakan tenaga lebih banyak untuk mengekalkan suhu.
"Jadi lebih kerap kita membuka pintu peti sejuk dan lebih kerap kita mengambil air sejuk daripada penapis air di rumah, lagi banyak tenaga elektrik akan digunakan peralatan berkenaan bagi mengekalkan suhu sejuk," katanya di sini, hari ini.
Ismail Lathifi berkata, contohnya, jika tangki penapis minuman yang menyimpan air sejuk habis, ia akan diisi air yang baharu dan kompresor akan berfungsi menyejukkan air berkenaan.
Beliau berkata, jika lebih banyak isian semula berlaku, lebih kerap kompresor berkenaan berfungsi dan ini akan menyebabkan peningkatan penggunaan elektrik.
Sementara itu, Ismail Lathifi turut menasihati pengguna supaya menetapkan pemasa pada alat penyaman udara masing-masing, selain menetapkan suhu antara 24 hingga 26 darjah Celcius saja bagi menjimatkan penggunaan elektrik.
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MCMC orders communications service providers to resolve issues in high priority areas within 10 days
Wednesday, 03 Mar 2021 03:16 PM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — Service providers have been instructed to promptly resolve commercial negotiations within 10 business days in identified high priority areas, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said.
“The licensees had been informed earlier. This fast track process will take effect immediately from the issuance of this statement,” said MCMC. — Bernama
Your personal data may have been compromised, Malaysia Airlines tells its frequent flyer members
Tuesday, 02 Mar 2021 09:00 AM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — National carrier Malaysia Airlines informed members of its frequent flyer programme Enrich that there had been a “data security incident” at one of its third-party IT service providers.
According to the airlines, the incident happened between a nine-year-period from March 2010 to June 2019.
However, the company did not disclose the number of members affected.
“The personal data involved in the incident included Enrich member names, date of birth, gender, contact details, frequent flyer number, frequent flyer status and frequent flyer tier level.
“It did not include any information about itineraries, reservations, ticketing, or any ID card or payment card information.
“The incident did not affect Malaysia Airlines’ own IT infrastructure and systems in any way,” it said in the emailed statement to Enrich members.
Checks showed the statement was not available on the airlines’ official website nor its social media platforms.
Malaysia Airlines added that it has no evidence that the data was being misused, however, it advised Enrich members to change their accounts’ password for safety reasons.
It further advised members to contact its data privacy officer and said it would not be calling them to update their personal details.
Source: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2021/03/02/your-personal-data-may-have-been-compromised-malaysia-airlines-tells-its-fr/1954061#.YD2a5hK1d0A.whatsapp
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