Gov’t extends electricity bill discount to Dec 31 for all domestic users
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Thursday, 02 Jul 2020 l 8:39 PM MYT
PETALING JAYA: The government has agreed to extend the discount period for electricity bills of domestic users across the country for a further three months to Dec 31.
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said as a responsible government that is sensitive to the needs of the people, it has agreed to extend the discount until Dec 31 for all domestic users in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak.
"With this decision, a total of 7.66 million domestic users in the peninsula will continue to enjoy the electric bill discount between 2% and 5% from Oct 1 until Dec 31 as an extension announced by the Prime Minister on March 27 under the government's economic stimulus," he said in a statement on Thursday (July 2).
On June 20, the government announced the Bantuan Prihatin Elektrik (BPE) as an additional aid in the form of free electricity of up to RM231 for the three months during the movement control order (MCO) from April until end of June.
Shamsul Anuar said that the extension also applies for electric users between 601 kilowatt-hours (kWh) and 900kWh, who are enjoying a 10% discount under BPE.
Read more: Gov’t extends electricity bill discount to Dec 31 for all domestic users
TNB: Domestic customers will get BPE details in their July bill
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Thursday, 02 Jul 2020 01:06 PM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 ― Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) says its domestic (residential) customers may view the details of the Bantuan Prihatin Elektrik (BPE) received for the months of April, May and June in the Detailed Statement issued in July.
In a statement, TNB said customers would receive the Detailed Statement together with their July bills via mail within seven days after the meter reading.
Customers may also view the statement and bills online via the myTNB website and app 48 hours after receiving the Customer Notice.
“TNB meter readers will commence readings for the July bill at customers’ premises from July 3, 2020, and customers will receive the Customer Notice to inform them that the reading has been done,” it said.
On June 20, 2020, the government with TNB announced the BPE as an additional aid to benefit all 7.66 million domestic customers in the form of free electricity of up to RM231 for the three months during the movement control order (MCO) from April to June 2020.
The aid would be reflected in their actual bill.
Read more: TNB: Domestic customers will get BPE details in their July bill
Smart meters to monitor electricity usage
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MELAKA: THE increase in electricity consumption and charges during the recent Movement Control Order period may have caught some consumers unaware, as they were in the dark over their actual electricity usage during that time.
However, for a number of consumers who use Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) Smart Metres, they were able to keep tabs on their electricity consumption and take the necessary steps to control their usage, thus preventing from an unexpected increase in their bills.
Rahim Selamat, 59, from Kampung Tehel in Jasin, is one such user. He said the installation of the smart metre at his home has enabled him the flexibility to monitor his electricity usage via the MyTNB app which is downloaded on his smartphone.
"Since we changed to the smart metre system several years ago, I have been able to limit and control the electricity consumption in my house to prevent wastage and excess cost," he said.
"During the recent Movement Control Order (MCO) and Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) period, electricity consumption in my household increased two-fold. However, this is to be expected because all residents are at home, consuming energy through electrical appliances such as the air-conditioning, fan, television and lights," he added.
'During the month of Ramadan, our oven was switched on almost everyday as we began preparations for our Hari Raya cakes and cookies. Its no wonder that our overall electricity usage had increased," he said.
Businessman regrets buying second-hand MPV
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JOHOR BARU: Businessman Md Yazid Saidi will never buy a used vehicle again after having to fork out more money to repair it.
He paid RM80,000 for the second-hand multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) registered in 2011, as the family needed a bigger vehicle.
Md Yazid said the vehicle’s ownership was transferred to his wife’s name Suharnizan Md Sidek, 45, on August 17,2018.
The couple was overjoyed when the vehicle was delivered to them four days later.
They first used the vehicle to visit their hometown in Besut, Terengganu to celebrate Hari Raya Aidiladha.
“The vehicle started giving us problems on the second day after it was handed over to us, ’’ Md Yazid said when met at the Johor Baru Consumer Claims Tribunal in Menara Ansar here.
He said the family left Johor Baru at around 6.30am for Batu Pahat on August 22,2018, to pick up relatives before heading to Terengganu.
Md Yazid said there were no problems with the vehicle while they were travelling to Batu Pahat, about 130km from Johor Baru.
The 55-year-old said he felt something was wrong with the vehicle on the way to Bandar Muadzam Shah, Pahang, about 175km from Batu Pahat.
Impian Percutian Musnah Ditipu Sindiket Pelancongan - NCCC
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“Berdikit-dikit, lama-lama menjadi bukit”, peribahasa Melayu yang begitu sinonim dengan tabiat menabung. Ramai pengguna yang menyimpan wang secara sedikit demi sedikit untuk tujuan melancong. Namun demikian, ramai yang tersungkur dengan kerenah penipuan sindiket pelancongan dan juga penipuan yang berlaku dalam bidang pelancongan ini. Jumlah aduan tentang penipuan ini kian meningkat saban hari.
Pada 2017, sebanyak 3,590 aduan telah diterima oleh Pusat Khidmat Aduan Pengguna Nasional (NCCC), manakala pada tahun 2018, jumlah aduan telah meningkat ke 4,411 kes.
Kebanyakan aduan adalah bersabit dengan penipuan yang juga dikenali sebagai scam. Jumlah aduan yang diterima adalah hampir 28%, iaitu sebanyak 1,235 kes daripada keseluruhan jumlah aduan mengenai pelancongan.
Kebanyakan scam ini berlaku kerana para pengguna mudah terperdaya dengan pakej percutian yang ‘indah khabar dari rupa’ yang ditawarkan oleh sindiket pelancongan yang tidak sah, sekali gus tidak mempunyai lesen untuk mengendalikan aktiviti pelancongan daripada pihak berkuasa.
Sindiket ini menawarkan harga yang jauh lebih murah berbanding harga yang kebiasaannya ditawarkan oleh syarikat-syarikat pelancongan yang berlesen. Pakej yang ditawarkan lazimnya merangkumi tambang perjalanan, makanan dan juga penginapan di hotel tiga bintang.
Namun demikian, pengguna perlu membuat tempahan seawal enam sehingga lapan bulan sebelum tarikh perjalanan, serta perlu membayar wang pendahuluan.
Di samping itu juga, mereka terpaksa membayar wang tempahan sehingga 50% daripada bayaran penuh kos pelancongan. Apabila tarikh percutian hampir tiba, para pelancong akhirnya gagal menghubungi syarikat atau ejen sindiket pelancongan untuk mendapatkan tiket dan butir-butir perjalanan.
Read more: Impian Percutian Musnah Ditipu Sindiket Pelancongan - NCCC
MyKNP Sediakan Khidmat Nasihat untuk Pembiayaan
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Bank Negara Malaysia hari ini mengumumkan penubuhan Khidmat Nasihat Pembiayaan (MyKNP). Inisiatif ini merupakan kerjasama antara Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad (CGC) dengan Agensi Kaunseling dan Pengurusan Kredit (AKPK), serta mendapat sokongan daripada industri kewangan.
MyKNP merupakan satu lagi usaha yang dilaksanakan secara kolektif dalam ekosistem pembiayaan yang sedia ada. MyKNP bertujuan memberikan panduan yang lebih baik kepada pemohon pembiayaan, termasuk meningkatkan kefahaman pemohon tentang faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi permohonan pembiayaan mereka serta meningkatkan kelayakan mereka untuk mendapatkan pembiayaan pada masa hadapan.
Pemohon yang tidak berjaya mendapatkan pembiayaan PKS atau pembiayaan perumahan boleh mendapatkan khidmat nasihat dengan menghubungi sama ada MyKNP @ CGC (pembiayaan PKS) atau MyKNP @ AKPK (pembiayaan perumahan), dan mendapatkan khidmat nasihat yang berikut:
• Penjelasan lanjut berhubung dengan sebab-sebab permohonan pembiayaan daripada institusi kewangan tidak berjaya ;
• Khidmat nasihat untuk meningkatkan kelayakan bagi permohonan pembiayaan pada masa hadapan; dan
FDA advises consumers not to use hand sanitizer products manufactured by Eskbiochem
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FDA is alerting consumers of Saniderm Products and UVT Inc.’s voluntary recall of Saniderm Advanced Hand Sanitizer. Following FDA’s recommendation, two distributors – Saniderm Products and UVT – agreed to recall Saniderm Advanced Hand Sanitizer packaged in 1-liter plastic bottles and labeled with “Made in Mexico” and “Produced by: Eskbiochem SA de CV.”
The UVT hand sanitizer is labeled with lot number 0530 and an expiration date of 04/2022.
The Saniderm Products hand sanitizer is labeled with lot number 53131626 and “Manufactured on April/1/20.”
[6/19/2020] FDA advises consumers not to use any hand sanitizer manufactured by Eskbiochem SA de CV in Mexico, due to the potential presence of methanol (wood alcohol), a substance that can be toxic when absorbed through the skin or ingested.
FDA has identified the following products manufactured by Eskbiochem:
- All-Clean Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-002-01)
- Esk Biochem Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-007-01)
- CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 75% Alcohol (NDC: 74589-008-04)
- Lavar 70 Gel Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-006-01)
- The Good Gel Antibacterial Gel Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-010-10)
- CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol (NDC: 74589-005-03)
- CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 75% Alcohol (NDC: 74589-009-01)
Read more: FDA advises consumers not to use hand sanitizer products manufactured by Eskbiochem
Pelarasan ICPT pastikan pengguna dapat harga elektrik adil
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KUALA LUMPUR: Keputusan kerajaan melaraskan mekanisme Pelepasan Kos Tidak Seimbang (ICPT) memastikan pengguna mendapat manfaat daripada harga elektrik yang telus dan adil, kata Presiden dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
"Kami menyokong keputusan untuk meneruskan ICPT, iaitu satu mekanisme yang begitu bermanfaat kepada industri elektrik sejak 2014 dan ia kekal relevan dalam persekitaran harga bahan api yang tidak menentu.
"Sebagai syarikat utiliti, TNB dikawal selia oleh Suruhanjaya Tenaga (ST) dan beroperasi dalam persekitaran yang terkawal, termasuk oleh mekanisme ICPT. Seperti yang ditetapkan oleh keputusan ST menerusi ICPT, TNB akan memaparkan perubahan pada kos bahan api dan lain-lain kos penjanaan dalam tarif elektrik pada setiap enam bulan," katanya dalam satu kenyataan.
Kerajaan, menerusi surat daripada ST, memberi kelulusan kepada TNB untuk melaksanakan pelarasan ICPT bagi tempoh 1 Julai 2020 hingga 31 Disember 2020.
Dalam tempoh itu, ICPT akan dikurangkan daripada kadar surcaj 2.00 sen/kWh kepada 0.00 sen/kWh.
Pengurangan surcaj ICPT ini disebabkan oleh pengurangan kos bahan bakar sebenar untuk tempoh Januari hingga Jun 2020 berbanding dengan tempoh enam bulan sebelumnya dari Julai hingga Disember 2019.
Read more: Pelarasan ICPT pastikan pengguna dapat harga elektrik adil
Consumers risk bankruptcy if loan moratorium not extended
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Wednesday, July 1st, 2020
CONSUMERS adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic risk facing serious financial issues including bankruptcy if a loan moratorium extension is not granted, said experts.
The pandemic has seen many companies implementing pay cuts and layoffs in order to cope with the Movement Control Order (MCO), which brought many businesses to a sharp halt as only essential sectors were allowed to operate in order to curb the spread of the virus.
The Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (FOMCA) president Datuk Dr Marimuthu Nadason said individuals and businesses need at least another three months of the loan moratorium, in order to get back on their feet and find employment as the economy slowly recovers.
“For more than three months, many of them were out of income or had their monthly wages slashed. Some people could not even survive for more than two months when they are out of work,” he told The Malaysian Reserve (TMR).
“If the moratorium is not extended, by the first quarter of 2021, some businesses may face bankruptcy and it would also take a toll on younger individuals.”
Read more: Consumers risk bankruptcy if loan moratorium not extended
Bank dijangka putuskan lanjutan moratorium selepas September
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KUALA LUMPUR - Bank-bank dijangka memutuskan sama ada akan meneruskan moratorium pembayaran balik pinjaman atau tidak apabila tempoh moratorium sedia ada berakhir September ini, kata penganalisis.
Penganalisis Affin Hwang Capital, Loong Chee Wei berkata, beberapa golongan yang terjejas akibat Covid-19 sehingga kehilangan pekerjaan mungkin diberi moratorium, namun langkah itu tidak akan bersifat menyeluruh.
"Ada yang masih menghadapi kesulitan sehingga kini, oleh itu moratorium yang diberikan harus bersasar,” katanya pada taklimat media secara maya mengenai Prospek Makro Malaysia dan Unjuran Sektor bagi separuh kedua 2020 hari ini.
Sementara itu, Ketua Pakar Ekonomi Affin Hwang Capital, Alan Tan berkata, pihaknya mengekalkan unjuran Keluaran Dalam Negara Kasar (KDNK) Malaysia tahun ini pada penguncupan 3.5 peratus, dipengaruhi ketidaktentuan ekonomi disebabkan kebimbangan meningkat mengenai pandemik Covid-19.
Beliau berkata, penguncupan paling ketara dijangka dilihat pada suku kedua tahun ini.
“Namun, kami berpendapat pertumbuhan akan pulih kepada enam peratus tahun depan manakala eksport dijangka meningkat semula kepada tujuh peratus," katanya.
Read more: Bank dijangka putuskan lanjutan moratorium selepas September
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