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  i-Sinar is a facility for EPF Members affected during the COVID-19 crisis to reduce their burden and help them survive. Members that are eligible can take out a sum of money from their ‘akaun 1’ according to their respective categories. The Employees Provident Fund's (EPF) i-Sinar facility is now accessible to all members who have lost their jobs, given unpaid leave, or have no source of income. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz told the Dewan Rakyat on 26th of November that the decision to widen eligibility for withdrawals was made after a meeting with EPF that morning. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz  "Whether you have lost your job or experienced pay cuts; whether your do formal work or are self-employed; whether you are an active member or not, you can apply for the i-Sinar facility. "From the two million eligible members before this, now more than eight million members will be eligible," he said during his winding-up spe...

  2020, the year of pandemic, the war against the virus, it have given so many twists and turns for a lot of people around the world. Since the lockdowns, CMCO, PKP, and all that guidelines or SOPs implemented to flatten the curve of Covid-19 cases it brought something new to people’s daily lives. The normal is no longer normal as we cannot go back to the way things were because that’s what causes all this at the first place. Generally, the lack of hygiene practice has been the factor around the world especially in this country. Now, new norm is the way. Most of the things must be done in a new norm way to avoid the spread of the virus. Social distancing, changes in lifestyle, washing and sanitize hands regularly, and avoid crowded place. These are the new norms that people have and still need to practice until forever. Social distancing also known as physical distancing plays major role when it comes to containing the virus. It’s an act of keeping a safe space or distance between...