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I help my parents with this every year. The official channel is the LHDN STR portal, and there's a phone line (the Hasil Care Line) if you h…

From my experience, for a family of four doing online class, Netflix and WFH video calls, 100Mbps is usually plenty, speed isn't your bottle…

From my experience, unless your employment contract specifically guarantees a bonus (some state a contractual bonus or fixed 13th month), bo…

Depends 100% on your contract or company policy, there is no law forcing them to pay bonus if you are not employed on payout date. Most Mala…

There are real options at lower cost, you just have to know where to look. (1) Government hospitals and Klinik Kesihatan have psychiatry and…

Depends on your salary. After the Employment Act amendment, employees earning up to RM4000 a month are entitled to OT pay (1.5x on normal da…

I did exactly this in 2021, left a QA engineer role at RM7k to join a SaaS company in Bangsar South as an account executive. First year my b…

Been running home food biz 3 years. Start small - dont invest big first, test demand with your neighbours and one office building. Licensing…

I accepted a counter-offer in 2021, they bumped me from RM4,500 to RM6,000 on the spot. Six months later I realised the trust was gone, my m…

Used four different telcos over the years across the Peninsula and East Malaysia, so here is the unglamorous truth: there is no single best …

My father did his gallbladder surgery at a government hospital (HKL) and my aunt did the same privately, so I've seen both up close. Governm…

Switched from admin to data analyst at 34, so no, 32 is NOT too late lah. But be realistic with a family depending on you - dont quit your j…

I switched from a RM98 big-telco postpaid to a RM35 MVNO plan two years ago and saved over RM750 a year with almost no downside, but let me …

Bro, I was in the exact same spot 3 years ago. What I learned: avoiding the conversation is worse than having it. Your GF probably senses yo…

Worked in healthcare for years, seen both systems up close, so here is a practical way to decide. Govt hospitals in Malaysia have genuinely …

What you describe sounds like it could be unfair dismissal, and Malaysian law protects you here. An employer generally cannot just terminate…

RM2800 to RM3200 for a fresh engineer in Klang Valley is unfortunately quite normal for local SME and consultancy. It's low, I know, but tha…

I do both EPF top-up and ASB as a self-employed person and treat them differently. EPF voluntary contribution: I max out the amount that giv…

I went through this exact situation two years ago on a tight budget, so please hear me. The most affordable proper route is the government h…

Good that you avoiding runners, those unlicensed money changers can vanish with your money and it's illegal. Legit cheaper options I've used…

Economist background here, let me give the unpopular but real answer. One, oversupply of degrees. We pushed everyone to get a degree, so a d…

Brother, first separate two things: mas kahwin (maskahwin/mahar) is the fixed sum set by the state religious authority, usually a modest sta…

It's still worth it, but not the easy money it was a few years back, and the strategy has to be different now. Honest reality: (1) Selling g…

I ran a home-based food side hustle (frozen ready-to-eat and weekend pre-orders) alongside my 9-to-5 for about two years, and I also did a f…

Yes you can pay in lieu of notice, this is very standard in Malaysia. Check your contract, usually it says either party can pay salary in li…