[Update] Abolishment of Critical Allowance: The Verdict Last updated on

This is a third update on the ongoing case regarding the abolishment of BIPK. To understand the background of the story, be sure to have a read at it here. Second update can be found here.    All eyes were on the Cabinet since its announcement of the abolishment of the Critical Allowance (BIPK). Different…

[Update] Abolishment of Critical Allowance: What Really Happened Last updated on

This is an update on the ongoing case regarding the abolishment of BIPK. To understand the background of the story, be sure to have a read at it here.   Ever since the announcement of the abolishment of the critical allowance, the government has been subjected to endless public furore. Many stakeholders have since voiced…

Abolishment of Critical Allowance: What, Why, and How now? Last updated on

Written by Bryan Tan – Marketing and Communications Associate at YPC, currently a PRP at a retail pharmacy, and pun enthusiast.   What? The critical allowance, or more commonly known as Bayaran Insentif Perkhidmatan Kritikal (BIPK) was a fund started in 1992 for jobs which fulfilled 2 criteria: 1) The job has low remuneration 2)…

Wait…did you say Polio? Last updated on

Written by Bryan Tan – Marketing and Communications Associate at YPC, currently a PRP at a retail pharmacy, and pun enthusiast   A disease which was officially eradicated back in 2000 when Malaysia was declared polio-free has recently resurfaced. A 3-month old boy from Tuaran, Sabah was recently diagnosed with vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (VDPV1)…

You’ve Got a Friend in Me Last updated on

Written by Bryan Tan – Marketing and Communications Associate at YPC, currently a PRP at a retail pharmacy, and pun enthusiast   1. People who talk about it are just trying to get attention. 2. It always occurs without any warning signs 3. Once people decide to do it, there is nothing you can do…