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Datuk Wira Azhar Abdul Hamid (The Edge file photo)
KUALA LUMPUR (May 27): Mass Rapid Transportation Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) has appointed its former CEO, Datuk Wira Azhar Abdul Hamid, as its new chairman effective May 11.
In a statement today, MRT Corp said Azhar, who is also the former FGV Holdings Bhd’s chairman, has helmed the company previously for three years from 2011 and the appointment marks his return to the organisation he once steered.
MRT Corp CEO Datuk Mohd Zariff Hashim said Azhar brings with him vast industry experience that will steer MRT Corp into the future.
“As the founding CEO of MRT Corp, Datuk Wira Azhar’s experience and knowledge will be invaluable as the organization moves forward to develop the Johor Baru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link Project and the exciting MRT 3 Circle Line project, while at the same time complete the MRT Putrajaya Line,” Zariff said.
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Self-employed directors ramp up plea for Treasury support
Sole traders who pay themselves through dividends have so far missed out on furlough and the self-employed income support scheme
8 January 2021 • 4:07pm
Self-employed workers urgently need Government support through the new lockdown as the latest wave of Covid threatens to snuff out any economic recovery, business groups have warned.
Hundreds of thousands of small businesses and millions of jobs could be at risk, the Treasury has been warned, as furlough payments and the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) do not apply to workers who operate as company directors and pay themselves via dividends.