Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Archives

13 March 2026

Malaysia

Government Mulls EPF Account 2 Withdrawals To Pay Base MHIT Premiums

The government is studying allowing voluntary EPF Account 2 withdrawals via i-Lindung to pay premiums for the proposed Base MHIT, with the finance minister saying Account 1 won’t be touched. Malaysians are responsible for paying for Base MHIT themselves.

10 February 2026

Malaysia

Half Of EPF Members Have Under RM50,000, KWAP Warns Of ‘Optimism Bias’

KWAP’s Nazaiful Affendi says half of EPF members have under RM50,000 in savings, about RM210 monthly over 20 years, warning that many Malaysians suffer from "optimism bias" by overestimating their retirement preparedness and risk relying on family support.

1 August 2025

Malaysia

13MP: EPF Restructure As Dual Retirement Savings And Pension Scheme

13MP proposes restructuring EPF into separate retirement savings and pension streams: retirees can withdraw from savings and receive monthly pension payouts. 13MP also moots a new digital platform for adult children to transfer money to their aged parents.

1 July 2025

Opinion

The Insidious Privatisation Of Malaysia’s Health Care System

I resent how the government says I’m no longer welcome in public hospitals/clinics, due to my socioeconomic background, and tells me to go private and use my EPF. This “solution” to an overcrowded public health care system is privatisation in all but name.

1 July 2025

Opinion

EPF Savings For Health Insurance: Each Ringgit Withdrawn Today Is One Less For Tomorrow

Azrul Mohd Khalib says uptake of life & critical illness insurance like Tenang and i-Lindung for the low-income was poor. Govt's new MHIT shifts the burden to individuals. "Policymakers must resist the urge to mortgage our future for today’s convenience."

30 June 2025

Letter

Why Are We Using EPF To Prop Up Private Health Care? — Dr Loo Cheng Yee

A doctor says public hospitals are overwhelmed, with delayed surgeries, insufficient staff, and outdated machines. "Instead of sending EPF money into the pockets of private hospitals and insurance firms, why not use it to strengthen public health care?"

12 December 2024

Letter

Wake Up, EPF — Volunteer Affiliated To The Health Care System

There is a need for EPF to redraft its forms and website to be crystal clear about the specific documents required in various medical scenarios. It is also best to inform application statuses with formal rejection reasons, instead of using informal channels like WhatsApp.

12 November 2024

Malaysia

Health Minister Names EPF Among Rakan KKM Investors

Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad has named EPF as among the investors of the Rakan KKM programme that seeks to set up “premium economy” wings in public hospitals. Dzulkefly says this isn’t a public-private partnership because the investment is from GLICs.

Tag: Employees Provident Fund (EPF)

Government Mulls EPF Account 2 Withdrawals To Pay Base MHIT Premiums

Half Of EPF Members Have Under RM50,000, KWAP Warns Of ‘Optimism Bias’

The Insidious Privatisation Of Malaysia’s Health Care System

EPF Savings For Health Insurance: Each Ringgit Withdrawn Today Is One Less For Tomorrow

Why Are We Using EPF To Prop Up Private Health Care? — Dr Loo Cheng Yee

Wake Up, EPF — Volunteer Affiliated To The Health Care System

Health Minister Names EPF Among Rakan KKM Investors

UKM’s Public Health PhD Faces NSR Derecognition Push

When Sungai Buloh Hospital KPIs Matter More Than Human Limits — Medical Officer

PJ Hospital Project Needs Land Acquisition, Road Upgrades, Says Taman Medan Rep

Health Ministry Threatens Enforcement Action Against Doctor Fee-Splitting

Someone Still Has To Stay: Limiting Housemen Hours Comes At A Cost — Medical Officer