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Recently, a businessman travelled to Kuala Lumpur for a meeting. After that meeting and lunch with his associates, all of them contracted Covid-19. All his friends recovered but unfortunately, he died when this deadly virus strikes like lightning. It was later discovered that he died without a will. Apparently, he was living separately from his wife and minor child. His parents and siblings could not confirm whether he divorced his wife or not. His parents…

A staggering almost RM6 Billion has been left unclaimed by Malaysians from 1977 to 2017. Former Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Othman Aziz said last year “The total unaudited amount stands at RM8.8 billion. So far, RM1.579 billion has been returned,” he told the Dewan Rakyat today. He said the government has set up 25 counters nationwide to enable Malaysians to claim the money. Thirteen counters are in the Peninsular, seven in Sarawak, four in…

A Will is a revocable declaration of intention regarding the distribution of our assets to our loved ones upon our demise. Although there are people who draw up their own will, the questions one has to ask are: Is this a valid and functional will? Are my instructions in the will clear for my executor to understand and carry out? Does it achieve my objectives? How can I ensure that there is no tampering to…