KUALA LUMPUR: The government has agreed to pay bonus of half-month salary with minimum payment of RM500 for civil servants.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the goverment had also agreed to give special payment of RM500 to government pensioners.
"The bonus and special payment will be made in the middle of this month," Najib, who is also Finance Minister, said in a statement Monday.
Najib said the bonus was to appreciate the dedication and contributions of civil servants in successfully implementing the nation's development programmes.