In light of the unprecedented challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) board has approved an additional RM10 billion dividend payment to the Federal government by the end of November 2020.

The national oil company said it had previously committed to maintaining the scheduled RM24 billion dividend payment to the government based on its financial year 2019’s performance and confirmed that the company has fully paid the dividend as planned for this year...