ALOR STAR, Sept 10 – Plastic bags used by distributors and traders to pack rice will also be exempted from the Sales and Service Tax (SST), Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said. It is to ensure that the distributors would then be able to reduce the cost of packaging rice, which
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 10 – The RM46 billion Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) and the Pan Island Link 1 (PIL 1) highway project will change the landscape of Penang heritage city, according to Penang Forum committee member Lim Gaik Siang. She said it was out of a sense of responsibility and
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 9 – The government will provide Sales and Service Tax (SST) exemptions involving the rental of small stalls and sale of cigarettes to food and beverage shop operators. Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said after receiving various feedbacks from food and beverages shop traders, the SST tax exemption
SIBU, Sept 9 – Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president-elect Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim reminds candidates contesting in the election for the top party leadership to contest for posts in a large family in a healthy manner to strengthen the party. The PKR top leadership election scheduled for Sept 22 until
SHAH ALAM, Sept 9 – Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today said the new Pakatan Harapan government will ensure that the Malays do not misuse assistance given to them. He said the current government will work towards the success of the Malays, including in the financial aspects to reduce their
BENTONG, Sept 9 – The government will have to pay a higher deferment cost if it delays the decision to postpone the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project any longer, according to Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. He said he did not understand why former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 8 – The opening ceremony of Asia Pacific Masters Games 2018 (APMG) Penang was held at City Stadium, Lorong Kulit here this evening with the present of Penang Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas. Fireworks was displayed to vow as the starting of the event. In
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Sept 8 – The expanded Mengkuang Dam is expected to operate at full capacity by 2020 after all works to ensure the safety and functionality of the dam are completed. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the Mengkuang Dam has been expanded to store up to 73.5 billion
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 8 – PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail today confirmed that a parliamentary seat will be vacated to pave the way for Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to contest. Dr Wan Azizah, who is also Deputy Prime Minister, said, however, when and where the seat concerned would
PETALING JAYA, Sept 8 – The Royal Malaysian Customs Department successfully foiled an attempt to smuggle in cigarettes and alcohol worth RM10 million with unpaid duty, after it detained two containers in Port Klang near here on Sunday. Customs deputy director-general (Enforcement and Compliance) Datuk Zulkifli Yahya, said the two
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 7 – Malaysia and Singapore will cooperate and share experiences and knowledge on several matters including issues related women, delinquency, drugs, education and counselling to further boost ties between the neighbours. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (pix) said both countries were also keen on cooperating regarding
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 – Eighteen CIMB Scholarship recipients from Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam were introduced to the CIMB Group’s (“CIMB” or “the Group”) sustainability philosophy recently when their scholarship awards were officially presented at Urban Hijau, a social enterprise that promotes urban permaculture and sustainable living at its
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 – With over 1,200 merchants offering products and services in more than 20 categories – and some 600 ready to ship orders overseas — you won’t want to miss #MYCYBERSALE 2018 from Sept 3-7. The regional and international brands taking part in this online sale event include Lazada,
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 30 – Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow today advised non-governmental organisations (NGO) in the state not to scare the people with their false information and negativity concerning the Penang Transport Master Plan. Chow said he had explained many times that the project was necessary to address the
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 30 – The Penang government plans to introduce a happiness index to measure the collective happiness of the people and their level of satisfaction towards the state government’s programmes and policies. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said via the happiness index, the state government would conduct a survey
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 27 – The price of sugar will be lower by 10 sen per kg effective Sept 1 in line with the fall in sugar prices in the world market, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said today. The new retail price of coarse sugar will
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 – Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak, who was also finance minister, should have been aware of the movement of the money in the Consolidated Fund meant for the GST refunds, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. “Yes … he should have known where
KUALA LUMPU, Aug 27 – Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng today said that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak had the power to approve the decision not to transfer RM19.25 billion to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Refunds Trust Account. He said if Najib, who was the then
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 – Pakatan Harapan (PH) is reminded not to make mistakes on the Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH), formerly known as 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M). PH Youth leader Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said any reform should only be done with the consensus of all PH parties and the Cabinet
IPOH, Aug 26 – The disbursement of the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) initiated by the previous Barisan Nasional should be discontinued as it has elements of corruption to get the support of the people, said Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali. He, however, said the government under the leadership
