KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 – The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and ride-hailing service provider, Grab Malaysia, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to encourage the ride-hailing driver-partners community to participate in EPF’s voluntary retirement savings programme, Caruman Sukarela Insentif Persaraan (i-Saraan). EPF Chief Executive Officer Datuk Shahril Ridza Ridzuan said members
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 – Companies which are unable to collect their Goods and Services Tax (GST) refunds from the Royal Malaysian Customs Department should seek legal advice, said Lee Hishamuddin Allen & Gledhill (LHAG) Partner, S. Saravana Kumar. He said companies can consult legal advisors if they do not get
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 – Former International Trade and Industry Minister and Member of Parliament for Jeli, Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamad, urged the government to immediately investigate Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng’s allegations that the previous Barisan Nasional-led (BN) government had stolen RM19.4 billion of Goods and Services Tax refunds. He
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 9 – Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has asked former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak not to mislead the public by distorting what he described as two distinctly different infrastructure projects – the Pan Island Link 1 (PIL 1) Highway and the East Coast Rail
PETALING JAYA, Aug 9 – Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is officially the new president of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), having won the post unopposed, it was announced here today. However, Anwar will only assume that role after the PKR national congress scheduled for Nov 16 and 17, said PKR elections committee
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 – The tax refund for the input tax of outstanding Goods and Services Tax (GST) is not likely to be carried out as the money paid in advance was not included in the government’s trust account under the previous administration, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. He said the money paid in
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 – The Government will increase the annual sales threshold for eligibility to register for the Sales Tax to RM500,000 annually under the Sales and Tax Service Tax (SST) from RM100,000 previously. Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said the annual turnover threshold of RM500,000 would also apply to
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 – The Communications and Multimedia Ministry is looking at measures to upgrade the government-built 1Malaysia Internet Centres (PI1Ms) across the country that are either in a state of disrepair or are no longer functioning. Minister Gobind Singh Deo said this move was to enable the objective of
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 7 – Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow yesterday urged the federal government to study the financial impact of abolishing toll on the Penang Bridge. “The federal government must study the implications of paying compensation to the concessionaire and maintenance costs based on the concession contract which still
PETALING JAYA, Aug 5 – PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar today submitted her nomination to defend her post at the party election this September. The nomination form was submitted by her representative, PKR Communication director Fahmi Fadzil at about 2.30pm. According to Fahmi, Nurul Izzah, who is Permatang Pauh Member of Parliament
PETALING JAYA, Aug 5 – PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli confirms he will be contesting for the party deputy presidency in its upcoming polls, following the submission of his nomination form today. The form was submitted by his representative at PKR headquarters here at about 11.30am. According to PKR Elections Committee secretary Ismail
PETALING JAYA, Aug 5 – Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has sent in his nomination form to contest the PKR president post to the 2018 PKR Elections Committee here today. His candidacy form proposed by Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail was handed over by PKR strategic director Sim Tze Tzin as
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 5 – Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has described that this year’s National Day celebration will be more meaningful as Malaysians are not only celebrating the country’s independence but also rejoicing the liberation of a kleptocratic government. He said it was also to celebrate the victory of
SHAH ALAM, Aug 5 – Newly elected Sungai Kandis State Assemblyman, Mohd Zawawi Ahmad Mughni again gave his assurance that all general election pledges to help the people in the constituency will be implemented as soon as possible. Mohd Zawawi, who won the by-election for the Sungai Kandis state seat with
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 4 –The launching of the Nasional month and Kibar Jalur Germilang was officiated by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad with around 35 thousand crowd were gathered at Esplanade here this evening. Heart shape (Love) fireworks was displayed to vow as the starting of the event. A host
SHAH ALAM, Aug 4 –PKR retained the Sungai Kandis State Assembly Seat in the by-election for the constituency with a majority of 5,842 votes. PKR candidate Mohd Zawawi Ahmad Mughni polled 15,427 votes while Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Datuk Lokman Noor Adam obtained 9,585 votes while Independent candidate K. Murthy
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 – The operator of Raj’s Banana Leaf Restaurant in Bangsar was fined RM5,000 by the Magistrate’s Court here today for failing to report the details of the employment of two foreign workers. Magistrate Wong Chai Sia sentenced Intercompass Sdn Bhd as the owner of the restaurant, after
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 – Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Deputy Minister, Sim Tze Tzin, Petaling Jaya MP Maria Chin Abdullah and activist Mandeep Singh were today discharged and acquitted of charges for taking part in a street protest, #KitaLawan in the federal capital three years ago. Magistrate Maizatul Munirah Abd Rahman
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 3 – The Penang government and the private sector need to work together as one machinery to help the low-income group, particularly in building more affordable homes. Penang Yang Dipertua Negri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas said the state government should continue to focus on the need of the
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 – The minimum wage rate of RM1,500 expected to be gazetted this month has received mixed reactions from different organisations within the country. Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) president Datuk Abdul Halim Mansor said it fully supported the increase in minimum wage increase over the next five
