KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 – The price of six cigarette brands will be increased by RM1.50 from tomorrow. The affected brands are produced by British American Tobacco (M) Berhad (BAT Malaysia), Dunhill, Kent, Benson & Hedges, Lucky Strikes, Pall Mall, Rothmans and Peter Stuyvesant. According to a statement by Commercial Marketers
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 – THE government will not reverse its decision to implement the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in April next year, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday. Najib said plans to implement the tax system were proceeding smoothly, with some 120,000 companies registered for GST.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 – The 27-sen per share offer to minority shareholders of Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) to delist from Bursa Malaysia and take it private, is the best offer possible, a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group of Malaysia (MSWG) said Wednesday. Datuk
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 – The Kuala Lumpur High Court will begin to hear the file suit today, issued by Universiti Malaya lecturer, Associate Professor Dr. Azmi Sharom to challenge Section 4 (1) of the Sedition Act 1948 that is claimed to be against the freedom of speech as outlined in
UNITED STATES, Nov 5 – Campaign 2014 surpassed its advance billing, as an electorate that was deeply unhappy with all its leaders handed the biggest rebuke to President Obama and the Democrats by giving Republicans control of the Senate. For Democrats, election night turned out far worse than any of them
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 5 – Putrajaya will take legal action against National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp) for failure to repay the RM250 million loan for its cattle-rearing project. Finance minister Datuk Seri Najb Razak said the company was to repay the loan from 2012 to 2028. As of September this year, the company
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 – The number of companies that have registered for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) stood at 122,719 as of Nov 4, an increase of 2,365 from the previous day, said the Royal Malaysian Customs Department. In a statement, the department said the latest data showed a
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 – Petronas Dagangan Bhd registered a pre-tax profit of RM223.6 million for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2014, a decrease of RM92.1 million from RM315.7 million in the corresponding quarter last year. In a statement today, Petronas Dagangan said the reduction of pre-tax profit was due to
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 4 – Supporters of opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today tried to break the barrier in front of the Palace of Justice. They began marching towards the Palace of Justice at 1.35pm chanting slogans aimed at raising tension but the situation was controlled by policemen on duty. A commotion broke
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 – Mineral water producer Spritzer Berhad will withdraw all its water bottles that carry the Halal logo, along with the the picture of a Hindu deity, from the market with immediate effect. The company’s Public Relations Manager Winnie Chin said the company’s sales representatives would be asked to withdraw the
AFRICA, Nov 4 – West Africans fortunate to survive Ebola may go on to develop what’s being called “post-Ebola syndrome,” characterized by vision loss and long-term poor health, a doctor told a World health Organization. “We are seeing a lot of people with vision problems,” Dr. Margaret Nanyonga, a psycho-social support officer for WHO, said at
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 – The issue of international airport construction or upgrading should not be politicised as the federal government has never marginalised any state, including those ruled by the opposition. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the government, instead, was prepared to look at any application on the
KOTA TINGGI, Nov 4 – Johor is ready to face the floods which are expected to occur at the end of this year. State Public Works, Rural and Regional Development Committee chairman Datuk Ir Hasni Mohammad said district offices had already held their meetings on the preparations. “The chairmen of the
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 – SHOULD the Transport Ministry approve the 30 per cent bus fare hike proposed by public transport providers and supported by the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD), then, passengers would be considerably out of pocket. If one’s current bus fare is RM1 (a paltry sum almost non-existent
GEORGETOWN, Nov 5 – The Penang State EXCO as its meeting today resolves Ahmad Zahid Hamidi acted in a mall fide manner twice by unlawfully sanctioning the arrest of 157 PPS members on 31.8.2014 and unlawfully declaring the PPS an unlawful society on 4.11.2014 without any communication, proper investigation and respect
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 – Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on Tuesday chaired the Meeting of the National-Level Committee on Dengue in efforts to implement more effective measures to tackle the increase in dengue fever cases in the country. The Deputy Prime Minister was accompanied by Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 – Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim returns to court today, the sixth day in what was supposed to be a two-day trial, in his bid to convince the Federal Court to overturn the Court of Appeal’s decision which had found him guilty of sodomy. Anwar was accused
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 4 – 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) can only build affordable houses on the 94 hectares of land it purchased in Air Itam in Penang, said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng. He said 1MDB’s initial plan announced after purchasing the land was to build 9,999 units of low-cost and
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 – A private college student today pleaded guilty in the Magistrate Court here to a charge of concealing the birth of a newborn baby boy by disposing its body in a garbage bin last month. Norhidayah Yon, 19, entered the plea after the charge against her was read
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 – Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has declared Penang’s Voluntary Patrol Unit (PPS) an illegal organisation, and its assets and properties will be seized, the Home Ministry said today. Its secretary-general Datuk Seri Mohamad Khalid Shariff said Zahid made the declaration yesterday, invoking Section 5(1)
