KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 –The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is in the final stages of finalising several policies regarding the high value goods tax (HVGT). The ministry, through a reply on the Parliament’s website, said the policies will be carefully studied and determined to ensure that they do not have additional impacts on low-income groups. … Read more
KUCHING, March 3 — Sarawak’s commitment of positioning itself as a regional green energy hub serves as a push for the establishment of robust policies and procedures aimed at reaching and upholding transparency, integrity and good governance. In stating this, Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan says the commitment comes with a strong … Read more
PASIR GUDANG, Feb 20 — Johor PKR backbencher Hassan Abdul Karim denied that he had called for the revision or annulment of the special position of the Malays under the Federal Constitution when he commented on the Bumiputera Economic Congress 2024 last Sunday. The Pasir Gudang MP clarified that he only questioned the implementation of … Read more
SEOUL, Jan 1 — Early starts to workdays and late finishes are routine in South Korea, a country notorious for its hard-driving corporate culture, but Erin Lim knew she wanted to do things differently at her business. The 38-year-old entrepreneur pioneered office-free work to help working mums like her in 2017 — well before work-from-home … Read more
TOKYO, Dec 16 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reassured Japanese investors that, although the new Madani government is just one year old, it is stable, with very clear policies for Malaysia to forge a strong growth path. Anwar said this at a roundtable meeting with captains of industries in Tokyo, after a … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 — The Social Security Organisation (Socso) needs to constantly keep its policies and employee protection programmes abreast with current developments, especially the latest risks such as climate change, technology, economic patterns and the employment market. The message was delivered by the new Human Resource Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong in his … Read more
BANGI, Dec 13 ― A Cabinet reshuffle doesn’t necessarily require a change in the policies of a ministry, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said. Instead, he said policies and guidelines that have proven to be effective should be retained. “Ministers come and go, deputy ministers come and go. However, it is crucial … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 — The Association of Family Support and Welfare Selangor and Kuala Lumpur (Family Frontiers) urged the federal government today to adopt family-friendly immigration policies in line with the ongoing 16 days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. While welcoming the government’s recent visa liberalisation plan, including the introduction of a 30-day multiple-entry … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 25 — Prime Minister and PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim opened his party’s congress here tonight trumpeting the many economic policies rolled out in the first year of his premiership, as the unity government faces criticism that it is not doing enough to tackle soaring prices and living cost pressure. Addressing hundreds … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 ― Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has called on all parties to continue working hard to ensure all the unity government’s plans can come to fruition and benefit the people. Ahmad Zahid, who is also the minister of rural and regional development, made the call through a post … Read more
