DOHA, May 14 — Malaysia must explore the potential for cooperation with Qatar in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, as well as seize the incentives amounting to nine billion Qatari riyals (RM11.7 billion) announced by the kingdom. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim welcomed the announcement of the incentives, saying this is in line with … Read more
PETALING JAYA, April 26 — Half an hour. That’s how long you should expect to wait – minimum – if you’re looking for a taste of these pork noodles. That’s the wait I sat through anyway, at mid-morning on a weekday. But I’ve also waited up to 45 minutes on a weekend. The wait is … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Malaysians need to emulate the idyllic lifestyle in Sarawak, where its people of diverse races, religions and culture live in unity, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. He posted on Facebook today sharing that the state managed issues and differences with wisdom, kindness and love instead of bickering, anger … Read more
PADANG BESAR, March 21 —The Perlis Customs Department made several seizures in the state and confiscated various undeclared goods such as cosmetics, perfume, pots and cutlery, and cigarettes estimated at RM116,000 with duties and taxes of about RM38,000 over the past two months. State Customs director, Ismail Hashim, said the cosmetics, perfume, crockery, and cutlery … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — The Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) has approved a total of 72,534 cases of voluntary tax declarations with assessments worth RM652.5 million reported, of which RM284 million had been successfully collected as of February 29, 2024. Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying said the PKPS 2.0 voluntary disclosure programme is one … Read more
TAWAU, March 19 — The Sabah Customs crippled an attempt to smuggle in 10.79 kilogrammes of drugs (methamphetamine) worth RM356,070 through the courier service at Jalan Bakau, here on March 9. Sabah Zone Customs assistant director Datuk Mohd Nasir Deraman said a team carrying out operations raided a premises between 12 noon to 1pm yesterday … Read more
JOHOR BARU, March 13 — The Johor chapter of the Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) seized 25 tonnes of imported pork belly worth RM400,000 at the Pasir Gudang port near here yesterday. Johor Maqis director Edie Putra Md Yusof said the pork belly, that was imported from Spain, was seized during a routine … Read more
BERLIN, March 12 — New investment interests arising from the roundtable and one-on-one meetings with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim here today are worth a potential RM45.4 billion. Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the potential investments encompassed new as well as expansion and diversification projects. “The potential … Read more
SEREMBAN, March 11 — The Customs Department Negeri Sembilan branch seized smuggled white cigarettes and liquor, worth a total of RM13.4 million including tax, in separate raids in Northport in Port Klang and Pandamaran, Selangor, on February 26 and March 1. Its director, Mohammad Hafiz Ishak, said that in the raid at noon on February … Read more
ALOR SETAR, March 10 — Two infrastructure projects in Langkawi, worth more than RM137 million, are expected to be completed on schedule in January next year. According to the Works Ministry (KKR), the two projects are the construction of the staff quarters of the Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH), worth RM88.775 million, and the construction … Read more
