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Three new competitors to Puspakom not mere ‘RM2 companies’, received conditional approval due to strong finances
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook today clarified that the three companies selected for vehicle inspection services have only received conditional approval. Amid criticisms over the selection by the Opposition, he said that this is
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Behave and focus on matters important for future of state, Sultan tells Selangor assemblymen
SHAH ALAM, Feb 18 — The Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has urged the state’s assemblymen to focus on important matters relating to the future of the state and the people in conjunction with the State Assembly Meeting
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No plans for GST as RM476.1m collected from low-value goods tax, RM1.6b from digital service tax in 2024
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 – Putrajaya has collected RM476.1 million from the Low-Value Goods (LVG) tax in 2024, following its implementation on January 1 that year, said the Finance Ministry in a written Parliamentary reply. The LVG tax applies to
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Mysa’s national remote sensing satellite development to start operations in 2028
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — The National Remote Sensing Satellite Development Programme (PSPJN) is expected to begin operations in 2028, said Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Chang Lih Kang. He said once the satellite begins operations, off-take payments will
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Malaysia sees stronger trade ties with Bahrain as PM Anwar begins official visit
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — Total trade between Malaysia and Bahrain expanded to RM1.19 billion (US$260 million) in 2024, compared to RM1.5 billion (US$330 million) in 2023. Malaysia’s total exports to Bahrain increased by 17.4 per cent to RM251.2 million
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Employers must notify IRB of employee terminations, deaths for tax clearance before Sept deadline
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — Employers in both the private and public sectors must notify the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) of employee terminations or deaths to facilitate tax clearance. IRB’s Revenue Collection Department public relations officer, Azharuddin Mohd Ali, stated
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Malaysia has no need for an Anti-Racial Discrimination Act for now, national unity minister says
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — National Unity Minister Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang said today that the country does not need any anti-racial discrimination laws at the moment. He told the Parliament that any racial flare-ups can be tackled by strengthening
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Bersatu’s Mas Ermieyati slams Fuziah for ‘last-minute’ school supply price checks
SHAH ALAM, Feb 18 — Deputy Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Dr Fuziah Salleh should have conducted price checks on school supplies earlier instead of waiting until the eve of the new school term, says Bersatu’s Srikandi chief
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National Investment Council sees diplomacy as one of semiconductor policy’s strategic pillars
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — The National Investment Council (MPN) meeting has agreed that semiconductor diplomacy should become one of the strategic pillars of the National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS) policy framework, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. In a
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Setia Alam shopping mall shooting suspect killed in shootout with police at Pulau Ketam hotel
SHAH ALAM, Feb 18 — The suspect in last week’s shooting at a Setia Alam shopping mall was killed in a shootout with police at a hotel in Pulau Ketam, Klang, early this morning. Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar
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