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Lim: Our tax on the rich the lowest in the region
KUALA LUMPUR: Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said today that even with the two-percentage point increase in income tax rate for those with taxable income in excess of RM2 million, the rate remains among the lowest in this region. He
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DPM: Women workforce is the key for Malaysia’s development
PUTRAJAYA: Female labour force in Malaysia must be mobilised to help the nation become a developed and high-income country, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. She said the latest data showed that women participation in
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High court: No evidence Umno received RM2mln from Aset Kayamas
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court ruled that there was no evidence to prove Umno has received RM2 million from Aset Kayamas Sdn Bhd in the former Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor’s corruption trial today. Judge Mohamed
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Guan Eng: Govt stands by roadmap on fiscal consolidation to restore economy
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has designed a three-year financial roadmap to put Malaysia back on fiscal track and restore the country’s economic health despite entrenched uncertainties brought about by the US-China trade war which has permanently reoriented the global supply
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5G implementation, vape sale ban to heat up Dewan Rakyat Q&A session today
KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s readiness for the implementation of the 5G broadband technology and suggestion to ban the sale of vape will be among the main focus at the Dewan Rakyat today. According to the Dewan Rakyat order papers posted
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Gobind: Report on roll out of 5G at the final phase
KUALA LUMPUR: The National 5G Task Force is now in the final phase of completing its report on the implementation of 5G before submitting it to the government within the fourth quarter (October-December) of this year. Communications and Multimedia Minister
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Trade war rejuvenates ‘Silicon Valley’ firms in Malaysia
PENANG, Malaysia: Years after resisting pressure to move to China, Lee Hung Lung says his bet has paid off. Sales at his Malaysia-based Hotayi Electronic are surging, it’s hiring more workers, considering an expansion, and picking and choosing orders. Lee
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High Court orders Tengku Adnan to enter defence on RM2 million bribery case
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today ordered former Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor to enter his defence on the charge of accepting a bribe of RM2 million from a businessman, three years ago. Judge Mohamed
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PH to tap experience of mother of late MP in Tg Piai
PONTIAN: Pakatan Harapan (PH) will use the experience of the mother of the late Tanjung Piai Member of Parliament Datuk Dr Md Farid Md Rafik to strengthen its machinery for the Tanjung Piai parliamentary by-election. Wanita PH chief Zuraida Kamarudin
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Saddiq: NGO, youth collaboration good for tourism
MUAR: The Youth and Sports Ministry will continue to match non-governmental organisations (NGO) with the youth through collaborative activities and programmes on their home ground. Its Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman said collaborations could give birth to new, creative
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