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Fri, 07 Oct 2022 16:52:01 +0800Cabinet meeting went on as usual, various matters discussed, says PM
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 7 — The Cabinet meeting held today went on as usual with various matters discussed, Prime Minister Datuk...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 16:53:38 +0800
Budget 2023: Voluntary EPF contribution limit raised to RM100,000
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributors would be able to make voluntary contributions up to RM...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 16:54:05 +0800
Tengku Zafrul: Personal income tax reduced by 2 percentage points for those earning between RM50k and RM100K
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Those earning between RM50,001 and RM100,000 will have their income tax payment slashed by two per...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 16:36:48 +0800
Budget 2023: Govt allocates additional RM1b to eradicate hardcore poverty
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Putrajaya will allocate RM1 billion to its existing Keluarga Malaysia hardcore poverty eradication...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 16:20:21 +0800
Budget 2023: Malaysia’s debt, liabilities estimated at RM1.42T up to June
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 ― Total government debt and liabilities as of June 2022 is estimated to be at RM1.42 trillion and wi...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 16:13:41 +0800
Tax collection, recovery drive this year’s federal revenue up 22pc but expected to slow in 2023
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — This year’s federal revenue is expected to rise by 22 per cent driven primarily by increased tax c...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 16:17:28 +0800
Johor Umno chief expects BN to pick party veep Khaled Nordin for federal seat in GE15
PONTIAN, Oct 7 — Johor Umno chief Datuk Seri Hasni Mohammad is hopeful that the party’s central leadership will field Da...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 16:05:00 +0800
Budget 2023: Putrajaya tops last year’s record budget with RM372.3b federal spending plan
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s government will unveil today a record RM372.340 bi...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 16:06:38 +0800
Budget 2023: Putrajaya forecasts lower revenue, but will up spending by 32.4pc
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — The federal government is predicted to collect RM272.6 billion in government revenue in 2023, a de...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 15:54:11 +0800
Speaker: Sabah assembly waiting for EC to decide on new date for Bugaya by-election
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 7 ― The Sabah legislative assembly is waiting for the Election Commission (EC) to decide on the ne...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 15:28:51 +0800
Tengku Zafrul leaves for Parliament to table Budget 2023
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 7 ― Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz left the Finance Ministry (MoF) at about 2.30...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 15:19:13 +0800
Pahang exco: All recommendations to improve Tasik Chini implemented
KUANTAN, Oct 7 ― All the recommendations to improve Tasik Chini in Pekan as outlined by the Statutory Framework World...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 15:02:19 +0800
Police in Kajang arrest man suspected of extorting traders with foreign workers
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Police have arrested a suspected extortionist following a report by a second-hand car dealer yeste...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:15:40 +0800
Situation back to normal in Johor, all flood evacuees return home
JOHOR BARU, Oct 7 — The situation in areas affected by flash floods in Johor since last Sunday has returned to normal as...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 13:57:43 +0800
Umno sec-gen claims Ismail Sabri govt lost ‘40pc legitimacy to lead’ after Perikatan MPs' protest letter to Agong
PONTIAN, Oct 7 — Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan today claimed the current federal government has lost “4...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 13:46:08 +0800
Dr Noor Hisham: Cough syrup products linked to 66 child deaths in Gambia not registered in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 ― The four cough and cold syrup products produced by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India, which were...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 13:31:51 +0800
Put an end to election speculation, Guan Eng urges PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Instead of keeping the nation on tenterhooks, Prime Minister Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaakob should put...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 13:12:30 +0800
Penang trishaw riders see better business as post-Covid tourism finally takes off
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 7 — The trishaw riders in Penang are finally seeing business improve after more than two years of littl...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 13:03:34 +0800
Rais Hussin exits Bersatu
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 ― Datuk Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff has quit Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) which he help...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 12:49:00 +0800
Penang finally approves setting up state heritage council after six-year delay
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 7 — The Penang government has approved the setting up of a state heritage council, six years after the...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 12:42:41 +0800
Pahang attracts investments worth RM2.34b since 2019, state assembly told
KUANTAN, Oct 7 ― The Pahang government, through the Investment and Privatisation Division and the International Unit...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 11:57:55 +0800
Court sets March 7 next year for hearing of Isa Samad’s appeal against corruption conviction
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 7 ― The Court of Appeal has set March 7 next year to hear an appeal by former Felda chairman Tan Sri M...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 11:31:25 +0800
Foreign worker get RM3,000 fine over RM50 bribe to policeman in Perak
IPOH, Oct 7 — The Sessions Court here today fined a Bangladeshi estate worker RM3,000 after the man pleaded guilty to...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 11:02:29 +0800
Johor floods: 29 victims still at two relief centres as at 8am
JOHOR BARU, Oct 7 ― A total of 29 people are still seeking shelter at two relief centres in the state as of 8am today...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 10:18:29 +0800
Report: Elections can officially be held now after Agong revokes six Covid-19 Emergency proclamations
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Six Emergency proclamations that prevented elections from being held during the height of the C...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 10:15:10 +0800
Guan Eng offers to help those unable to get response from Human Resources Ministry after a week
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 ― DAP's Lim Guan Eng asked those facing difficulties in getting approvals for their foreign worke...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 08:28:20 +0800
Sarawak-New Zealand trade valued at RM467.3m in 2021, says deputy premier
KUCHING, Oct 7 ― The total trade between Sarawak and New Zealand was valued at RM467.3 million in 2021, says Deputy P...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0800
PM doesn’t need Cabinet consensus to seek Parliament dissolution, constitutional experts say
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — The prime minister did not require the Cabinet’s agreement to advise the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 07:14:17 +0800
Hamzah Zainudin: Perikatan letter saying no to monsoon polls not same as pulling support for PM Ismail Sabri
SHAH ALAM, Oct 7 — Despite being opposed to the dissolution of Parliament anytime soon to trigger snap elections this ye...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 23:58:03 +0800
CJ echoes Sultan Nazrin’s call that judges must be free from any influence
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — Both judiciary and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) systems should strive to provide reasoned...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 23:54:20 +0800
Selangor Sultan expresses disappointment over outrageous comments on social media
KUALA SELANGOR, Oct 6 — The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, today expressed his disappointment over o...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 23:47:51 +0800
Umno holding meeting to discuss GE15 manifesto, says veep Khaled Nordin
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — Umno leaders are holding a meeting tonight to discuss the party’s manifesto for the 15th General E...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 23:41:52 +0800
Jakim: Hotels not required to place ‘non-halal lift’ sticker
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — There is no clause in the Malaysian Halal Certification Procedure Manual (Domestic) 2020 and the M...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 23:11:42 +0800
MACC detains 11 individuals linked to traffic summons discount racket
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained 11 individuals, including police offi...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 23:07:43 +0800
GE15: Machinery of all Perikatan component parties to move in coalition’s name, says Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — The Perikatan Nasional (PN) Presidential Council meeting today agreed that all the election machin...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 23:15:52 +0800
Foreign minister: 15 job scam victims in Cambodia, Laos brought home, six more arriving later
SEPANG, Oct 6 — A total of 15 Malaysians who fell victim to job scam syndicates in Cambodia and Laos were brought home i...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 22:40:29 +0800
Bukit Aman: Police open investigaton paper on former AG Tommy Thomas’ leaked book report
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — Police have opened an investigation paper regarding the investigation report of former attorney ge...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 22:09:30 +0800
Eggs shortage issue to be discussed at Cabinet meeting tomorrow, says inflation task force chief
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — Recommendations to overcome the shortage of certain grades of eggs will be brought to the Cabinet...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 22:02:44 +0800
In Ampang, three men charged with kidnapping businessman
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — Three men pleaded not guilty in the Ampang Magistrates Court here today to the charge of kidnappin...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 21:59:50 +0800
Immigration Dept grants flexibility to employers late in receiving foreign workers, says D-G
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 6 — The Immigration Department (JIM) will grant flexibility to employers who are late in receiving foreig...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 21:55:04 +0800
Ahmad Maslan: No Umno supreme council meeting today, leaders met for regular discussion
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan clarified that no special Supreme Council meeting t...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 21:40:40 +0800
I was not asked to assess RM1m received by Shahrir Samad, IRB officer tells High Court
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — An officer of the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) told the High Court here today that an investigating...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 21:19:52 +0800
Khairy: Nicotine replacement products categorised as non-poison from today
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 6 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is taking a proactive step by declaring nicotine replacement products as...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 21:16:45 +0800
P-hailing drivers, riders will be required to contribute to Socso, Dewan Rakyat told
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — All p-hailing drivers and riders will be required to contribute to the Self-Employment Social Secu...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 21:08:36 +0800
Muhyiddin says certain PAS will stick with Perikatan
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said he was convinced PAS would remain w...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 20:50:53 +0800
Annuar Musa confirms Cabinet meeting to be held tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — The Cabinet meeting will be held tomorrow, Tan Sri Annuar Musa confirmed today.
The communication...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 20:32:53 +0800
As GE15 rumour mounts, Johor MB touts state’s political stability
ISKANDAR PUTERI, Oct 6 — Investor confidence in Johor was not affected by rumours that the 15th general election could b...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 20:33:28 +0800
Chief secretary to govt: Schools, public facilities gazetted as temporary flood evacuation centres nationwide
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 6 — Over 2,000 schools and public facilities, like community halls and multi-purpose halls, have been...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 20:14:45 +0800
Khairy: 23 amendments proposed for Generational End Game Bill
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — A committee paper containing 23 proposed amendments to the Control of Tobacco Products and Smoking...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 19:56:48 +0800
Minister: MetMalaysia launches myMETData portal for online meteorological data
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) through the National Climate Centre, today l...