KUALA LUMPUR: Reduction in personal income tax by 2.0 percentage points for salary between RM50,001 and RM100,000 and RM100 e-wallet credit for M40 group as announced in Budget 2023 is expected to benefit this group as well as boost the overall consumer sector as...

KUALA LUMPUR: Budget 2023, which is expected to be tabled later today, is being awaited with great anticipation by Malaysians from all walks of life as it will chart the nation’s vision in the coming year. The rising cost of living, ringgit valuation, food security,...

Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has given his assurance that the government will do its very best to resolve the issue of human trafficking involving Malaysians in several Asean countries. The prime minister said he had received several Tik Tok videos on the cases and...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 — The mandatory quarantine for those who test positive for Covid-19 will continue until the end of the year, when the rule would be put into review, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. Speaking to the press after officiating the Asia...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 — The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry is mulling a special licence for online businesses to protect consumers from scams. Its deputy minister Datuk Rosol Wahid said the government is looking at a comprehensive law to bring online...

A 120km link between Peninsula Malaysia and Sumatra Island, Indonesia crossing one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes is set to be developed according to a Malaysian official. Marcus Hand | Sep 12, 2022 The link would connect Telok Gong in Masjid Tanah, Melaka,...

Raising the prospects of further investment in Cambodia, 60 delegates from more than 40 Malaysian companies under the leadership of the Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA) started their four-day visit yesterday. MRCA signed two MoUs during a function at Sofitel...

August 30, 2022 ByMargherita Bruno Maersk has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) to drive high-quality investments into Malaysia as a regional logistics hub. According to Maersk’s latest statement, the...

MELBOURNE: Malaysia-Australia partnership in the halal industry is based on mutual respect and a strong commitment to halal standards and compliance, said the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade). Its Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner Paul...

KUALA LUMPUR: Australia’s The Arnott’s Group (TAG), a multinational food manufacturer and producer of Prego and Kimball, has launched its Asia hub in Kuala Lumpur in line with its expansion plans to become the regional powerhouse. TAG is targeting double-digit growth...

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Productivity Corp (MPC), through its Logistics Productivity Nexus (LPN), has collaborated with researchers, subject matter and industry experts to develop the Logistics Sustainability Performance Framework (LSPF). The framework is meant to...

Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad (MHB) has signed an agreement with Bureau Veritas (BV) Solutions Marine & Offshore (M&O) to provide solutions to decarbonise shipping. Michele Labrut | Aug 25, 2022 The partnership, signed through MHB’s...

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia hopes to speed up the revival of the terminated High Speed Railway (HSR) project with Singapore at the earliest date, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said currently Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong is in...

KUALA LUMPUR: The healthcare sector in Sri Lanka is currently facing its most acute medicine shortage in the history of the country, putting at peril the very lives of those who depend on its services. SriLankan Cares, the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of...

KUALA LUMPUR: The tri-country cargo transport by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) will be operational in October. The Asean Express, which connects Malaysia, Thailand and Laos, went through its dry run on Thursday (Aug 11) after departing from the Kuala Lumpur KTM...

in Port News 10/08/2022 Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), a joint venture between Malaysian based MMC Group and Netherlands based APM Terminals hits historic milestone by becoming the first container terminal in Malaysia to surpass 1 million TEUs in a month. The...

An aerial night view of the Pujut Link Interchange. — Picture by JKR’s Pan Borneo Highway Unit via Borneo Post Online MIRI, Aug 8 — Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof has given his assurance that the federal government will mitigate plans and follow-ups...

If Malaysia does not fully resolve its ban on chicken exports soon, farmers say it could lay the groundwork for bigger egg-onomic problems.  Poultry farmers in Johor have urged the government to lift all of its export ban on chickens to Singapore or lose out to...

Malaysian conglomerate IJM Corporation is to make its first venture into the industrial market by developing a 260ha business park and logistics hub near the port of Kuantan on the east coast of peninsular Malaysia. The company, which has operations in construction,...

28 Jul 2022by John Snyder A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between three Malaysian shipbuilders and a Singapore company to develop and build the first green OSV in Malaysia The MoU was announced at a signing ceremony 27 July, attended by Ministry of...