News about IRB

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 31): The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) said today it does not have a TikTok account and that the agency had made a police report following claims circulating on social media that the board had a presence in the video-sharing social networking service owned by Chinese company ByteDance.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 20): Fans of Bollywood mega star Shah Rukh Khan take note! Shah Rukh and wife Gauri have decided to make available their home in New Delhi, India for a one-night stay via Airbnb.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): There are profound shifts in the way people live and work due to the pandemic, and these changes are expected to remain long after the pandemic, according to Chris Lehane, Airbnb senior vice president, global policy and communications (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 11): Airbnb welcomed the government’s decision to expand the tourism tax to include the short-term accommodation industry, adding that the tax would be a fair and sustainable way to raise more revenue for local communities.

The Covid-19 pandemic has not only changed the way people live globally, but also the property landscape across countries.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 17): Local hotel associations have called on the government to find ways “to fairly regulate Airbnb”.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): Talks of proposed blanket bans on short-term rentals in strata buildings in Penang, Selangor and other states in Malaysia could pose a recovery threat on Malaysia’s tourism, says short-term rental accommodation company Airbnb.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 2): About 10 prosecution witnesses are scheduled to testify in lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah's (pictured) trial, where the accused is facing two money laundering charges involving RM9.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 12): Short-term rental activities have contributed as much as RM3.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): Airbnb wants to resolve the contention surrounding the 90- to 180-day restriction on short term rentals with Malaysia Productivity Corp (MPC) and the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture.