UEM Sunrise’s plan to expand in country’s central region seen positive
UEM Sunrise Bhd (Aug 27, 92 sen) Maintain buy with an unchanged target price of RM1.
Non-payment of GST refunds needs finance minister’s nod
KUALA LUMPUR: Only the finance minister has the authority to extend the two weeks given to the Royal Customs Department to refund goods and services tax (GST) inputs paid by businesses.
Homestays are where the party's at
PETALING JAYA (August 24): Short-term accommodation rentals of homes in the Klang Valley are being pegged as the new venue of choice for raves, wild parties which may feature drug-use, loud music and alcohol consumption.
Special committee to study business models for Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan
PUTRAJAYA (Aug 24): The Federal Territories (FT) Ministry has set up a special committee to study sustainable ways for Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan (YWP) to generate its own funding, said its minister Khalid Samad.
Tun Daim met with TTDI RA today, said sources
PETALING JAYA (Aug 23): It is learnt that former Malaysian Finance Minister and businessman Tun Daim Zainuddin has met up with Taman Tun Dr Ismail Residents Association (TTDI RA) to understand their concerns on the development which takes place at part of the land in Taman Rimba Kiara.
Kepong MP urges government to freeze transactions of 19 land plots in KL
KEPONG (Aug 23): Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng will lodge a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate 19 pieces of land owned by Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan (YWP).
Guan Eng: BN govt also did not return RM16.05b in excess taxes paid
KUALA LUMPUR (August 23): The new Pakatan Harapan government has revealed that excess income tax and real property gains tax paid by taxpayers totalling RM16.
Daim: The government knows where Jho Low is
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21): The government is aware of and knows the whereabouts of businessman-turned-fugitive Low Taek Jho (pictured), or better known as Jho Low, who has been linked to the financial troubles at beleaguered 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), according to former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin.
Up to govt whether findings be made public, says CEP chairman
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 20): The Council of Eminent Persons (CEP) said it is the Government's prerogative on whether or not to share the council’s recommendations on economic and institutional reforms that it concluded yesterday.
Daim to meet PM on CEP’s future
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 20): Council of Eminent Persons (CEP) chairman Tun Daim Zainuddin does not discount the possibility of the council’s service being extended by the government as it reached its 100th day of establishment yesterday.
