News about Mahathir Mohamad

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad confirms today that the government will proceed with the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) project, but says “it will take some time”.

  LANGKAWI (Oct 14): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today said the decision to lower the threshold on high rise property prices in urban areas for foreign ownership from RM1 million to RM600,000 was meant to reduce supply overhang of condominiums and apartments.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today some employees of newspaper publisher Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd, which ceased operations yesterday, will be rehired by a new media group.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today the government will continue to improve Malaysia's Sales and Services Tax (SST) instead of reviving the Goods and Services Tax (GST), because it is not appropriate for the country to change its tax system too frequently.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today the Malaysian government can consider private sector proposals to reduce highway tolls because the government is unable to eliminate these charges immediately due to the high expenses involved.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today the Malaysian government can sell highway owner and operator PLUS Malaysia Bhd to private entities on the condition that the government still participates in the company's future decision making.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): If executed efficiently, Malaysia’s new economic development narrative Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 (SPV 2030) will be timely as it would rejuvenate economic growth at a time when growth momentum is slowing.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 4): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today Malaysia's Anti-Fake News Act may be amended, instead of being repealed, because the country needs to curb the spread of false information.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 4): The prime minister’s statement yesterday that the government will study if there is a need to reintroduce the scrapped goods and services tax (GST) — the removal of which was one of Pakatan Harapan’s key pledges in the 14th general election (GE14) — is unlikely to gain traction among the rakyat.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 21): Putrajaya's plan to redevelop Kampung Baru will not push the Malay residents away from the historical part of the city, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad assured.