News about Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Najah Air Sdn Bhd, a group of businessmen led by AirAsia Group Bhd co-founder and former chairman Datuk Pahamin Ab Rajab, is said to be seeking about RM1 billion from a Japanese lender to support its takeover bid for Malaysia Airlines Bhd.

PETALING JAYA (July 12): The tourism tax is deemed a lopsided system because it is borne only by established hotels but not short stay platforms like Airbnb, said the Malaysian Association of Hotel Owners (MAHO) president Tan Sri Teo Chiang Hong.

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KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has made a preliminary decision to oppose the takeover of highway operator PLUS Malaysia Bhd by Maju Holdings Sdn Bhd after considering the views from PLUS' major shareholders Khazanah Nasional Bhd and the Employees Provident Fund (EPF).

KUALA LUMPUR (July 9): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is unlikely to cut interest rate when the monetary policy committee meets today.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 8): The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRB)'s special voluntary disclosure programme (SVDP) has as at June 23 this year induced 486,360 taxpayers to reveal their undeclared income to the government, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

  KUALA LUMPUR (July 3): A group of businessmen led by former AirAsia Group Bhd chairman Datuk Pahamin A Rajab, is said to have met Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad this afternoon to express its interest in helping the government turn around the ailing national carrier Malaysia Airlines Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 1): Videos of a fire at Genting Malaysia Bhd's new indoor theme park, the Skytropolis Funland, which just opened about eight months ago, have gone viral on social media and WhatsApp.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jul 1): The government will be tabling a special motion to make it compulsory for members of Parliament to do asset declaration.

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