News about Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) has urged the government to open up all economic sectors under the recovery phase and do away with the “approval letter” requirement and just base it on the vaccination rates and the digital certificate as the criteria and strictly following the standard operating procedures (SOPs).

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): The Malaysian economy is now on the path to recovery supported by the reopening of more economic sectors and it is estimated to chart better growth for 2022, said Minister of Finance Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.

ISKANDAR PUTERI (Sept 8): A special committee set up by the federal government to discuss the reopening of the Malaysia-Singapore border is expected to involve representatives from the state government.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 7): A police raid and seizure of documents of 1Malaysia Development Bhd's (1MDB) premises in 2015 was the reason the now-defunct fund's former chief executive officer (CEO) Arul Kanda Kandasamy had difficulty in procuring documents which were vital for the National Audit Department's (NAD) audit of the company, suggested a defence lawyer.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 7): Several commercial associations have urged the government to reopen all sectors of the economy, especially for those who are fully vaccinated to be present at workplaces without the need to obtain approvals from the relevant authorities.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 7): Several commercial associations have urged the government to reopen all sectors of the economy, especially for those who are fully vaccinated to be present at workplaces without the need to obtain approvals from the relevant authorities.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 7): RHB Research has maintained its “neutral” rating on the property sector, and said it expects the new Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme rules not to have a positive impact on the sector, nor a significant negative impact.

ISKANDAR PUTERI (Sept 6): The RM2.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 6): The new proposed policies of Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme will result in at least RM3.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 3): As part of Malaysia's medium-term fiscal strategy, tax experts have recommended that the federal government reintroduce a broad based consumption tax, i.