News about Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 14): The Malaysian Bar has called on Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to step down after admitting that several Members of Parliament (MPs) from the governing coalition had withdrawn their support for him, casting doubt on whether he still commanded the support of the majority of the Dewan Rakyat.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 13): Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce (MCCC) has lauded the reactivation of the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) Programme but expressed reservation on the new stringent terms imposed.

  KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 13): The Malaysian economy grew by 16.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 13): Deloitte Malaysia has expressed support for the recommendation by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to bring back the goods and services tax (GST) into Malaysia as part of the country's medium-term fiscal strategy.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 12): While the Malaysian economy is on the road to recovery from Covid-19, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said risks still remain from the ongoing crisis, as continued reforms are required to improve the business environment further and accelerate digitalisation.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) today released the revised Reference Rate Framework that will take effect from Aug 1, 2022, under which the Standardised Base Rate will replace the Base Rate (BR) as the reference rate for new retail floating-rate loans.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 9): The Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) has imposed penalties totalling RM1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 6): The Federal Court has reserved judgement in senior lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah's (pictured) appeal over the dismissal of his defamation lawsuit against the Malaysian Bar and two others relating to his conduct as deputy public prosecutor in Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's Sodomy II case.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 4): The Malaysian REIT Managers Association (MRMA) has donated RM100,000 worth of 99-Speedmart cash vouchers as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative.

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