News about Pakatan Harapan

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 17): The government will appoint an independent consultant by next month to study toll concessions in the country, The Sun reported today The consultant will also “help look for ways to reduce” the toll burden on citizens.

The calls to reduce compliance cost and capital contributions in housing developments have been made for some time now and finally, the government or rather the new Pakatan Harapan administration has decided to do something about it.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 12): The new Pakatan Harapan (PH) government has spent RM3.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 11): The Center to Combat Corruption & Cronyism (C4 Center) said it is troubled by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's statement that local council elections are off the cards on the basis that there would be racial conflict.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 6): It is inevitable for the government to put in some effort and utilise its resources in order to recoup at least some of the massive losses from the multi billion-ringgit scandal plaguing 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

  KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 16): Double the cost of the construction of highways has been collected, since operations to collect tolls began, said Works Minister Baru Bian.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): Three years ago, when former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who was also the finance minister, unveiled Budget 2016, many labelled it the “Robin Hood” budget — a reference to a fictional character who took from the rich to give to the poor — simply because the personal income tax rate of those in the higher income bracket was raised.

SEMENYIH (Nov 4): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad believes that the FundMyHome innovative homeownership scheme could help the government reach its one million affordable homes target within 10 years as promised by Pakatan Harapan government.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 2): The increase in  stamp duty rates for the transfer of property valued RM1 million and above as well as the imposition  of Real Property Gains Tax (RPGT)  on future property sales have increased the entry and exit costs for property ownership which might dampen investors’ interest, said Savills Malaysia managing director Datuk Paul Khong.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 23): Former cabinet minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed does not discount joining Pakatan Harapan, having left Umno and Barisan Nasional recently.