News about air

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 7): Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) group chief executive officer (CEO) Raja Azmi Raja Nazuddin has stepped down two years short of his three-year contract, handing the reins over to its chief operating officer (COO) Datuk Mohd Shukrie Mohd Salleh.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 3): The immigration arrival area at klia2 has been expanded to twice its original size, doubling its capacity.

When the Ministry of Transport (MoT) announced the Cabinet's decision to disband the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom), it caused an outcry in the investing community.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 31): George Kent (Malaysia) Bhd said yesterday that it is unaware of any intention by its chairman Tan Sri Tan Kay Hock to divest his stake in the company.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 30): The government is postponing the implementation of the targeted fuel subsidy programme, which was slated to begin in January 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 30): Based on a Budget 2019 announcement, a 6% service tax would be imposed on foreign digital services effective Jan 1, 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 26): Foreign Affairs minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah has rubbished claims that Cabinet ministers were provided with a monthly RM5,700 parking allowance.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 16): Local furniture players, many of whom are lamenting that they are having a tough year with most experiencing a drop in domestic sales, are keeping an optimistic outlook for next year.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 16): Although the US-China trade war has opened up opportunities for local furniture businesses, they are unable to fully seize these opportunities due to labour shortage issue, according to Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Furniture Association (KSFA) president Datuk Eric Lee.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 13): KUB Malaysia Bhd has announced the resignation of president and managing director Datuk Abdul Rahim Mohd Zin, and that group chief financial officer (CFO) Ahmed Fairuz Abdul Aziz will take the helm, effective today.