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KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 11): Malaysia's National Budget Office (NBO) had last month sought the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs' (IDEAS) inputs on institutional reforms for the Budget 2020 speech.

SERENDAH (Sept 3): Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said today Malaysia's proposed passenger service charge (PSC) cut for international travellers flying beyond Asean from klia2 and other airports besides the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), to RM50 from RM73 is "not temporary" because the Cabinet has decided on the matter.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 31): Tesco Stores (M) Sdn Bhd (Tesco Malaysia) is on the hunt for a new local partner for its convenience store (c-store) chain in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 30): Chris Bush, the CEO of Southeast Asia Food at Dairy Farm International, will take over the role that will be left vacant by Pierre-Olivier Deplanck, the managing director of GCH Retail (M) Sdn Bhd, once the latter leaves on Aug 30 to pursue new opportunities.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Najah Air Sdn Bhd, a six-man group of entrepreneurs led by AirAsia Group Bhd co-founder and former chairman Datuk Pahamin Ab Rajab, has pulled out of the potential bidding war for struggling Malaysia Airlines Bhd, according to sources.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 24): An 18-month-old girl has died from her injuries yesterday after a full-length mirror from a fashion store in Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore, fell on her, reports from the city state say.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 24): The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA) is disappointed by the remarks made by United Nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Professor Philip Alston, who suggested that Malaysia has a poverty rate of about 15%.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 23): As the systems outage at Kuala Lumpur International Airport hits its two-day or 48th hour mark, there have been concerns about how the situation at the key Malaysian airport will impact Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB).

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 23): The Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) said it is in contact with Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) and has instructed the airport operator to inform passengers and airlines on when operations will normalise.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 23): The network issue at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) which began on Wednesday night remains unresolved.