News about foreign

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 25): Just a day after announcing that employers would only have to pay 20% of the RM10,000 levy for each foreign worker, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng today did an about-turn and said employers will have to continue to pay the levy in full.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 24): Reiterating Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's stance, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng emphasised that while Malaysia welcomed all foreign property investors, it was opposed to the construction of townships exclusively for foreigners.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 24): To ease the burden of developers and bring down home prices, skilled foreign labour applying to extend their employment tenure need only pay 80% of the annual RM10,000 levy on foreign workers, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng today.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 6): Putrajaya may review policies on foreign property purchases as it investigates the ownership of properties by non-Malaysians in the RM410 billion-Forest City in Johor.

PETALING JAYA (August 30): Datuk Seri Azmin Ali has met with Singapore Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan today, to discuss the KL-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 28): The Malaysian government has stressed that foreigners who wish to reside in Malaysia need to apply for permanent residency through the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) program.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): Malaysia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that that there have been no reports of Malaysians involved in the bridge collapse in Genoa, Italy.

SINGAPORE (July 30): Malaysia and Singapore were looking to boost bilateral relations, but are currently at a very good level, said Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 25): Malaysia will honour the water agreement with Singapore, Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah told The Straits Times (ST) yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): The Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) is hoping for that the authorities will legalise foreign workers already employed by the construction sector, Bernama reported today.