Non-payment of GST refunds needs finance minister’s nod
KUALA LUMPUR: Only the finance minister has the authority to extend the two weeks given to the Royal Customs Department to refund goods and services tax (GST) inputs paid by businesses.
Special committee to study business models for Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan
PUTRAJAYA (Aug 24): The Federal Territories (FT) Ministry has set up a special committee to study sustainable ways for Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan (YWP) to generate its own funding, said its minister Khalid Samad.
Kepong MP urges government to freeze transactions of 19 land plots in KL
KEPONG (Aug 23): Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng will lodge a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate 19 pieces of land owned by Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan (YWP).
Guan Eng: BN govt also did not return RM16.05b in excess taxes paid
KUALA LUMPUR (August 23): The new Pakatan Harapan government has revealed that excess income tax and real property gains tax paid by taxpayers totalling RM16.
Alternative entrance for Taman Metropolitan Kepong opens for public use
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): The alternative entrance of Taman Metropolitan Kepong has officially opened for public use today.
Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng opposes incinerator project in his constituency
KEPONG (Aug 17): Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng will be writing an official letter to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) to oppose the waste-to-energy project at Taman Beringin here.
Najib says Malaysians have to prepare to pay more new taxes
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): Malaysians will now have to prepare to pay various new taxes to be imposed by the PH government due to the abolition of goods and services tax (GST), former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) said.
Oriental Interest buys RM36m plot in Kedah to expand landbank
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): Oriental Interest Bhd is buying a parcel of agricultural land in Bandar Kulim, Kedah, from MBAS Jaya Sdn Bhd for RM36.
Guan Eng files motion to reopen 1MDB probe, make it public
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng today filed a motion for the Auditor General (AG) and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to reopen a detailed investigation on the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal in Dewan Rakyat.
Worsening Kalimantan fires smoke up Sarawak
PETALING JAYA (Aug 15): The smoke from fires in Kalimantan, Indonesia that have recently become worse are blowing into Sarawak, satellite images obtained by the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department show.
