SST can cut consumption tax by half, says Guan Eng

KUALA LUMPUR (July 19): Putrajaya has conceded that the sales and services tax (SST) system is not as transparent as the goods and services tax (GST), but stressed that the former is able to reduce Malaysian consumption tax by half.

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Jinjang Utara longhouse residents must settle all their bills

KUALA LUMPUR (July 17): The 150 families who have not been allowed to move to the Seri Aman PPR flats have either not settled their outstanding rental and utility bills while living in the Jinjang Utara longhouse or have problems in their paperwork and loan application, reported The Star today.

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Guan Eng: LRT3 is a mini 1MDB scandal

KUALA LUMPUR (July 17): The light rail transit Line 3 (LRT3) project is a mini 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal due to the opaque nature of the transactions pertaining to the megaproject, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.

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RM114m to subsidise residential power surcharge in 2H18

KUALA LUMPUR (July 13): Domestic users are the first priority for Putrajaya, which will utilise RM114 million from the Electricity Industry Fund (KWIE) to subsidise nearly 82% of residential power users in the second half of the year, according to Energy, Technology, Science, Climate Change and Environment minister Yeo Bee Yin (pictured).

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