Toll collected 2x cost of highway construction
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 16): Double the cost of the construction of highways has been collected, since operations to collect tolls began, said Works Minister Baru Bian.
Govt to tender out RM2b worth of solar projects next year
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 16): The government will undertake an open tender next year for the third round of the 500MW large-scale solar (LSS3) projects worth an estimated value of RM2 billion.
Finance minister surprised PAC thinks missing RM19.4b still with Putrajaya
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 15): Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said he is surprised that the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is under the false impression that the RM19.
Segambut MP lodges report over 29 violations of KL City Plan in her constituency
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): Segambut lawmaker Hannah Yeoh (pictured) lodged a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) last week about 29 violations of the recently gazetted Kuala Lumpur City Plan (KLCP) 2020 in her constituency, reported The Star.
Finance Minister says new homeownership platform provides another option
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng today explained that the new homesownership platform initiative provides Malaysians with another option towards owning a home.
FT minister: Viral photos of SMART Tunnel flooding untrue
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): Photos of the SMART Tunnel flooding which went viral on social media yesterday are untrue, Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad (pictured) said today, reported the Malay Mail.
Many development projects in Johor will still be carried out, says Finance Minister
JOHOR BAHRU (Nov 12): Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng (pictured) has reassured that despite the change of government in Putrajaya, many development projects in Johor such as the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link, would be carried out, reported The Star today.
FundMyHome not a monopoly, says Pua
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 9): The FundMyHome property platform will not be a monopoly of the newly-proposed home financing scheme sector, political secretary to Minister of Finance Tony Pua explained today.
Najib asks if FundMyHome will benefit the people or developers
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 8): Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) has asked whether the FundMyHome scheme is meant to benefit the people or the developers.
Daim to government: No more capital controls
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 8): Former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin (pictured) said today that capital controls may not work for Malaysia now as market conditions have changed, compared with the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis.
