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KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): Malaysians might have breathed a sigh a relief too soon after the goods and services tax was removed a few months ago as the government will be introducing more taxes to pare down the whopping national debts.

GEORGE TOWN (Oct 9): The government is considering introducing staggered school holidays according to region, in an effort to reduce overcrowding at tourist spots.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): There will be no change to the number of underground stations for the Mass Rapid Transit 2 (MRT2) project, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said, dismissing concerns after the federal government decided to retender all the unfinished underground work of the project via an international open tender process.

KOTA BHARU (October 4): The Cabinet discussed the East Coast Railway Line (ECRL) project briefly yesterday and Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad asked to be given a little more time to look into the suitability of the project.

KUALA LUMPUR (October 5): Following its deferment of toll abolition, the government is now considering giving rebates or discounts for road users, as well as extending the concessions for tolled roads, to bring down toll rates, according to Works Minister Baru Bian.

KUALA LUMPUR (October 3): Property developers are behaving more and more like local councils, Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah said, noting that this has given rise to the current form of townships that are not centralised and are dominated and led by private developers.

PETALING JAYA (October 2): Malaysia welcomes investments in Malaysia, but foreigners settling in the country "by the millions", was not alright, said Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad on BBC’s Hardtalk programme.

KOTA BHARU (October 2): All government development projects, prior to commencing, or below 15% completion are to be halted, to be reviewed.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 1): In response to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's comment on housing prices, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said it is tough to influence the price of land, which is why the government had opted to reduce the cost of construction instead.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 1): Metro Kajang Bhd managing director Tan Sri Eddy Chen (pictured) has been appointed as the new chairman of Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia, the Prime Minister's Office announced today.