KUALA LUMPUR: Reviving the goods and services tax (GST) still remains an option, says Rafizi Ramli. Although the current plan is to introduce capital gains tax next year, the Economy Minister said that other forms of taxes would also be considered. "One of the strategies to widen our revenue base is to develop and roll out capital...
JOHOR BARU: Muda's sole representative in the Johor state assembly, Puteri Wangsa assemblyman Amira Aisya Abd Aziz, will no longer be within the Pakatan Harapan bloc, says state chief balancing force Andrew Chen Kah Eng. The Stulang assemblyman, who is also the state DAP secretary, added that this was due to Muda deciding to withdraw its...
PETALING JAYA: An engineer in China resorted to posing as a police officer conducting vice raids to swindle money from sex workers. Guang Ming Daily reported the man, surnamed Han, owed money to illegal moneylenders after making a huge loss in an investment scheme. After a failed attempt to get a loan in Hangzhou in April, he...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has tabled the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) Mid-Term Review in the Dewan Rakyat here on Monday (Sept 11). While tabling the motion, Anwar said 31% of the 175 targets of the 12MP, tabled on Oct 21, 2021, had been achieved while 59% are on schedule. ALSO READ: 12MP review: At...
KUALA LUMPUR: Perikatan Nasional MPs are unsure why Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul is allowing Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's court case outcome to be raised in Parliament despite rejecting a motion for a special sitting on the matter. Machang MP Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal said it appeared contradictory. "My motion was rejected by...
KUALA LUMPUR: It was a heated start to the special sitting of the Dewan Rakyat on Monday (Sept 11), with two back-to-back shouting matches on the first day. First, the Opposition bloc wanted to know if the emergency motion to debate Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s case had been accepted. This came after Wan Ahmad Fayshal...
SIBU: The 1,100-odd traders at the Central Market here are excited to meet Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah. The Royal entourage, including Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah will visit the market at about 8.30am on Tuesday (Sept 12). To be accompanied by Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg,...
JOHOR BARU: The Perikatan Nasional candidate for the Pulai parliamentary seat, Zulkifli Jaafar, is urging more youths to come out to vote. The Pulai Bersatu deputy chief said that based on his surveillance of the polling centres, the percentage of young voters was similar to that of those in the other age groups. "I was informed that...
MUAR: Despite a busy day preparing for the anniversary of her grandfather's passing, Ng Pei Yao did not miss the chance to cast her vote. The 23-year-old swimming coach was among the first few early voters at the SJKC Pei Chai voting centre here. "I decided to come early so that I can help out with my...
JOHOR BARU: The number of people who have voted in the by-elections as of 1pm is 29% for Pulai and 39% for Simpang Jeram, says the Election Commission. Pulai has a total of 166,653 registered voters while there are 40,488 registered voters in Simpang Jeram.
