PETALING JAYA: Consumers in the B40 and M40 groups will be affected by the increase in the Sales and Service Tax (SST) despite being exempted directly, says says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong The MCA president said that although those who use less than 600 kWh a month in electricity would be exempted from SST,...
PETALING JAYA: MCA has extended its condolences to the family of party veteran Datuk Wong Seng Chow who passed away on Thursday (Jan 25). "The former party vice-president's departure was a great loss to the party and people," said Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong on his Facebook on Saturday (Jan 27). "Wong was serving in the...
KUALA LUMPUR: MCA's priority is to stand up for the people and solve their problems, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The MCA president said the party would also play a check and balance role while continuing to speak up for the Chinese community. "We hope leaders and members from Chinese guilds and associations will continue...
PETALING JAYA: Traditional and complementary medicine (TCM) services are crucial parts of our healthcare system and should not be taxed, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (pic). The MCA president urged the government to withdraw its plan to introduce a sales and services tax (SST) for TCM, including massage and physiotherapy services. "Be it TCM treatment...
PETALING JAYA: The passing of Tan Sri Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng is a great loss to the nation and MCA, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The MCA president extended his heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Rosemary, who passed away on Thursday (Dec 28) at the age of 96. “On behalf of the...
PETALING JAYA: Almost 20% of public university student intakes in 2022 consisted of other races, revealed Ayer Hitam MP Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (pic). According to a parliamentary written reply shared by Dr Wee on Facebook today, he revealed that ethnic Malay and bumiputra students made up 81.9% of public university intakes while other...
PETALING JAYA: Further study is needed to ensure the effectiveness of the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (pic). The MCA president said this includes finding a way to tax the industry effectively, and even possibly banning any products found to be too harmful. Dr Wee said...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong is hoping to open up more education opportunities for Malaysian students by forging closer ties with higher education institutions in China. The MCA president said it would be beneficial to provide students from both countries with more choices and opportunities for education and their further careers. “With closer relations...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has asked about the progress made with research and development commercialisation projects at public universities and the use of citation frequency as a criterion of professorship. On Thursday (Nov 9), he asked Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Mohammad Yusof Apdal this as an additional question in the Dewan...
KUALA LUMPUR: What was supposed to be a quick process of catching a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Johor turned out to be an unpleasant experience for Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The MCA president expressed his disappointment after his 9.30am flight was delayed by almost an hour due to catering issues on the plane. Expressing...
