Johor moots making Special Financial Zone a part of JS-SEZ

JOHOR BARU: Johor has proposed making the Forest City Special Financial Zone (SFZ) a part of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ). State investment, trade, consumer affairs and human resources committee chairman Lee Ting Han said the matter had been discussed internally and would be brought up for discussion in the JS-SEZ working group. He said that...

Restore Labuan’s full duty-free status, businesses urge govt

The Labuan Chinese Chamber of Commerce (LCCC) has urged the federal government to reinstate the island’s full duty-free status to boost its appeal to visitors. Its president Wong Kii Yii said that despite previous efforts, including letters to relevant authorities, the government has yet to heed their plea. Wong emphasised that Labuan’s current duty-free status fails to...