By Niam Seet Wei KUALA LUMPUR: With the rising cost of living a major concern for Malaysians, PwC Malaysia believes a review of personal income tax bands for the middle-income group in Budget 2025 would be a welcome move. Its tax leader, Steve Chia, said the government has committed to
By Harizah Hanim Mohamed KUALA LUMPUR: Key players in the maritime industry are calling for Budget 2025 incentives to stimulate growth and advance the green development agenda, specifically through support for low-emission vessel acquisition, green port investments and infrastructure expansion. Port operators are seeking tax relief and incentives amid increasing
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today attended Google’s ground-breaking ceremony for its US$2 billion data centre and cloud region in Malaysia, held at the inaugural “Mantap Malaysia Bersama AI” event. Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz also attended the event. The data
By Nina Muslim KUALA LUMPUR: A small head peeks out, its accusatory, beady eyes staring down its pert snout at the interlopers. It doesn’t retract into its shell, nor does it flail about. Instead, the baby terrapin lies flat in the palm of the local environmentalist holding it, barely moving.
By Razif Rosli TAIPING: Kuala Sepetang, formerly known as Port Weld, may be familiar to those who know the history of Malaysia’s rail transportation for that was where the nation’s oldest railway station was located. For the current generation, the town, located about 16 kilometres from Taiping, Perak, is best
By Kisho Kumari Sucedaram KUALA LUMPUR: Despite a thriving operation in major Asean countries, AirAsia’s persistent difficulty in obtaining an operating licence in Singapore highlights a key challenge in the aviation sector—the conflict between national protectionism and the need for open competition. Besides Malaysia, AirAsia operates in Thailand, Indonesia, the
WELLINGTON: New Zealand has reclaimed the world record for the largest haka, with thousands of people performing the traditional Māori dance in Auckland, reported German news agency dpa. Organisers said 6,531 people performed the country’s best-known haka, Ka Mate, on Sunday evening. “What started as an audacious idea a year
By Nur Athirah Mohd Shaharuddin KUALA LUMPUR: Introducing competitive green bonds, tax breaks or rebates in the upcoming Budget 2025 may encourage companies, including telecommunication companies, to transition into renewable energy (RE) in their operations. Edotco Group Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Mohamed Adlan Ahmad Tajudin said such incentives could
ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has strongly condemned the heinous attack that targeted the residence of the UAE Head of Mission in Khartoum by a Sudanese army aircraft, which resulted in extensive damage to the building. The UAE has called on the army to assume full responsibility for
SHAH ALAM: The motive for the killing of a security guard, a 43-year-old local man whose body was dumped in a car boot along Jalan Pasir of Taman Pertama in Sabak Bernam on Sept 16 at 6.04 pm by a police patrol car, has been identified as personal problems and
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