MEET THE DISABLED MAN WHO PROUDLY KEEPS MELAKA CLEAN

MELAKA, Muhammad Luqman Hashim, who is speech and hearing impaired, is a man who is proud of his job, which he rightly claims helps indirectly to ensure the cleanliness of his home state, Melaka.

The 34-year-old SWM Environment Sdn Bhd employee, who…

ASEAN+3 GROWTH MOMENTUM STEADY ON EXPORT RECOVERY, SOLID DOMESTIC DEMAND

KUALA LUMPUR, The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) has kept its 2024-25 growth forecasts for the ASEAN+3 region broadly unchanged at 4.4 per cent and 4.3 per cent, respectively.

Chief economist Hoe Ee Khor said favourable export prospect…

E-INVOICE IMPLEMENTATION UNLIKELY TO IMPACT AUTO LOAN MARKET – MAA

KUALA LUMPUR, The implementation of electronic invoicing (e-invoice) should not significantly impact the auto loan market, said Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) president Mohd Shamsor Mohd Zain.

He noted, however, that the initiative is expect…

FOUR-YEAR-OLD GIRL DIES AFTER FALLING FROM 16TH FLOOR APARTMENT

PUTRAJAYA, A four-year-old girl fell to her death from an apartment unit on the 16th floor in Precinct 9, Putrajaya here this morning.

Putrajaya District Police chief ACP A. Asmadi Abd Aziz said they received a MERS 999 call about the incident at 7….

ARBITRATION ACT AMENDMENTS MOOTED AFTER M’SIA TARGETED IN SULU CLAIMS – AZALINA

KUALA LUMPUR, The amendments to the Arbitration Act 2005 include provisions related to third-party funding, taking lessons from the Sulu Group’s claim against Malaysia, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (La…

IRB COLLECTS RM512.6 MLN THROUGH SVDP 2.0

KUALA LUMPUR, The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has collected RM512.6 million out of the total tax assessment of RM1.29 billion during the Special Voluntary Disclosure Programme (SVDP) 2.0, which ran from June 6, 2023, to May 31, 2024.

Finance Minister…

IATA SEEKS SUPPORT FROM GLOBAL STAKEHOLDERS TO UPSCALE SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL PRODUCTION

KUALA LUMPUR, The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is actively seeking support from stakeholders across the entire global value chain to scale up the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

IATA Southeast Asia area manager Yuli …