CUSTOMS (AMENDMENT) BILL 2024 TABLED FOR FIRST READING IN PARLIAMENT

KUALA LUMPUR, The Customs (Amendment) Bill 2024 aimed at promoting Pulau Satu, Forest City, Johor Bahru to enhance economic development in the area, was tabled in the Dewan Rakyat today.

The bill was presented by Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying…

FEDERAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN CONVICTED OF STEPSON’S MURDER

JOHOR BAHRU, The Federal Court here today upheld the death sentence imposed on a man who murdered his six-year-old stepson 13 years ago.

A three-judge panel led by the Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat made the unanimous decision to reject th…

PARLIAMENT: OVER 2,300 HECTARES OF OPEN SPACES IN KL DESIGNATED AS GREEN AREAS

KUALA LUMPUR, A total of 2,393.79 hectares of open spaces in the federal capital have been designated as green areas to date, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa.

She said of this total, 977.55 he…

SKM ALLOCATES RM2.5 MLN TO ANGKASA TO FUND DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES

PUTRAJAYA, The Cooperatives Commission of Malaysia (SKM) has allocated RM2.5 million to Angkatan Koperasi Kebangsaan Malaysia Berhad (Angkasa) to finance the implementation of this year’s cooperative business development programme.

Funds of RM2 mill…

OVER 340,000 COMPANIES HAVE FILED BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION SINCE APRIL 1

KUALA LUMPUR, A total of 340,637 companies have submitted beneficial ownership information between April 1 and July 14, said Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.

He said companies are allowed to file beneficial ownershi…

COMMUNICATION MINISTRY ANNNOUNCES RAHMAH STUDENT PREPAID PACKAGE

PUTRAJAYA, The Ministry of Communications today announced Rahmah Student Prepaid Package at a price not exceeding RM30 with a minimum starting data of 30GB valid for 180 days.

Communication Minister Fahmi Fadzil when announcing the matter said the p…

ADMIN ASSISTANT FINED RM14,000 FOR OBTAINING FRAUDULENT LAND COMPENSATION

KOTA KINABALU, A Keningau District Land and Survey Department administrative assistant was fined RM14,000 by the Sessions Court here today for using falsified documents to obtain land compensation payments for a project in Keningau 10 years ago.

Jud…