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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 (Bernama) -- The Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency (AKPK) has introduced a free financial management service to assist policyholders affected by premium increases for their medical and health insurance and takaful (MHIT) plans.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s water sector still requires alternative funding schemes involving the private sector to reduce the federal government’s financial burden despite the ongoing review of water tariffs in selected states.
SEREMBAN, Aug 4 (Bernama) -- The Negeri Sembilan state government expects rare earth elements (REE) to make a major contribution to state revenue starting in 2027, the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly was told today.
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (Bernama) -- The ringgit reversed its morning gains to close slightly lower against the US dollar today, as traders turned cautious ahead of the United States (US) Federal Reserve's (Fed) interest rate decision, amid uncertainty over a potential cut.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Bernama) -- CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd expects spillover opportunities for contractors and pipe suppliers if the National Water Services Commission's (SPAN) call for the data centre industry to shift towards alternative water resources is implemented.
By Naveen Prabu Kuppusamy
KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 (Bernama) – The Ministry of Finance (MoF) indicated that the Sales and Service Tax (SST) does not warrant the hotel room rate increases asserted by some hotel associations.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 (Bernama) -- The Small and Medium Enterprises Association Malaysia (SAMENTA) has welcomed the Ministry of Finance’s (MoF) revision to the expanded Sales and Service Tax (SST), describing it as a meaningful relief for the small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Finance (MoF) announced today that, after carefully considering public sentiment, it has decided not to proceed with the proposed expansion of the Service Tax to beauty services such as manicures and pedicures, facial services, and barbers and hairdressers.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has clarified that agricultural produce grown in Malaysia are not subject to sales tax under the expanded Sales and Service Tax (SST).
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for 2025 has been revised to 3.9 per cent, a 0.6 percentage-point downgrade from January 2025’s projection, according to the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- Economic growth across most emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) is projected to slow, particularly in trade-dependent regions such as East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) and Europe and Central Asia (ECA), and to a lesser degree in South Asia (SAR), according to the World Bank Group.
By Anas Abu Hassan
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 (Bernama) -- The revision of Sales Tax rates and the expansion of the Service Tax scope form part of targeted fiscal measures to keep the nation’s finances on a sustainable path, tax experts said.
