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PUTRAJAYA, Jan 7 (Bernama) -- The government has decided that the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project can be revived if there is full participation from the private sector, with minimal government involvement, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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PUTRAJAYA, Jan 6 (Bernama) -- The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) has concluded its investigation into allegations of misconduct involving officers from the Department of Environment (DOE) who authorised the release of e-waste containers at Westport, Port Klang.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) proposal to abolish the flat-rate method for calculating personal financing is seen as a significant step towards improving the financial health of households, said an economist.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has been urged to limit the increase in health insurance and takaful premiums to no more than 10 per cent as an interim measure, in line with the country’s health inflation rate.
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LABUAN, Dec 19 (Bernama) -- The passing of four bills under the Ministry of Finance aimed at regulating business activities in the Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (Labuan IBFC) is set to strengthen Malaysia’s standing ahead of the fourth Financial Action Task Force (FATF) evaluation in February 2025.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has found that instances of using cryptocurrency as a medium for money laundering in Malaysia are low.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (Bernama) -- The Dewan Negara has passed five bills under the Ministry of Finance related to business activities in Labuan, namely the Labuan Business Activity Tax (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2024 and the Labuan Companies (Amendment) Bill 2024.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) and Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd unveiled a digital platform, Startup ASEAN, with the aim to position the ASEAN member states as leading players in the global startup landscape.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 (Bernama) -- Cogeneration systems, which simultaneously produce electricity and useful heat from the same energy source, can boost energy efficiency by more than 70 per cent, resulting in substantially saving energy costs and contributing to long-term environmental sustainability.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 (Bernama) -- Sapura Energy Bhd’s chairman, Datuk Mohammad Azlan Abdullah, and group chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Mohd Anuar Taib, will be leaving their positions in the fourth quarter of the current financial year ending Jan 31, 2025 (4Q FY2025).
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LABUAN, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- Several industrial firms in China are eyeing investment opportunities in Labuan, particularly within the island's financial and development sectors.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 (Bernama) -- NatureAlpha has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solution for investors, allowing them to comprehensively assess the biodiversity and nature impacts of their investments across all their asset classes for the first time with the addition of new private assets functionality.