26d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (Bernama) -- The government is studying the risk of cost-push inflation in light of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East that has driven up oil prices and fuel costs, said Deputy Economy Minister Datuk Mohd Shahar Abdullah.
28d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Bernama) -- The actual expenditure on diesel subsidies decreased to RM6.2 billion in 2025 compared to RM10.1 billion in 2024, resulting in savings of about RM4 billion.
28d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Bernama) -- About 6.7 million recipients of the monthly Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) programme as at March 1, 2026, have used the aid to purchase basic necessities at registered premises.
29d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) -- Since the implementation of e-invoicing began on Aug 1, 2024, a total of 204,928 traders have submitted e-invoices, involving the issuance of more than one billion e-invoices overall to date, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).
29d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) -- The risk associated with consumer loans under the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) scheme remains under control and is expected to stay at 0.3 per cent of Malaysia’s total household debt, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).
29d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) -- The government will ensure that the objectives of public financial management under the Public Finance and Fiscal Responsibility Act 2023 (Act 850) are translated into better fiscal outcomes through the strengthening of a rules-based governance framework to improve transparency and accountability, said the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
29d ago
PUTRAJAYA, March 2 (Bernama) -- Dagang NeXchange Bhd (DNeX) and Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on developing a Unified Data Intelligence Hub as part of a broader artificial intelligence (AI)-driven digital transformation initiative.
29d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) — Revenue from individual taxpayers is projected to increase by 9.4 per cent in 2026, driven partly by more stable wage growth, leading to a 13 per cent rise in registered individual taxpayers, according to the Finance Ministry.
29d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Economy is targeting to roll out the MyRMK -- an integrated monitoring system to ensure the comprehensive implementation of the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) --in the third quarter of this year (3Q 2026).
30d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Bernama) -- Early and coordinated policy intervention will be critical in determining whether the escalating United States-Iran conflict remains a temporary external shock or evolves into a more persistent economic challenge for Malaysia, an economist said.
1m ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (Bernama) — More than 1,400 local vendors have received payments following the government’s RM1.1 billion investment in Vantris Energy Bhd, said Finance Minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan.
1m ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (Bernama) -- The Dewan Rakyat today passed the Supplementary Supply (2025) Bill 2026 for RM7.94 billion in additional service expenditure from the Consolidated Fund.