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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Vehicle selling prices in Malaysia are not controlled by the government and are determined by the market, according to the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI).
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia aims to diversify supply chains in the semiconductor sector to ensure that foreign and local investments remain strong and resilient, said Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong.
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s aviation sector is on track for full recovery, with monthly passenger traffic reaching 9.3 million in July 2025, up 3.9 per cent month-on-month (MoM) and 5.3 per cent year-on-year (YoY) compared with July 2024, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM).
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Total air cargo demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTK), rose by 5.5 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in July 2025 compared to 0.6 per cent in June, reflecting a rebound of the cargo market amid the trade war.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- The Government Procurement Bill 2025 does not increase the powers of the finance minister but instead limits them by introducing a stronger system of checks and balances, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK) is submitting a request to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) for crude palm kernel oil (CPKO) and palm kernel olein to be exempted from the Sales and Services Tax (SST), both of which currently taxed at a rate of five per cent.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- The overall impact of the Sales and Service Tax (SST) implementation on households is estimated to be low and manageable, based on early Ministry of Finance (MOF) projections, said Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (Bernama) – The sales tax exemption on imported United States (US) agricultural products is the result of negotiations finalised based on mutual interest, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (Bernama) -- The government made the decision to maintain the Sales and Service Tax (SST) with an expanded scope after considering both SST and the Goods and Services Tax (GST), according to Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- The government estimates that four per cent of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) will be involved in the implementation of e-invoicing when mandatory compliance begins on July 1, 2025.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 (Bernama) -- The government is of the view that revenue collection under consumption tax through the Sales and Service Tax (SST) should be continued and can be further improved, as it is an existing tax that is already understood by the industry, traders, and the public.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- CIMB Treasury and Markets Research economists believe that a portion of Malaysia’s semiconductor exports may qualify for exemption from the United States’ (US) 100 per cent tariff on imported chips.
