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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 (Bernama) -- The government has been urged to exempt the five per cent sales tax on sawn timber and to review the expanded scope of the Sales and Services Tax (SST), which has resulted in double taxation for the timber and wood-based industries.
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KOTA KINABALU, Dec 3 (Bernama) -- The newly formed Sabah state government, following the 17th state election, is expected to table Sabah’s Budget 2026 on Dec 12.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 (Bernama) -- The Dewan Rakyat today passed the Finance Bill 2025, which details amendments to five tax acts, namely the Income Tax Act 1967, Real Property Gains Tax Act 1976, Stamp Act 1949, Labuan Business Activity Tax Act 1990, and the Petroleum (Income Tax) Act 1967.
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KOTA KINABALU, Nov 29 (Bernama) -- Despite being fully engaged in covering the 17th Sabah state election since early morning, media practitioners in Sabah ensured they did not neglect their duty to vote alongside over 1.7 million eligible voters.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 (Bernama) -- The government collected RM73.81 million in excise duty on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) from January to November 2025, bringing total SSB excise revenue to RM521.35 million to date, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd has publicly reprimanded FSBM Holdings Bhd for breaching the Main Market Listing Requirements (Main LR) after the company submitted inaccurate financial results for its third and fourth quarters of the financial year ended Dec 31, 2024.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Debt Ventures Bhd (MDV) has approved green technology project financing for more than 148 companies, amounting to RM2.26 billion to date, said Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) Minister Chang Lih Kang.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- The government is identifying the best methods to mitigate the implications of the increase in local vehicle prices in line with the enforcement of regulation P.U.(A) 402/2019, said Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 (Bernama) -- The recent visit by United States President Donald Trump to Malaysia has re-energised the long-standing relationship between the two countries, laying a stronger foundation for cooperation in trade, investment and technology.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) – The 47th ASEAN Summit and related meetings that has just ended in Kuala Lumpur this week offered Malaysia more than just diplomatic theatre.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- The Parliamentary Special Select Committee on International Relations and International Trade will convene a hearing session to examine the recently signed Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) between Malaysia and the United States (US) on Nov 12.
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By Niam Seet Wei
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- The confirmation that United States (US) President Donald Trump will attend the 47th ASEAN Summit here in the next few days suggests there will be “something substantial” to announce, says an economist.