735 Mln E-Invoices Issued By 108,000 Taxpayers - Lim

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 (Bernama) --  A total of 735 million e-invoices have been issued by 108,000 taxpayers as of Nov 21, 2025, Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying said.

Core HVGT Principles Retained In Updated Tax Framework

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 (Bernama) -- Although the High-Value Goods Tax (HVGT) was not implemented, its core principles have been reviewed and incorporated into improvements to existing tax laws through the revised sales tax rates and the expansion of the service tax (SST) scope.

Apex Securities Sees Inflation At Two Pct Next Year

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 (Bernama) -- Apex Securities Bhd has maintained its projection for inflation to rise modestly to two per cent in 2026, the upper end of the official forecast range of 1.3-2.0 per cent.

Blue Economy To Launch Sabah Into New Era Of Growth, Job Creation - Hajiji

By ROHANA NASRAH

KOTA KINABALU, Nov 23 (Bernama) -- Sabah has entered a new phase in its marine-resource-based economic transformation through the Blue Economy initiative, which is expected to have a significant impact on the state’s economic growth, including the creation of more job opportunities.

Sabah’s Economic Position, Investment Performance Remain Strong Over Past Five Years - Hajiji

By Rohana Nasrah

KOTA KINABALU, Nov 22 (Bernama) -- Sabah has continued to strengthen its economic position and investment performance over the past five years, with a range of sectors, including solar, oil and gas, and electric vehicle battery components, continuing to expand.

Analysts Lower 2025 Inflation To 1.4 Pct, Expect 1.8 Pct Next Year

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 (Bernama) -- Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd has lowered its 2025 inflation forecast to 1.4 per cent from 1.5 per cent (2024: 1.8 per cent), driven by the deflationary effects of Budi95.

CCOB Expects Consumer Credit Bill To Take Effect In 1Q 2026

By Karina Imran

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 (Bernama) -- The Consumer Credit Bill 2025, which provides broader consumer protection by regulating excessive fees and through the practice of ethical debt collection, is expected to take effect in the first quarter of 2026, the Consumer Credit Oversight Board (CCOB) said.

KKDW Prepares Working Paper For Rubber Productivity Enhancement Programme

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 (Bernama) --  The Ministry of Rural and Regional Development (KKDW) is preparing a working paper on the implementation of a rubber productivity enhancement programme aimed at increasing the income and well-being of smallholders.

TDA Hands Over 64 ICP Projects Under Prasarana's RM11.37 Bln LRT3 Procurement

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 (Bernama) -- Technology Depository Agency Bhd (TDA) has handed over 64 completed Light Rail Transit Line 3 (LRT3) Industrial Collaboration Programme (ICP) projects worth RM11.37 billion to Prasarana Malaysia Bhd.

ASEAN Must Act On Tariff Fallout With Clearer Trade Rules -- BNM Governor

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 (Bernama) -- ASEAN must address the immediate fallout from the rise in tariffs by defining the rules of origin more clearly, closing transhipment loopholes, and developing trade diversion safeguards, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour.

IATA, Malaysia, Japan, Industry Partners Urge Stronger Global Cooperation In Aviation Climate Action

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 (Bernama) -- The International Air Transport Association (IATA), together with Malaysia, Japan and leading industry stakeholders, have urged governments and the international community to reaffirm the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)’s leadership and accelerate coordinated climate action toward net-zero aviation by 2050. 

2026 Census To Cover 1.2 Million Organisations, Including 180,000 In FTS - DOSM

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 (Bernama) -- The 2026 Economic Census (BE2026) will cover an estimated 1.2 million establishments nationwide, of which 180,000 registered business establishments are operating in the Federal Territories, according to the Statistics Department Malaysia (DOSM).