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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's minimum wage policy cannot be viewed in isolation but should be seen as complementing the targeted assistance, subsidy rationalisation and affordable healthcare measures to ensure workers' income gains translate into improved household well-being, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- Google's planned US$15 billion (US1= RM4.07) investment in Malaysia over the next two years is expected to contribute an average of US$1.1 billion annually to the country's gross domestic product (GDP) during the construction phase, while supporting over 37,000 local jobs annually.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 (Bernama) -- A total of RM20.271 billion in income tax refunds involving 3.65 million taxpayer cases had been paid as at Oct 31, 2026.
JOHOR BAHRU, Nov 3 (Bernama) -- The initiative to empower the high-value Mahseer, or Ikan Kelah, fish farming industry under the Bumiputera Agenda Steering Unit (TERAJU) has proven effective in pioneering a sustainable, competitive national freshwater aquaculture ecosystem chain with high income potential.
CYBERJAYA, Nov 3 (Bernama) -- Gross direct tax collection for the first 10 months of 2026 rose 5.8 per cent to RM174.48 billion, up from RM164.92 billion in the same period last year, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
CYBERJAYA, Nov 3 (Bernama) – As of Nov 2, about 269,900 taxpayers submitted a total of 2.14 billion e-invoices, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 (Bernama) -- Calls to boycott palm oil-based products over the transboundary haze issue will not be an accurate or effective approach to tackling air pollution, said the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 (Bernama) -- Dialog Group Bhd is undertaking a new expansion phase at its Tanjung Langsat terminals in Johor with an additional 100,000 cubic metres of storage capacity for petroleum products.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 (Bernama) -- Lendlease Global Commercial REIT (Lendlease REIT) recorded a positive retail rental reversion of 10.0 per cent for the first quarter of its financial year 2027 (1Q FY2027), while its weighted average cost of debt fell to 2.50 per cent a year from 2.75 per cent in FY2026.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 (Bernama) -- When her child was diagnosed with eye cancer, Zai Suhana Mohd Tap, 44, faced the difficult decision of leaving her job to become a full-time caregiver while finding another way to support her family.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- IGB Real Estate Investment Trust (IGB REIT) posted a higher net profit of RM144.15 million for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2026 (3Q 2026), from RM95.62 million in the corresponding quarter last year.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Public Mutual Bhd has declared distributions amounting to more than RM89 million for four funds as at Oct 31, 2026.
