Economy

The Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) does not intend to extend the Feb 1 soft-landing deadline even if businesses struggle to adopt e-invoicing. Companies in the first phase of the e-invoicing roll-out will be liable for a fine ranging from…

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim states he feels problems involving Petronas and Petroleum Sarawak Bhd (Petros), particularly with regard to the right to distribute gas in Sarawak, have been settled. A Bernama report claims that negotiations…

After a sandwich made by one of its food suppliers was discovered to have improperly utilized a Malaysian halal certificate, KK Super Mart filed a lawsuit against the supplier. In a statement released on Monday, January 13, the company…

Following President Bashar Assad's overthrow last month, Syria said on Saturday that its main airport in Damascus would begin operating international flights again the following week. Ashhad Al-Salibi, head of the General Authority of…

The administration is considering importing white rice from Pakistan to solve supply and price issues. Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal, head of a government committee on food pricing, stated that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had…

Malaysia's gig economy has continued to grow in 2024, with the number of own-account workers, including gig workers, topping three million as of September. This development reflects the growing acceptance of and dependence on gig labour…

The Sessions Court here fined a Thai woman RM9,000 on Thursday (Dec. 26) after she admitted to having 34 kilogrammes of cheap packet cooking oil without a license. Judge Sharifah Norazlita Syed Salim Idid gave the 49-year-old e-hailing…

ASB's dividend payment of 5.75 sen per unit is noticeably larger than the 5.25 sen per unit paid in 2023, thereby determining the total dividend distributed to ASB unitholders since its founding to RM196.5 billion on a post on its official…

The Malaysia-China Summit (MCS) 2024 aims to cultivate RM2 billion in trade and investment opportunities over the forthcoming days. The summit, scheduled to occur at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre…

The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) has refuted claims by the Consumers' Association of Penang (CAP) that it is ignoring consumer complaints about the sharp increase in vegetable and fruit prices. Fama told FMT that the…