News about Malaysia

PETALING JAYA (Dec 26): Skywatchers across Asia were treated to a rare annular solar eclipse today, various news agencies reported.

PETALING JAYA (Dec 26): The Malaysian Medical Association’s (MMA) petition against Putrajaya’s decision to revoke the critical service allowance for government healthcare staff has gained almost 80,000 signatures in under 24 hours.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 24): The minimum wage hike to RM1,200 in 57 towns and cities in Malaysia in 2020 is a calculated effort to alleviate urban poverty of both local and migrant workers, said Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok.

PETALING JAYA (Dec 24): A partial eclipse can be seen at most places in Malaysia on Dec 26, 2019.

PETALING JAYA (Dec 23): Property consultancy Knight Frank Malaysia has listed development sites and industrial properties as the star performers in Malaysia's commercial property segment in 2019 based on their decent transaction value growth.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 23): Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Bhd (BPMB) and Danajamin Nasional Bhd have received Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM) approval to commence negotiations under the first phase of the government's proposed merger involving the country's development financial institutions (DFIs).

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 21): Never mind the sceptics.

More positive news and events came out of 2019 than in 2018, for sure.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 20): Manufacturers and company owners have “questioned” the timing and government’s choice of 57 major towns and cities that will have a rise in the minimum wage from RM1,100 to RM1,200 beginning Jan 1 next year, reported The Star today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 20): A unit of Puncak Niaga Holdings Bhd has received two bills of demand from the Royal Malaysian Customs Department for Goods and Services Tax payments totalling RM5.