News about Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (July 9): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is unlikely to cut interest rate when the monetary policy committee meets today.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 8): The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRB)'s special voluntary disclosure programme (SVDP) has as at June 23 this year induced 486,360 taxpayers to reveal their undeclared income to the government, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

  KUALA LUMPUR (July 3): A group of businessmen led by former AirAsia Group Bhd chairman Datuk Pahamin A Rajab, is said to have met Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad this afternoon to express its interest in helping the government turn around the ailing national carrier Malaysia Airlines Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 1): Videos of a fire at Genting Malaysia Bhd's new indoor theme park, the Skytropolis Funland, which just opened about eight months ago, have gone viral on social media and WhatsApp.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jul 1): The government will be tabling a special motion to make it compulsory for members of Parliament to do asset declaration.

Environmental pollution is probably the biggest threat to humanity in today’s world and therefore, some governments, corporations, scientists and people on the street are trying to do their part to prevent a disaster.

A gym with adequate equipment, beautiful fittings and sufficient air-conditioning, but not a single window.

While green and sustainable buildings were all the rage at one time, the next trend could be in wellness buildings where a building is designed to promote health and wellness of its occupants.

More people are clamouring for good air outside but what about indoors? The air in your home or office could be slowly killing you without you knowing it simply because they could be odourless and invisible.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 26): One way to resolve the property overhang is to stop being so strict over Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) applications from Chinese nationals, said a developer.