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Day: 16 February 2023

Dr Wee submits Budget 2023 proposals to PM

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has handed over a memorandum comprising MCA’s and Chinese NGOs’ proposals for Budget 2023 to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Read full story

Cuba axes central bank president, names replacement

CUBA yesterday removed its Central Bank president and immediately named a replacement, without stating a reason for the shake-up. The government named Joaquin Alonso Vazquez as the new president of the Central Bank to replace Martha Sabina Wilson, whose removal was announced on a state television broadcast.

RM37 million in social obligation funds not received by agriculture ministry, says report

THE Auditor-General’s Report 2021 Series 2, released today, revealed that RM37 million in social obligation funds for 2021 had not been received by the Agriculture and Food Industries Ministry. The report said this happened as a result of the weaknesses of ministry’s monitoring of the concession agreement’s terms and the absence of clear work procedures […]

总审计司报告  进口车关税少收7232万

2021年第二系列国家总审计司报告指出，免税岛（PBC）的进口车征收关税方面存在弱点，导致大马皇家关税局2021年的税收少收7232万令吉。 报告指出，此事的起因是报关单没有完整和正确的居留身份证明文件支持，以及估税官员的计算错误，导致关税征收存在缺陷。

Donated clothing worsens Kenya plastic pollution

ONE third of all second-hand clothing shipped to Kenya in 2021 was “plastic waste in disguise”, creating a slew of environmental and health problems for local communities, a new report said today. Every year, tonnes of donated clothing is sent to developing countries, but an estimated 30% of it ends up in landfills – or […]