Backbenchers blast Hadi
KUALA LUMPUR: PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang has been heavily criticised by backbencher MPs after stating that the Opposition has every right to try and topple the unity government. Read full story
PAS chief: It’s the Opposition’s right to topple govt
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang (pic) has refused to back down on his claim that the unity government will collapse soon, but instead defended it and said the Opposition had every right to try and topple it. Read full story
‘Remarks may create political uncertainty and instability’
PETALING JAYA: PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang’s remark that the Opposition has the right to plan the government’s downfall risks being taken as a sign that Perikatan Nasional’s ambition is to seize federal power before the five-year term is up, say political observers. Read full story
20,000 people already signed up for income initiative
PUTRAJAYA: Some 20,000 people have signed up for the government’s People’s Income Initiative (IPR), which aims to upskill them into small-scale entrepreneurs, just a week after its introduction. Read full story
CSR in lieu of windfall tax
NO windfall tax will be imposed on financial institutions but they will be required to carry out corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes to benefit the rakyat, says Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. Read full story
Tax big-ticket items, govt urged
PETALING JAYA: Only the purchase of big-ticket items like flashy cars, private jets and yachts should come under the luxury goods tax and not fashion items, say high-end retailers. Read full story
Investigate those involved in tax evasion, says Anwar
CYBERJAYA: Stressing that taxes must be paid by those eligible, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, wants the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) to investigate individuals or companies which engage in tax evasion tricks. Read full story
Norway earns record oil, gas revenue after Ukraine war
THE Norwegian state raked in record oil and gas revenues last year after the war in Ukraine sent energy prices soaring, official figures showed today. Norway earned 1.5 trillion kroner (US$140 billion) in revenues from oil and gas, according to estimates by Statistics Norway (SSB).
Accor co-founder, who brought France US-style hotels, dies
GERARD Pelisson, who co-founded Accor and turned the hotel group into a world leader, has died at 91 after a long illness, his family told AFP today. Pelisson created the Accor company together with business partner Paul Dubrule and grew it into the world’s sixth-biggest hotel group with 5,400 hotels in 100 countries under the […]
Mindef to launch national defence and security industry policy this year
KUALA LUMPUR: The Defence Ministry (Mindef) will launch the National Defence and Security Industry Policy (DIPKN) this year as a continuous effort by the government to support the development of the national defence industry. Read full story