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Samson ton powers India to T20 series sweep after record total. Opener Sanju Samson's blistering century helped world champions India hammer Bangladesh in the final T20 on Saturday to sweep the series 3-0 after they posted the format's highest total by a Test-playing nation of 297-6.Najmul Hossain Shanto's Bangladesh, who came on the India tour ...
Budget 2025: New dividend tax, higher sugar tax, wage floor up to …
10 hours ago · Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is on his way to table Budget 2025 today, his third federal spending plan since leading an alliance dubbed the “national unity government” to power after the 15th general election. Wearing a white Baju Melayu, Anwar departed from the Treasury around 3.15pm to make his way to Parliament, where he is ...
Malaysia to cut petrol subsidy from 2025 to slash deficit
9 hours ago · By Anisah Shukry. (Bloomberg) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is counting on petrol subsidy cuts and accelerating growth to help reduce the fiscal deficit even as he unveils his biggest annual spending plan yet on Friday. The government plans to cut the subsidy for the widely-used RON95 petrol from mid-2025, Anwar said in his budget ...
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Singapore home minister: 20 children among nation’s 853 stateless residents, birthplace doesn’t equal citizenship. SINGAPORE, Oct 16 — Singapore Minister of Home Affairs K. Shanmugam said today that as of December 31, 2023, Singapore h... 2-min read. Business · Malay Mail.
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5 hours ago · If you are a first-time home-buyer: Tax relief: i) Up to RM7,000 (for house valued below RM500,000); ii) Up to RM5,000 (houses priced RM500,000–RM750,000)
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6 hours ago · KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — Putrajaya today announced its plan to raise the country’s minimum wage from RM1,500 to RM1,700 effective next year, arguably the biggest change affecting local employers and businesses in Budget 2025. This means an employee’s minimum wage threshold will be raised ...
Malaysia’s budget eyed for catalysts to spur rebound in bonds
1 day ago · Malaysia’s budget eyed for catalysts to spur rebound in bonds. Bloomberg. Thu, 17 October 2024, 3:30 am GMT-4 · 2-min read. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s spending plan, which is set to be released Friday (18 Oct), will likely show a lower budget deficit ratio of 3.9 per cent from its 2024 target of 4.3 per cent.
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Oil prices hit by easing Middle East fears, most Asian markets rise. Oil prices tumbled Tuesday after a report said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had told US President Joe Biden he would not strike Iran's crude or nuclear facilities in retaliation for a missile attack earlier this month.Both main oil contracts dropped more than four percent -- …
Malaysia’s population up to 34.1 million in 2024, but govt data …
Jul 31, 2024 · The number of Malaysia’s citizens is shrinking compared to foreigners in 2024. — Infographic from X/Department of Statistics Malaysia. As citizens made up 30.7 million of the population, the report found that Bumiputeras dominated the citizens’ demographic at 70.4 per cent, an increase from last year’s 70.1 per cent.
Covid-19: The four phases of the National Recovery Plan that …
Nov 17, 2022 · KL, Selangor and Putrajaya moved from Phase Two to Three of the NRP on October 1, 2021. Phase Four. It was announced that Selangor, KL and Putrajaya would move to Phase Four on October 18, 2021. The whole country is currently in Phase Four. “These movements are in line with the guidelines in the NRP and rate of vaccination in the country.