Malaysia morning news for September 6

Malaysia morning news for September 6

KL-Singapore High-Speed Rail formally postponed; service targeted to start by Jan 2031 Singapore and Malaysia have formally agreed to postpone the construction of the KL-Singapore High-Speed Rail until end-May 2020, with Malaysia having to pay […]

Malaysia morning news for September 5

Malaysia morning news for September 5

DHL eCommerce going green in Malaysia & Vietnam People receiving parcels and packages by DHL in Vietnam or Malaysia can soon start feeling less guilty about the carbon footprint generated by motorised door-to-door delivery services. […]

Malaysia morning news for September 4

Malaysia morning news for September 4

Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Railway Postponed For Two Years Malaysia and Singapore agreed to postpone the development of a high-speed rail service between the two countries by two years, Malaysian business weekly The Edge reported on […]

Malaysia morning news for September 3

Malaysia morning news for September 3

Langkawi International Airport expansion completed and opened for operations Langkawi International Airport (LGK) can now handle four million passengers a year following the completion of its expansion by Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd. — New Straits […]

Malaysia morning news for August 31

Malaysia morning news for August 31

Malaysia’s Taxman Is Back Knocking For A Share In Sales And Services Malaysia will re-impose a tax of between five per cent and ten per cent on the sale of goods, while services will attract […]

Malaysia morning news for August 30

Malaysia morning news for August 30

Malaysia targets 80% rice self-sufficiency by 2022 Malaysia targets to achieve 80% self-sufficiency in rice by 2022, moving up from the current 70%, said Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Salahuddin Ayub. — FMT Scrapping China’s […]

Malaysia morning news for August 29

Malaysia morning news for August 29

Malaysia says will form committee to study Forest City project Malaysia said on Tuesday (Aug 28) a committee would review the US$100 billion Forest City real estate project, a day after Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad […]

Malaysia morning news for August 28

Malaysia morning news for August 28

Foreigners Banned From Buying Property In Large Chinese Project In Malaysia’s Johor Foreigners will not be allowed to buy residential units anymore in a huge development in Johor state in southern Peninsular Malaysia backed by […]

Malaysia morning news for August 27

Malaysia morning news for August 27

Government to review several subsidy systems The government is expected to review several subsidy systems by next year, says Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB) Group chief economist Suhaimi Ilias. — The Borneo Post Cyberattack […]

Malaysia morning news for August 24

Malaysia morning news for August 24

Singapore, Malaysia look forward to bringing RTS link project to fruition: MOT Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan and his Malaysian counterpart Anthony Loke met in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (Aug 23) where they discussed “a […]

Malaysia morning news for August 23

Malaysia morning news for August 23

Malaysia to shelve projects worth US$22 billion Malaysia will shelve three China-backed projects worth a total of US$22 billion until the debt-laden Southeast Asian nation can afford to pay for them, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad […]

Malaysia morning news for August 22

Malaysia morning news for August 22

Malaysia Shelves Belt And Road Projects With China Malaysia has cancelled two multi-billion dollar projects that were part of China’s ambitious Belt and Road project, with Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad saying that Malaysia at the […]