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GEORGE TOWN, Aug 19 (Bernama) -- The decision on whether the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) will be given the role of regulating the fund management and investments of Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) lies with the government, said SC chairman Datuk Mohammad Faiz Azmi.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (Bernama) -- Incorporating selected Goods and Services Tax (GST) features into the existing Sales and Service Tax (SST) framework can help address tax cascading and cost pressures, the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturing (FMM) said.
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By Nor Baizura Basri
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (Bernama) — The role of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) as it undertakes to oversee and assume a supervisory framework over the types of investments Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) makes in line with its policy of balancing returns, protecting capital and ensuring sufficient liquidity to fulfil its haj mandate is crucial, an academic said.
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By Niam Seet Wei
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (Bernama) -- The government could consider incorporating positive elements of the goods and services tax (GST), such as broadening exemptions, into the existing sales and service tax (SST) to reduce cascading taxes, said a tax expert.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (Bernama) -- The digital economy is on the right track to account for 30 per cent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030, said Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo.
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PUTRAJAYA, Aug 18 (Bernama) -- The government is prepared to study a proposal to combine elements of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) with the Sales and Service Tax (SST) to ensure the country's taxation system is more progressive, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (Bernama) -- Budget 2027 must heed the voice of the people and meet their aspirations by driving the country’s development and improving the people’s well-being, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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BANGKOK, Aug 17 (Bernama) -- Thailand’s economy grew 1.9 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in the second quarter of 2026 (2Q 2026), slowing from 2.8 per cent growth in 1Q 2026, according to the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) report on Monday.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- The government’s proactive response to the West Asia crisis, including financing support for affected small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and targeted fuel subsidies, helped sustain household spending and business activity in the country.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- The country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate jumped to six per cent in the second quarter of 2026, exceeding market expectations and thus recording the strongest second-quarter growth performance outside of the pandemic period since 2014.
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By Nurul Jannah Kamaruddin and Mohd Noor Azeery Idris
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- Income stability, liquidity, and capital safety must continue to form the basis of Lembaga Tabung Haji’s (TH) investment policy, given that the institution manages withdrawable savings.
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PUTRAJAYA, Aug 13 (Bernama) -- The Penang International Logistics Aeropark (PILA) is set to significantly boost air cargo facilities and capacity in Malaysia’s northern region, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.