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By Jailani Hasan
LABUAN, Oct 13 (Bernama) -- The Labuan Chamber of Commerce has called for targeted tax relief and clearer policies to address the island’s business challenges following the announcement of Budget 2027, particularly those affecting local producers and small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (Bernama) -- Water project execution in Sarawak is expected to accelerate due to the streamlined governance structure following the consolidation of the state’s water agencies.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (Bernama) -- Kelington Group Bhd’s unit, Kelington Technologies Sdn Bhd (KTSB), has secured a RM128 million contract to design and build water generation and wastewater treatment systems for an advanced data storage manufacturing facility in Kuching, Sarawak.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (Bernama) -- Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd sees the consumer sector as the main beneficiary of Budget 2027, in view of the individual income tax relief that could strengthen spending power among middle-income Malaysians.
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PUTRAJAYA, Oct 12 (Bernama) -- The unit price index for steel rose by 0.1-5.1 per cent in most areas in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak between September 2025 and September 2026, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
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PUTRAJAYA, 12 Okt (Bernama) -- A 10-year extension of income tax exemptions is expected to encourage more shipping companies to register their vessels in Malaysia rather than in other countries offering tax incentives, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said.
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KUCHING, Oct 12 (Bernama) -- The Sarawak state government has unveiled a RM14.84 billion budget for 2027, with the theme ‘Together Building Prosperity and Securing Our Futures’.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ), which combines the strengths of Malaysia and Singapore, attracted RM132 billion in investments from 2025 through June 2026, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is also Finance Minister, will table Budget 2027 in the Dewan Rakyat at 3.30 pm today, half an hour earlier than the usual 4 pm slot.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- Development expenditure is projected to rise a modest 3.8 per cent year-on-year to RM83 billion under Malaysia’s Budget 2027, CIMB Securities said.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 (Bernama) -- Participating riders in the GoGiggers Financial Literacy Programme recorded a 34.4 per cent improvement in financial well-being, with 74 per cent starting emergency savings during its initial implementation in Peninsular Malaysia.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 (Bernama) -- Kelington Group Bhd’s wholly owned subsidiary, Kelington Technologies Sdn Bhd, has secured an additional contract worth about RM133 million from a Sarawak-based manufacturing company for major structural steel works as part of an advanced data storage manufacturing facility project.