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17 Aug 2018, 08:00 am

‘Pakatan promises simply not practical’KUALA LUMPUR: Former ministers from the Barisan Nasional coalition have derided Pakatan Harapan’s 10 promises in the first 100 days, saying that they were unattainable to begin with. Former second finance minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani told The Edge Financial Daily that Pakatan ...

By Emir Zainul, Supriya Surendran, Sangeetha Amarthalingam & Neily Syafiqah Eusoff / The Edge Financial Daily

17 Aug 2018, 08:00 am

16 Aug 2018, 08:00 am

Motion to reopen probe into 1MDB passed by Dewan RakyatKUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): The Pakatan Harapan government’s motion for the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and the Auditor-General to reopen investigations into 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) was approved by the Dewan Rakyat today. The motion, brought by Finance Minister Lim Guan En...

By Sangeetha Amarthalingam & Neily Syafiqah Eusoff / theedgemarkets.com

16 Aug 2018, 08:00 am

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16 Aug 2018, 08:00 am

Azalina: Pakatan Harapan will deliver promises at all costKUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): Former minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said the Pakatan Harapan Government will deliver its election promises "at all cost" because voters' expectation on the government is high. Azalina told reporters at the Parliament l...

By Sangeetha Amarthalingam & Neily Syafiqah Eusoff / theedgemarkets.com

16 Aug 2018, 08:00 am

Finance ministry wants fresh PAC probe into 1MDBKUALA LUMPUR: The finance ministry is expected to table a motion in the Dewan Rakyat today for the auditor-general and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to reopen investigations into 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB). The motion calls for a detailed investigation into the “embezzlement of ...

By Sangeetha Amarthalingam & Neily Syafiqah Eusoff / The Edge Financial Daily

16 Aug 2018, 08:00 am

15 Aug 2018, 08:00 am

Najib says no objection to PAC reopening 1MDB probeKUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said he will not object to the proposed reopening of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) investigation by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) as "the truth should be known". "I have nothing to object because we wan...

By Sangeetha Amarthalingam & Neily Syafiqah Eusoff / theedgemarkets.com

15 Aug 2018, 08:00 am

08 Aug 2018, 08:00 am

Parliament passes Sales Tax Bill 2018KUALA LUMPUR: The Sales Tax Bill 2018 was passed in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday with a resounding majority, despite arguments put up by Barisan Nasional backbenchers. The bill, read for the third time by Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng before it was passed, forms part of the sales and serv...

By Sangeetha Amarthalingam & Neily Syafiqah Eusoff / The Edge Financial Daily

08 Aug 2018, 08:00 am

Guan Eng accuses BN govt of robbing account for GST refundsKUALA LUMPUR: Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng yesterday accused the previous Barisan Nasional (BN) government of stealing the goods and services tax’s (GST’s) input tax that was to be returned to manufacturers two weeks after it was collected. The trust fund that held the input tax was ac...

By Sangeetha Amarthalingam & Neily Syafiqah Eusoff / The Edge Financial Daily

08 Aug 2018, 08:00 am

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07 Aug 2018, 08:00 am

Terminating MRCB-George Kent as LRT3 PDP would have cost govt RM4.2b, says LimKUALA LUMPUR (Aug 7): The government would have to pay a RM4.2 billion compensation had it terminated RM31.5 billion light rail transit line 3 (LRT3)'s project delivery partner (PDP) MRCB-George Kent Sdn Bhd's contract, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. In a parliamentary reply to Kep...

By Sangeetha Amarthalingam & Neily Syafiqah Eusoff / theedgemarkets.com

07 Aug 2018, 08:00 am

27 Jul 2018, 08:00 am

Najib ‘not aware’ of letter to CIAKUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has denied knowledge of a letter written to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) seeking the US’ support for his administration in the 14th general election (GE14). However, he added it is bad precedent to leak information c...

By Sangeetha Amarthalingam & Neily Syafiqah Eusoff / The Edge Financial Daily

27 Jul 2018, 08:00 am

No more ‘business as usual’ in airport expansion financing modelKUALA LUMPUR: It will no longer be “business as usual” for the expansion of airports in the country as the government looks to new financing models to cut cost, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke. And one thing for sure is that no airline will be allowed to monopolise the airports. “A...

By Sangeetha Amarthalingam & Neily Syafiqah Eusoff / The Edge Financial Daily

27 Jul 2018, 08:00 am

Gamuda, IJM, MRCB, SunCon could bid for Penang International Airport's main terminal building under Package 3 in May, estimated at RM1.2b — CIMB

AmBank grants RM307m in financing to Chin Hin Group for infrastructure projects

Intel CEO invested in hundreds of Chinese companies, some with military ties

Umno wants transfer of Seri Pacific hotel land held under trusteeship of Dr M, Daim, two others

YNH Property's independent review reveals interconnected directors, shareholders in RM1.1b JV deals

Fed's Bowman vows 'pragmatic' rulemaking as top bank regulator

Sapura Resources sues ex-MD Datuk Shahriman and others for over RM3 mil in damages

Zelenskiy accuses Russia of systematically recruiting Chinese fighters

Goldman cuts US auto sales estimate by nearly one million units due to tariffs

German economy to stagnate even if Trump scraps 'reciprocal' tariffs, say forecasters

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