Ministry ready to start petrol subsidy programme

KUALA LUMPUR: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry is ready to implement the new subsidy programme which entails the floating of RON95 petrol and diesel pump prices, but is awaiting the greenlight from the Cabinet.

Higher fuel subsidy poser for Malaysia

PETALING JAYA: The government’s decision to postpone the petrol subsidy programme (PSP) may backfire, if the US-Iran conflict is prolonged and results in soaring crude oil prices.

Registration of trademark via Madrid System

BUSINESS owners in Malaysia can now register their brand name and trademark in 122 countries through the Madrid System, an international trademark system applicable in countries who are members of the Madrid Protocol system.

Younger workers feeling 'left behind', World Bank says

KUALA LUMPUR: Slowing income growth among lower-income households and younger workers has contributed to perceptions of being “left behind”, according to the World Bank’s Malaysia Economic Monitor.

Educated investors can be ‘eyes and ears’ of SC

KUALA LUMPUR: Well-informed investors can help the Securities Commission to root out potential fraud or misconduct, Securities Commission chairman Datuk Syed Zaid Albar said.

Floating RON95 will hike transport costs

MDTCA gets 2,500 e-commerce fraud complaints monthly

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA) today said it receives an average of 2,500 complaints monthly on e-commerce fraud.

Change in fuel subsidy mechanism likely

THE plan for an allocation of petrol subsidy that is linked to each vehicle owner’s identity card may be on the back burner or entirely shelved, sources say. This is due to it being too cumbersome to implement, coupled with having a high capital and maintenance costs.

Fallout at point of no return

ANOTHER bombshell has just fallen – the sex video, which has dominated the headlines, is more likely to be authentic than a deepfake.

A crack in Anwar and Azmin’s relationship

It seems that these two politicians, like most divorced Hollywood superpower couples, face irreconcilable differences.