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Electric vehicle tax exemptions swell, but consider public charging bays too Posted by: superadmin - 10-30-2021, 10:50 AM - Forum: Business. Economy and Investment - No Replies Budget 2022: electric vehicle tax exemptions swell, but consider public charging bays too KUALA LUMPUR – The government is set to provide tax exemptions for electric vehicles (EVs) under Budget 2022. During the tabling of Budget 2022 yesterday, Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz acknowledged the potential of EVs to reduce air pollution. “Thus, to support the development of the local EV industry, the government agrees to implement exemptions towards import duties, excise duties, and sales tax for EVs.” Additionally, he announced 100% road tax exemptions for these vehicles. He said tax exemptions up to RM2,500 will be given to individuals for the cost of purchasing, installing, and renting facilities to charge EVs. The move by the government to recognise the future of EVs in the automotive industry sat well with industry players. - More -   A RM1.3bil election carrot – but will civil servants bite? Posted by: superadmin - 10-30-2021, 10:44 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: Political analysts say the extra perks for civil servants in next year’s national budget indicate that the government is already thinking about their votes at the next general election. But the analysts are sceptical about whether civil servants will be swayed. The new perks announced yesterday include five additional days of unrecorded leave, and RM700 in once-off cash aid for active public servants and RM350 for retirees, at a total cost of RM1.3 billion to the government. Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) said that while the budget clearly had the next general election in mind, possibly early next year, he doubted it would be enough to sway the “independent-minded” civil servants of today. - More -   Timah and Malaysia’s low-quality MPs Posted by: superadmin - 10-30-2021, 10:30 AM - Forum: Politics - Replies (1) The PKR MP for Tangga Batu, Rusnah Aluai, earned her masters in Political Science from the London School of Economics (LSE) and not from a sekolah attap. This is why some of us are puzzled that she is confused by the Timah whisky debacle. She said the Timah brand of whisky and the imagery used are “too confusing” and should be changed. Her comments are both offensive and embarrassing. Confusing to whom? One doubts if Malays and Muslims are confused by the Timah brand of whisky or the photo on the bottle. Practising Muslims will not drink whisky whether or not they believe the name, Timah, to be confusing. Rusnah wants the photo of Captain Tristram Speedy, who is shown with a thick beard and skullcap, to be replaced with one of him wearing a hat. Have Malays ownership of the skull cap? What about people of the Jewish faith who also sport the skull cap? - More -   ‘Unease in PAS’ over PN logo spells trouble for Bersatu Posted by: superadmin - 10-30-2021, 10:17 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: Members of PAS are uneasy after a decision by party leaders to sanction the use of Perikatan Nasional’s logo by PAS candidates in the Melaka elections, says a party insider. The source, who declined to be named, said the uneasiness in the ranks could spell trouble for PN lynchpin Bersatu. According to the source, PN chairman Muhyiddin Yassin’s announcement that Bersatu, PAS and Gerakan would contest under the coalition’s banner caught many in PAS by surprise. Some in the Islamic party’s ranks have made their feelings known. Mohd Zuhdi Marzuki, a central committee member said the matter should be discussed by the party while PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man was more direct, saying the party should use its own logo in the polls. - More -   Everything I heard about Beijing was WRONG Posted by: superadmin - 10-29-2021, 08:05 PM - Forum: Travels - No Replies   China 'has fulfilled' WTO obligations Posted by: superadmin - 10-29-2021, 07:50 PM - Forum: Business, Economy and Investment - No Replies China should not assume responsibilities outside its commitments to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Chinese officials and WTO experts said on Thursday, noting that China acknowledges concerns raised by some of its trading partners and will further open up its economy to the world. China will take seriously questions, complaints, and even criticism raised by other WTO members, but will not accept criticism based on expectations or requirements beyond the WTO provisions, as such criticism is unreasonable and unfair, China's Vice Minister of Commerce Wang Shouwen said at a press conference on Thursday. China has already fulfilled its obligations under the WTO, and has also delivered its commitments, which has been broadly affirmed and recognized by several WTO directors-general and most WTO members, Wang said. The press conference was held to address media concerns on the latest WTO policy review in late October of China as a member. A number of WTO members including the US, the EU, Australia, Japan and India reportedly confronted China with issues of what they consider as "unfair" trade practices by China, market access and distortion. - More -   Undi18 will define the next election – Vasanthi Ramachandran Posted by: superadmin - 10-29-2021, 03:44 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies OUR nation’s future narrative may be rewritten by 18-21 year-old voters from their laptops, tablets, and smartphones in the next election. These youths are the ones who are beginning to redraft the constitution to possibly redefine “Malaysians with an equitable identity”. In 2016, two students, Qyira Yusri and Tharma Pillai, started the Undi18 campaign to amend the federal constitution to allow those 18 to 21 years old to vote and run for public office. “I started Undi18 when I was 20. I wanted to be able to vote then, but like millions of young Malaysians I too was locked out of elections at a time when democracy matters so much,” said Tharma. This team will go down in history books, provided the story is told as it is. - More -   PAS invites allies to contest under its banner in Melaka polls Posted by: superadmin - 10-29-2021, 03:41 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies KUALA LUMPUR – PAS has suggested that all its allies willing to work with the Islamist party for the Melaka election contest under the umbrella of its logo: a white moon on a green background. In a Facebook post today, its deputy president, Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, made the cynical proposal, seeing that Umno-led Barisan Nasional (BN) will be cooperating with them but might contest against PAS’ Perikatan Nasional (PN) ally Bersatu. “Since all parties have agreed to cooperate with PAS, it’s best that we use one logo, which is the PAS logo in the Melaka election. Think about it,” said Tuan Ibrahim. Yesterday, Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan had said that its Supreme Council agreed that the cooperation with PAS is in line with Umno’s aim to consolidate the Muafakat Nasional pact, which was decided on in its 2020 Umno General Assembly. The decision, he said, was made during a meeting chaired by Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. However, he said, PAS will use its own party logo in the upcoming polls. - More -   Sentiment turns against public denunciation of famous pianist for hiring a sex worker Posted by: superadmin - 10-29-2021, 03:36 PM - Forum: International News - No Replies Support for Li Yundi as Chinese sentiment turns against public denunciation of famous pianist for hiring a sex worker  Now that the dust has settled, the Chinese public is questioning whether the censuring of famous Chinese pianist Li Yundi, who was utterly discredited after he was accused of soliciting a sex worker by police, was reasonable. When the news hit – coming amid a nationwide crackdown on celebrities behaving immorally – industry associations and business partners were quick to distance themselves from the “piano prince”. Viral videos emerged of music classrooms removing his poster from their walls. But over the past week, some top musicians in China are acknowledging that, while Li may have made a mistake, society should be more tolerant to a man they see as a rare talent. - More -   PH component parties to contest Melaka polls under coalition flag Posted by: superadmin - 10-29-2021, 02:57 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan (PH) component parties will contest next month’s Melaka state election under the PH banner. The coalition also said they had agreed on seat allocations, with PKR to contest in 11 seats, Amanah nine and DAP eight. “Our decision for Melaka is that we have agreed to contest under the PH logo,” said PKR president Anwar Ibrahim today. “All of us will contest with one logo, one stance and one manifesto.” He was speaking at a joint press conference with other members of the PH presidential council – DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng and Amanah president Mohamad Sabu. Melaka goes to the polls on Nov 20, with a total of 28 state seats up for grabs. The nomination day is set for Nov 8. It was previously reported that there were differences within the coalition over a unified logo for the election, with DAP leader Liew Chin Tong alluding to factions within PKR pushing for PH candidates to contest under PKR’s flag. - More - Pages (1150): « Previous 1 … 807 808 809 810 811 … 1150 Next » Jump to page: