Penang Taps PwC To Chart Roadmap For International Financial Centre

The Penang government has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services Sdn Bhd (PwC) as consultant to prepare a white paper, strategic blueprint and action plan for...

US Returns RM5.58 Billion In 1MDB Assets To Malaysia

The United States has returned more than US$1.37 billion (RM5.58 billion) in assets linked to the misappropriation of 1MDB funds to Malaysia, according to...

RM2 Ticket Turns Penang Accounts Executive Into RM8.17 Mil Magnum 4D Winner

An accounts executive from Penang is RM8,169,660 richer after his RM2 Magnum 4D ticket matched the Jackpot 1 winning combination on 1 July. The man,...

Anwar Defends BUDI95 Quota Cut, Says 200 Litres Covers Most Malaysians

The government trimmed the monthly BUDI95 fuel quota from 300 litres to 200 because consumption data showed most Malaysians never came close to the...

Anwar Says Petrol Pledge Fulfilled, Points to Saudi Price Gap

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim declared his petrol price pledge fulfilled on 14 JULY, telling the Dewan Rakyat that Malaysia’s RON95 price is...

Penang-Kulim Pitched as Malaysia’s Silicon Valley With Deep-Tech Financing Hub Proposal

Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong has proposed a one-stop centre for semiconductor and deep-tech financing in the Penang-Kulim corridor, arguing that the region...

Chow: Penang Deserves Fairer Share of Federal Revenue

Penang deserves a fairer return of federal revenue commensurate with its contribution to the nation’s economy, Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said. He stressed that...

Penang Economic Forum 2026: SMEs at the Centre of Penang’s Next Growth Phase

More than 300 participants gathered in Penang recently for the Penang Economic Forum 2026, a day-long event exploring how small and medium enterprises can...

Malaysian Banks To Scrap RM1 Interbank ATM Fee From 1 July

All banks in Malaysia will permanently waive the RM1 fee charged for cash withdrawals at another bank’s ATM or Smart Recycler Machine (SRM) starting...

Guan Eng: Freeze Penang Land Tax and Water Tariff Hikes for a Year

Lim Guan Eng has urged the Penang government to defer its scheduled land tax increase and water tariff hike for at least one year,...

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