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Sarawak banking on good ties for additional flights

KUCHING: Sarawak is capitalising on its cordial bilateral relationship with Indonesia to bring more flights into the state from various destinations.Deputy Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Snowdan Lawan said the main objective of having more airlines plying between Kuching and other Indonesian destinations such as Jakarta, Surabaya, Bali and Medan is […]

Victim loses RM70,000 to Macau racket

PADAWAN: The Macau scam syndicate has struck yet again. This time, disguised as an Inland Revenue Board officer, a racket member fleeced a 30-year-old man out of RM70,000 in savings. In the incident which occurred on Aug 29, the suspect had allegedly told the gullible victim that the latter had some unpaid taxes.  District deputy […]

Banks to waive compounded interest, penalty charges over moratorium

PUTRAJAYA: Banks will waive the compounded interest and penalty charges incurred during the six-month loan moratorium under the National People’s Well-Being and Economic Recovery Package (Pemulih), said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. He said the government had raised the matter with the banks during their meeting recently and they had agreed to […]

Banks need to give clear explanation about moratorium to affected M40

KUALA LUMPUR: The Association of Banks in Malaysia (ABM) needs to provide a clear explanation about the moratorium for M40 income earners affected by the movement control order (MCO) 3.0, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said. Based on the feedback he had received, the minister said many in M40 […]