Proposal to revise weight restriction of heavy vehicles on roads
BINTULU: The Sarawak Ministry of Transport (MoTS) will prepare a paper to revise the current weight restriction order and regulations regarding heavy vehicles on the state’s roads. In stating this, Deputy Minister Datuk Dr Jerip Susil said the proposal would be submitted to the highest level of the Sarawak government and then to the federal […]
Set GST rate at 3pct, suggests assemblyman
KUCHING: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate needs to be set at three per cent instead of six per cent previously, if it is reintroduced, says Dennis Ngau. The Telang Usan assemblyman said while the rate could be revised later, it should only be done depending on the current economic situation. “If I may […]
Sarawak Business Federation wants Southern Zone SOP revised
KUCHING: Sarawak Business Federation (SBF) has called for a revision of the current standard operating procedure (SOP) by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) for the southern part of Sarawak, which is still under Phase 2 of the National Recovery Plan (NRP). “As we have already gone into a different phase of containing the outbreak […]
Revisions should reflect realities
STATUTORY MINIMUM WAGE RATE KUCHING: The statutory minimum wage rate should be periodically revised for adjustments to reflect the realities of life, said Malaysian Academy of Science Fellow, Dr Madeline Berma. The economist said this was necessary in the wake of the recent announcement on the new national poverty line income (PLI) from RM980 to […]
