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The government has not reached a stage where it would need to reintroduce the goods and services tax (GST), said Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Mohd Shahar Abdullah.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said the project would also help reduce the travelling time between the east and west coasts of the peninsula, from more than seven hours to around four hours.

Founder and managing director Tan Sri Leong Hoy Kum said in a statement Monday (April 4) that the company is set to launch M Senyum in Sepang, M Astra in Setapak, M Nova in Kepong, M Panora in Rawang, Selangor, the remaining phases for Ferringhi Residences in Penang and double-storey linked units in Meridin East, Johor Bahru.

Sabah Assistant Minister for Rural Development Harun Durabi said repairs would also be made to the existing 2,900 units of houses under the programme.

A major milestone this year in terms of connectivity was the reopening of the land Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL-Land) between Johor and Singapore through the Causeway, which is one of the busiest border crossings in the world. The 97-year old Causeway, also known as Tambak Johor, had been closed to 400,000-odd travellers daily since mid-March 2020 to curb the spread of the Covid-19 virus.

“This is a new concept. We no longer sell ready-made houses but land lots to the second generation of Felda for them to build their own houses with the State government providing the land and we (Federal government) help in developing the infrastructure."

"ST always endeavours to raise public awareness to the dangers of illegal wiring installation through corporate social responsibility programmes by carrying out improvement works, apart from the installation of wiring systems for premises that do not have electricity supply

“Currently, the ceiling price of affordable housing is set at RM300,000 and it needs to be reviewed as many people are affected and have slipped from the M40 group to the B40 group due to the Covid-19 pandemic,” he said when winding up the debate on the Supply Bill 2022 at the committee level for the ministry in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday (Dec 6).

In a statement today, SIRIM said the appointment of Sirim STS as the secretariat for the rail industry standards was recently made by Technology Depository Agency Bhd (TDA), an agency under the Minister of Finance (Incorporated).