PARTYGOERS will be spoilt for choice when it comes to choosing a venue for the 2010 countdown with an additional new spot to hang out at Gurney Plaza in Penang. State Tourism Development and Culture Committee chairman Danny Law said the event at the alfresco area between G Hotel and Gurney Plaza...

PENANG is willing to adopt the World Bank’s recommendations outlining four key thrusts that could transform Malaysia into a high-income economy, said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng. “Penang is willing to be the test bed and adopt the latest recommendations in the 2009 World Bank...

KUALA LUMPUR: The 4% Goods and Services Tax (GST) is expected to be implemented by the middle of 2011. The GST Bill was tabled for the first reading in Parliament by Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah yesterday. He told the house that the second reading of the Bill was...

GEORGE TOWN: The Star Property Fair returns to Penang with the crème de la crème of properties up for grabs but this time, at a new location. Organised by The Star in collaboration with Henry Butcher Malaysia and supported by The Expat Group, the three-day fair from Sept 11 to 13...

KUALA LUMPUR: The 30% bumiputra quota requirement for companies seeking to list on the Bursa Malaysia has been done away with under an overhaul of the Government’s economic policies. In his most important announcement since taking office on April 3, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun...

PETALING JAYA: Analysts believe Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will make announcements to further liberalise property ownership by foreigners and boost the attractiveness of Malaysia for investment at the annual Invest Malaysia 2009 conference today. Following UBS Research’s...

KUALA LUMPUR: The grapevine is abuzz with news about a Hollywood film crew and actress Naomi Watts being in the capital to shoot scenes for a movie. Although no confirmation was received from the local party involved in the film, a representative from the Information, Communications and Culture...

KUALA LUMPUR: With a jetset lifestyle and an extensive network of influential friends around the globe, Datuk Seri Jean Todt has the best credentials to help him in his role as Tourism Malaysia’s ambassador. Todt, who is fiance to Malaysian actress Datuk Michelle Yeoh and was formerly...

AUSTRALIAN Pat Jones, 66, is keen on taking up a part-time job in the tourism sector if work permits are issued to skilled spouses of Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) Programme participants. Pat and her husband, Alan, 67, who have been living in Tanjung Bunga, Penang, for the past five years, said...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 - Malaysia  plans to ramp up its second home programme to derive more economic spin-offs, noticeably in the area of investments and real estate, where nearly RM5 billion of the latter were sold to foreign applicants over the past five years. Since 2004, Malaysia My...

KUALA LUMPUR: The Tourism Ministry has started issuing identification cards for expatriates participating in the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme. The ministry’s secretary-general Datuk Dr Ong Hong Peng said 30 people had been issued the silver-coloured cards since March 9....