BATANG KALI, April 29 — The slope and road repair works on the Batang Kali-Genting Highlands road due to a landslide in December 2022 are expected to be completed by June 30, said Deputy Works Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — The Works Ministry (KKR) received a total of 14,031 complaints such as road damage and potholes through the MYJalan application from August of last year until April 19.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — The Dewan Negara has approved the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Amendment) Bill 2023, the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Amendment) Bill 2023, and the Highway Authority Malaysia (Incorporation) (Amendment) Bill 2023 today.

PETALING JAYA, March 29 — The government is already allocating RM37.6 million to cover the cost of toll waiver in conjunction with this year’s Aidilfitri celebration, Deputy Works Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said.

GEORGE TOWN, March 7 — Deputy Minister of Works Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan revealed that among the 746 projects nationwide under the ministry, only 16 have been categorised as "sick projects" due to construction delays by contractors.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 —The Works Ministry aims to implement the National Infrastructure Asset Management  Policy (DSAIN) by 2025 to enhance awareness regarding the critical significance of infrastructure asset maintenance among the public and various organisations in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 — The police will station traffic personnel at hotspots which have been identified as accident-prone areas and to control traffic flow in areas where traffic congestion is expected on all major highways throughout Malaysia, in view of the Christmas and New Year holidays ‘balik kampung’ exodus.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 — The government has agreed to waive toll charges on December 23 and December 26 for highway users of all categories of vehicles in conjunction with Christmas on Monday (December 25), said Deputy Works Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 — Malaysia's construction industry is expected to grow by between five and six percent next year, with an estimated project development value of RM180 billion, according to the Works Ministry (KKR).

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 6 — A total of 6.5 million eMadani credit assistance applications have been approved and credited to recipients, involving a RM650 million allocation thus far, said Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 — The Dewan Rakyat has passed the resolution for the government to transfer the RM21 billion balance of the Malaysian Government Investment Issues (MGII) receipts for the June-November 2023 period to the Development Fund.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — The Finance Ministry is of the view that a special subject, namely finance and entrepreneurship should be taught at all education levels in secondary schools, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), as well as public and private universities.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — The government stays committed to implementing structural policies in order to grow the economy and improve competitiveness, thereby attracting fund inflows and foreign investments as well as strengthening the ringgit.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — The government has no plans to implement the Goods and Services Tax (GST) next year because it wants to focus on targeted subsidies first, said Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 Nov — The Dewan Negara today passed the Malaysian Inland Revenue Board (IRB) (Amendment) Bill 2023, with amendments at the committee stage via a majority voice vote.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — The Rahmah Cash Aid programme (STR) or any cash or non-cash aid programme will have a high impact on the B40 lower-income group that will, in turn, stimulate the economy through their spending activities, said Deputy Minister of Finance I Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — The implementation of targeted subsidies under consideration now is not expected to increase costs for existing industries, said Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

PONTIAN, Nov 25 — The government still has a balance of funds from Budget 2023 involving development expenditure (DE) and operating expenditure (OE), which should be used until the year's end.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 23 — The Employees Provident Fund’s Shariah savings assets will be completely separated from conventional savings assets, effective January 1, 2024.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 (Bernama) -- Financial literacy efforts still need a lot of improvement, especially at the school level so that the people are not financially illiterate, said Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.