en-my-hotdailynews: 2015-01-25 Malaysia Business

National auditors to be free of civil service for greater competency, says PAC chief
The Malaysian Insider
Public Accounts Committee chairman Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed says the National Audit Department needs to hire more professionals to improve on its competency. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, January 25, 2015.The National Audit Department, which ...

PAC will not audit 1MDB, says Nur Jazlan   The Star Online
Public Accounts Committee will not probe 1MDB   The Rakyat Post
PAC Not To Touch 1MDB, Says Chairman   malaysiandigest.com
Malay Mail Online
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Chai's lawyer criticises Khoo in court
The Star Online
PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Khoo Kay Peng was criticised by his wife's lawyer during their divorce proceedings in the English High Court, reported The Telegraph. Richard Todd QC, who is representing Pauline Chai, 68, told the judge yesterday the Malayan ...

She's got 1000 pairs of shoes and wants £135000 of holidays a year. Now the ...   Daily Mail
Malaysian ex-beauty queen's $171000 monthly demand rejected   The Straits Times
Tycoon Khoo's bank ordered to pay ex-wife, otherwise he has to go to JAIL   Malaysia Chronicle
Malay Mail Online
AsiaOne
Telegraph.co.uk
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KIDEX to stay despite delays
The Sun Daily
PETALING JAYA: Kidex Sdn Bhd remains opportunistic despite looming deadline for concession agreement for the proposed Kinrara-Damasara Expressway (KIDEX) scheduled to begin construction in the second half of the year. According to Chief Operating ...

Kidex deal for Selangor government's eyes only, not the public, developer says   Malay Mail Online
Anti-Kidex group says public still not consulted despite claims all conditions met   The Malaysian Insider
Up to UKAS to reveal Kidex's agreement   New Straits Times Online

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Female voters the key to preventing a GST increase
9news.com.au
Prime Minister Tony Abbott could face a backlash from female voters if he attempts to increase the GST. (Getty). 9NEWS. As Prime Minister Tony Abbott prepares to release his discussion paper on tax reform, it has been revealed female voters could be a ...

Women warn PM on GST hikes   Herald Sun
Najib, now is not the best time to implement GST   Malaysiakini (subscription)
How to get RM27bn without GST on the poor   Free Malaysia Today
Malay Mail Online
The Malaysian Insider
Brisbane Times
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GST Registration Stands At 306552 As At Jan 23, 2015
Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 (Bernama) -- The number of companies registered for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) stood at 306,552 as at Jan 23, 2015, the Royal Malaysian Customs Department said. It said 300,730 companies had already registered when ...

'Govt will force companies to register for GST'   Free Malaysia Today
50000 firms yet to register for GST, says Ahmad Maslan   Astro Awani
50000 firms yet to register for GST   New Straits Times Online

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Ringgit likely to stabilize against dollar next week
Sin Chew Jit Poh
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is likely to stabilise next week after a sluggish performance this week, following the European Central Bank's (ECB) quantitative easing (QE) programme and signs of stabilising oil prices, dealers said.
WEEK AHEAD: Ringgit likely to stabilise against US dollar   Malaysia Chronicle
Euro stimulus good for ringgit outlook next week   Malay Mail Online
FOREX: Ringgit Closes Lower Against US Dollar   Bernama
The Malaysian Insider
The Sun Daily
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MH17: Dutch team to return to Ukraine crash site to collect more remains
ABC Online
A Dutch team will return to the MH17 crash site in war-torn Ukraine to collect more remains of the 298 people killed in July, officials say. "A small team including defence ministry employees will return to Kharkiv in Ukraine at the end of next week," the Dutch ...

Many still optimistic of Malaysia's economic outlook, says Najib   The Star Online
Dutch to collect more remains from MH17 Ukraine crash   Tengrinews
MH17: Dutch team to return to crash site to collect more remains   Malay Mail Online
Daily Times
Newstalk ZB
SBS
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January effect
The Star Online
REVIEW: Shares on Bursa Malaysia kicked off the week on an optimistic mood, with the FBM Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (FBM KLCI) rising 1.93 points to 1,745.50, rebounding from the previous session's declines in the wake of renewed bargain hunting ...

Bursa likely to rebound next week   Sin Chew Jit Poh
WEEK AHEAD: Bursa Malaysia likely to rebound   Malaysia Chronicle
Bursa Malaysia likely to stage a rebound   The Borneo Post
Malay Mail Online
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Taipei remains Asia's seventh most livable city: UK survey
Focus Taiwan News Channel
Taipei, Jan. 24 (CNA) Taipei has retained its seventh place ranking on the list of Asia's most livable cities in 2015, according to an annual survey released by a British human resources consulting company. Of the 54 Asian cities assessed, Singapore retained ...

Singapore most livable for expatriates   Sin Chew Jit Poh
Bengaluru Most Liveable Indian City, Singapore Globaly   Trak.in (blog)
Singapore 'most liveable city in the world' for expatriates: Index   TODAYonline
Businessweek
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Asia under pressure from weak growth, disinflation
Taipei Times
A girl reads a book on her balcony as smoke rises from chimneys of a steel plant, on a hazy day in Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, on April 3 last year. Photo: Reuters. Chinese factories were forced to cut prices for the sixth straight month this month to sell ...

Evaporating inflation, growth put pressure on central banks   Gulf Times
Evaporating inflation and growth put pressure on central banks like ECB, HSBC   Economic Times
Asian economies to grow at lacklustre pace in 2015   Business Recorder

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