King confers most esteemed order of Johor Royal to Indonesian President Prabowo Posted on January 28, 2025 By serv KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia today conferred the Darjah Kerabat Johor Yang Amat Dihormati I (The Most Esteemed Order of the Johor Royal I) to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. According to the post on the King’s official Facebook page, the investiture of the order was held at Istana Negara and was witnessed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “His Excellency President Prabowo is a close friend of His Majesty, whom he has known for over 40 years, since their military training days in the United States in the 1980s,” the post read. Earlier, Prabowo, who arrived here early this morning for a state visit at the invitation of Sultan Ibrahim, was accorded a full state welcome at Istana Negara. The visit is the first state visit by a foreign Head of State since the installation of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim as King of Malaysia and also the first state visit by Prabowo to a Southeast Asian country since his inauguration as President of the Republic of Indonesia on October 20 last year. Malaysia and Indonesia’s strategic ties encompass comprehensive cooperation across a wide range of areas, including politics, economy, defence, interconnectivity, education, and socio-culture. From January to November last year, total bilateral trade between the two countries reached RM106.06 billion (US$23.2 billion), an increase from RM101.99 billion (US$22.41 billion) during the same period in 2023. In 2023, Indonesia was Malaysia’s eighth-largest trading partner globally and the third-largest within ASEAN, with a total trade volume of RM111.21 billion (US$24.39 billion). — Bernama News
IRB shifts to digital: Mandatory electronic e-107D form submission for tax reporting starts January 1 Posted on January 1, 2025 PUTRAJAYA, Dec 31 — The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has announced that, starting tomorrow, the electronic submission of the Section 107D Payment Form (e-107D) will be among the changes to its services. In a statement today, the IRB said that the submission of payment information to agents, dealers, or distributors… Read More
HASiL issues new official receipt format for manual tax payments Posted on January 22, 2025 PUTRAJAYA, Jan 21 — The Inland Revenue Board (HASiL) has begun issuing official receipts in a new format as proof of tax payments made manually at the Kuala Lumpur Revenue Management Centre (PPTHKL) counters, starting yesterday. HASiL said that the new receipt format was introduced following an amendment to Treasury… Read More
Storm alert: Heavy rain, thunderstorms set to lash 10 states and Federal Territories Posted on November 25, 2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — Thunderstorms and heavy rain with strong winds are expected to occur in 10 states as well as the Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya Federal Territories, until 7pm tonight, according to the Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia). In a warning issued at 3.3 pm MetMalaysia said the areas… Read More