KUALA LUMPUR: If the goods and services tax (GST) is implemented now, it could lead to drastic increases in the prices of goods and worsen inflation, said former second finance minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan has resigned as the Federal Territory Pejuang chief and from the party’s executive council with immediate effect, citing loss of confidence in the leadership of Pejuang president Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir.
Members of the press have been waiting at the Umno headquarters in Kuala Lumpur for an update as Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders were spotted entering Menara Dato Onn this morning.
Datuk Seri Najib Razak and the Ministry of Finance (MoF) had made proper efforts to investigate and retrieve some RM3.6 billion worth of SRC International Sdn Bhd’s funds that are frozen in Switzerland, according to the defence.