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5 things you need to know about the recalibrated Malaysian Budget 2016, presented by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in Putrajaya on Jan 28, 2016.

Malaysia's middle-income earners, the 'M40', are not eligible for cash aids, yet do not earn enough to weather rising living costs. So how can they boost their disposable income?

Kumpulan Bina Darulaman says the proposed scheme will not only help first-time home buyers, but also help ease their burden.

While the government has given sufficient time to factory operators to reduce the number of foreign workers, it seems their numbers had instead increased.

Tan Seri Tengku Razaleigh said the government has provided the best package for the people and meets almost all the targets.

The increased taxes on the higher-income group has been hailed as a bold move after the decrease in personal income tax rates last year.

Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh said the reduced allocation was due to the government's adversely-affected income.

Economist Dr Muhammed Abdul Khalid said taxing the rich more will help reduce the nation's income inequality.

Microsoft Malaysia said it will continue to partner with the government to be the conduit of opportunity for a digital nation.

It seems like 2016 will be a dull year for entrepreneurs with reduced allocations for entrepreneurship and entrepreneur development, as opposed to 2015.

Budget 2016 continues to focus on providing affordable housing to meet increasing housing needs, particularly among the poor, and low-and middle-income households in line with the 11th Malaysia Plan.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Friday tabled Budget 2016 in the Dewan Rakyat on the theme "Prospering the Rakyat".

Zero-rating of medicines for non-communicable diseases is among the seven measures to improve GST treatment, effective Jan 1, next year.

Here's a quick look at the five goodies announced by Datuk Seri Najib Razak for the people in Budget 2016.

Civil servants will be given a special assistance of RM500 while government pensioners would receive a special payment of RM250.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.