IPOH: Two companies were fined RM50, 000 and RM35, 000, respectively, by the Sessions Court here Monday( Jan 24) for neglecting safety aspects that resulted in the deaths of their workers.In the first case, Lumut Maritime Terminal Sdn Bhd, represented by its chief financial officer Mohd Hidayatullah Mohamed Yusof, was fined the maximum RM50, 000 after being found guilty under Section 15( 1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994. Judge Norashima Khalid meted out the punishment after the

THE government under Budget 2022 has proposed to increase the threshold price for crude palm oil( CPO) windfall profit tax( WPT) structure for local plantation companies. Local palm oil producers next year will be subject to a standardised 3% levy when CPO prices exceed RM3, 000 per tonne in Peninsular Malaysia and surpass RM3, 500 per tonne in Sabah and Sarawak. Currently, Peninsula-based planters are subject to a 3% levy once CPO hits RM2, 500 per tonne and above.... While planters in Sabah a