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MoF: 1,325 traders collected SST from 2024 to Jan 2026 without registering, RM76.7m repaid
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — Records from the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) revealed that, from 2024 to January 2026, 1,325 traders did not register for the Sales and Service Tax (SST) despite collecting the tax, according to the Ministry
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Government studying SARA expansion for fresh food and some university students, Dewan Negara told
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The government is still conducting further studies to expand the category of fresh items under the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) programme, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF). The ministry said that for fresh items,
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Police: Investment scam wipes out RM277,000 from 87-year-old’s savings, including Tabung Haji funds
KUALA TERENGGANU, March 6 — An octogenarian has lost RM277,000 after falling victim to a non-existent investment scheme. Kuala Terengganu District Police chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor said the 87-year-old victim came across a stock investment advertisement on WhatsApp on
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MoF: Targeted subsidy restructuring has not triggered widespread inflation
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The restructuring of subsidies has been implemented in a controlled and targeted manner so as not to burden the majority of the population, particularly low- and middle-income groups. The Ministry of Finance (MoF) said this
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Call 997 if you spot a scam, says Fahmi after receiving RM3,000 smishing request himself
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The Communications Ministry will intensify efforts to raise public awareness on the importance of the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC)’s 997 hotline to curb online scams, said its Minister, Datuk Fahmi Fadzil. He said that
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‘Takes two hands to clap’: Singapore father jailed 17 years after blaming teen daughter for sexual abuse
SINGAPORE, March 5 — A Singaporean man was sentenced to 17 and half years’ jail and 16 strokes of the cane today for sexually abusing his teenage daughter over three years. Justice Dedar Singh Gill presided over the sentencing after
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Oil prices drop in Asian trade as Trump pledges intervention in Hormuz
TOKYO, March 6 — Oil prices fell more than two per cent in early Asian trade after strong gains in recent days on the back of the conflict in the Middle East. West Texas Intermediate was down 2.09 per cent
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Trump hit with new tariff lawsuit as US states accuse him of illegal ‘end run’ around Supreme Court ruling
WASHINGTON, March 6 — A group of 24 US states sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday in the first legal challenge to his newly imposed 10 per cent global tariffs, alleging that the president cannot sidestep a recent US
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US sinks 30 Iranian ships, targets missile factories as ‘Operation Epic Fury’ enters new phase
TAMPA, March 6 — The United States has sunk more than 30 Iranian ships during the ongoing war, while ballistic missile and drone attacks by Tehran’s forces are down substantially, a top US military officer said Thursday. “We’re now up
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US investigators believe American military likely responsible for deadly strike on Iranian girls’ school
WASHINGTON, March 6 — US military investigators believe it is likely that US forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls’ school that killed scores of children on Saturday but have not yet reached a final conclusion
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