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The visibility gap in Malaysia's e-commerce tax system
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (723+ words) From Hal Lai Keong and Ong Tze Chin The real issue in e-commerce taxation is visibility. A single online purchase is a complex web: an overseas seller, a remote platform, a foreign payment gateway, and a cross-border courier. By the…...
Silicon surge: Malaysia's chip stocks are having a moment
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (922+ words) Earlier this year, Malaysia's semiconductor stocks were in the doldrums. A stronger ringgit, weakening dollar revenues, and lingering fears of a global slowdown had battered investor confidence. The Bursa Malaysia Technology Index was limping along near multi-month lows. Then the…...
Sarawak to keep 6mil hectares as permanent forest reserves | FMT
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (233+ words) Sarawak to keep 6mil hectares as permanent forest reserves Free Malaysia Today Deputy premier Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said more than 62% of Sarawak's total land area of 14. 2 million hectares remains forested through sustainable forest management practices (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: Sarawak…...
Trio, including 2 women, nabbed after trying to mow down cops
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (141+ words) Free Malaysia Today Kajang police chief Naazron Abdul Yusof said the policemen opened fire during the 9. 30pm incident as the suspects" actions threatened their safety. Naazron said a team from the Tampin criminal investigation division attempted to arrest the suspects, who…...
India, US discuss Middle East, trade as Rubio cites progress on Iran conflict
10+ hour, 18+ min ago (402+ words) Rubio said progress had been made in the past 48 hours on an outline that could help resolve the situation around the Strait of Hormuz and added there was a possibility of "good news" in the next few hours. He reiterated…...
Mindef studying offers from other countries to replace Norwegian missiles | FMT
7+ hour, 22+ min ago (276+ words) Defence minister Khaled Nordin said meetings were held with several parties during his visit to Turkey to obtain suitable proposals for consideration by the navy. "So far, three to four countries have submitted offers, countries we believe are sincere and…...
China launches 3-crew space flight as part of Moon ambitions
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (557+ words) The Long March 2-F rocket blasted off in a cloud of flames and smoke on time at 11. 08pm (1508 GMT) from the Jiuquan launch centre in China's northwestern Gobi Desert, video from state broadcaster CCTV showed. The mission marks the first spaceflight…...
Israeli PM says Trump agreed any final Iran deal must end "nuclear threat entirely
4+ hour, 20+ min ago (138+ words) Netanyahu was referring to a conversation between the two leaders on Saturday night, which Trump had earlier said "went very well. "President Trump and I agreed that any final agreement with Iran must eliminate the nuclear threat entirely. This means…...
Kostyuk dedicates opening Roland Garros win to Ukraine
5+ hour, 41+ min ago (549+ words) The Kyiv native beat Oksana Selekhmeteva, who was born in Russia but obtained Spanish nationality four days ago, 6-2, 6-3 to get her campaign in Paris off to a strong start. "I'm incredibly proud of myself today, I think it was one…...
Malaysian reported dead in Philippine building collapse
5+ hour, 57+ min ago (200+ words) Bernama, quoting Xinhua, reported that 26 people were rescued after a nine-storey building under construction collapsed early today in Angeles City. Twenty-four people were pulled from the collapsed structure, while two others were rescued from a nearby apartment hotel affected by…...