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PONTIAN: A foreign cargo ship travelling frequently between Perak and Batam, Indonesia, in the last one month raised the suspicion of marine police, leading to the seizure of illicit cigarettes worth RM52mil. Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department director Comm Datuk Seri Abd Rahim Jaafar said that the Mongolian-registered vessel was coming from Myanmar and heading towards Batam. He added that marine police stopped the vessel at 2.9 nautical miles south-west of Pulau Kukup at ...

8 February 2021 7:12 pm / 31 comments If you’re befuddled over what is permissible and what is not in the ever-changing standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the current movement control order (MCO), you’re not alone. Even the people enforcing it are, it seems – the rapidly evolving SOPs have left quite a number of policemen confused over their enforcement, the This, according to Bukit Aman department of internal security and public order (JKDNKA) director Datuk Seri Abd Rahim Jaaf...

Doing it right: Police checking on public compliance with the SOP in Johor Baru. — THOMAS YONG/The Star KUALA LUMPUR: While most Malaysians complied with the first movement control order last March, this time around people have adopted a carefree approach that has not helped reduce the number of Covid-19 cases. Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department director Comm Datuk Seri Abd Rahim Jaafar said the police were concerned over the huge increase in the number of compounds issu...

16 Jan 2021 / 16:39 H. Pix for illustration purposes. KUALA LUMPUR: The Marine Police Force (PPM) has recorded a seizure of smuggled goods worth RM29.8 million in 2020 involving 407 cases. Without divulging further details, Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department director Datuk Seri Abdul Rahim Jaafar said that among the most popular items being smuggled in were liquor and numerous brands of cigarettes. He said PPM had also detained 230 individuals who were involved in smugg...

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 29): The government has so far collected RM428.07 million from digital service providers since enforcement of the Digital Services Tax early this year, said Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Abd Rahim Bakri. He said the tax was imposed on, among others, Netflix, Amazon, advertisements on social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, as well as applications and games on smartphones. "This is a new source of revenue for the country and will be enhanced in the future. This...

Govt collects more than RM400 million in Digital Service Tax 29 Dec 2020 / 14:40 H. Pix for representational purpose only. KUALA LUMPUR: The government has so far collected RM428.07 million from digital service providers since enforcement of the Digital Services Tax early this year, said Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Abd Rahim Bakri. He said the tax was imposed on, among others, Netflix, Amazon, advertisements on social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, as well as applicati...

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 29): The previous governments decision to abolish the goods and services tax (GST) has to some extent affected the countrys revenue, said Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Abd Rahim Bakri. He said this was because the country faced a revenue shortfall when the GST was abolished and replaced with the sales and service tax (SST). "The GST was introduced in 2015 before the then government decided to abolish the tax system in 2018. "Judging from the data, GST collection was�...

Abolishment of GST affected country’s revenue — Abd Rahim 29 Dec 2020 / 15:41 H. Pix for representational purpose only. KUALA LUMPUR: The previous government’s decision to abolish the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has to some extent affected the country’s revenue, said Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Abd Rahim Bakri. He said this was because the country faced a revenue shortfall when GST was abolished and replaced with the Sales and Service Tax (SST). “GST was introduced in 2015 b...

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 28): The Dewan Negara today passed five Bills including the Finance Bill 2020, the Customs (Amendment) Bill 2020, and the Excise (Amendment) Bill 2020. Also passed was the Free Zones (Amendment) Bill 2020 and the Temporary Measures for Government Financing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2020. The Finance Bill 2020 and the Temporary Measures Bill for Government Financing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2020 were tabled by Deputy Financ...

Monday, 28 Dec 2020 06:08 PM MYT A general view of Dewan Negara at Parliament, Kuala Lumpur September 2, 2020. ― Picture via Twitter Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 — The Dewan Negara today passed five Bills including the Finance Bill 2020, the Customs (Amendment) Bill 2020, and the Excise (Amendment) Bill 2020. Also passed was the Free Zones (Amendment) Bill 2020 and the Temporary Measures for Government Financing (Cor...