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Mixed reactions as Malaysia’s shoppers pay new sales tax on overseas goods bought online

In a move aimed at encouraging demand for local products, Malaysia began imposing a new 10 per cent low-value goods tax from Jan 1, 2024, on items priced below RM500 that are…

  • Published: January 5, 202411:48 am
  • Author Hazlin Hassan
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Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages, improving health quality

The writer says that a healthy nation means not only lower health costs, but also higher productivity.

  • Published: January 5, 202411:13 am
  • Author Yuafanda Kholfi Hartono
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The policy of offering visa-free entry has led to an increase in tourist arrivals to Thailand, with Bangkok becoming the world’s most visited city last year.

The policy of offering visa-free entry has led to an increase in tourist arrivals to Thailand, with Bangkok becoming the world’s most visited city last year.

  • Published: January 5, 20249:37 am
  • Author The Nation
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Palace aide rejects call to suspend social assistance distribution during election

Presidential staff coordinator Ari Dwipayana argued that the social assistance program was designed with poor people in mind to give them basic foodstuffs that would normally be…

  • Published: January 5, 20248:10 am
  • Author The Jakarta Post
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PM Kishida allocates ¥4 billion for Noto peninsula earthquake victims in fiscal 2023 budget

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced in a press conference on January 4 that the contingency funds from the fiscal 2023 budget will be allocated to support the victims of the…

  • Published: January 5, 20248:02 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Minister calls on PM Modi, seeks immediate release of funds for flood-affected Tamil Nadu

This was the first time Udhayanidhi met PM Modi since Stalin made remarks calling for the eradication of Sanatana Dharma during the November assembly elections in five states.

  • Published: January 5, 20247:59 am
  • Author The Statesman
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Opposition leader slams 2024 budget, says it does not address actual problems

Opposition leader Chaithawat also pointed out that the proposed expenditure was not based on the goals and policies of the government, which PM Srettha announced to Parliament on…

  • Published: January 4, 20241:30 pm
  • Author The Nation
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1.27 million Singaporean households to get $500 CDC vouchers each from Jan 3

Deputy PM Wong, who is also Finance Minister, said the vouchers are part of a comprehensive package of support from the Government to cushion the effects of inflation.

  • Published: January 4, 202411:57 am
  • Author Chin Soo Fang
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South Korea to release criminal suspects’ identities starting Jan 25

The new law makes it possible for the police to release a photo that investigators have taken within 30 days of it being decided that the information can be released.

  • Published: January 4, 20248:24 am
  • Author Yoon Min-sik
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S’pore mobile phone users to be given option to block overseas calls as part of new anti-scam measures

The authorities aim to work with Google to improve anti-malware measures on Android phones amid a scourge of malware attacks, and will set up a task force focused on maintaining…

  • Published: January 4, 20248:22 am
  • Author Osmond Chia

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