by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 6, 2024 | Malaysia, Entertainment, Media, News, Society
Malaysia’s plans to license social media and messaging platforms, subjecting them to greater government oversight, has sparked increasing concern in recent weeks. Special Select Committee on Nation Building, Education and Human Resources Development chairman Saifuddin...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 16, 2024 | Lifestyle, Malaysia, Media, News, Reports, Social Media, Society, Technology
Malaysia’s government had the world’s highest number of requests to TikTok to take down content in the second half of 2023. According to TikTok’s biannual transparency report, Kuala Lumpur made 1,862 such requests – an average of 10 daily – in that period. This is 5.5...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 16, 2024 | Malaysia, Economy, Food & Drinks, Trade
Malaysia maintains its export tax for crude palm oil at 8% for April and raised its reference price, the Malaysian Palm Oil Board confirms. The export tax structure starts at 3% for crude palm oil in a 2,250 to 2,400 ringgit-per-ton range. The maximum tax rate is set...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 5, 2024 | Economy, Malaysia, News
Malaysia’s new sales tax on cheap items bought online from overseas merchants has drawn mixed reactions, with local sellers saying they welcomed the fairer competition while others raised concerns that the higher prices would burden the poor. Malaysia began imposing a...
