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Apples, oranges, lemons to cost 5% more
Appeals court hits pause on Yusoff v Anwar
No opt-out for MCMC data gathering
Apples, oranges, lemons to cost 5% more
Apples, lemons, and most oranges - fruits that are almost entirely imported here - are going to cost 5 percent more come July.
The reason? The government is expanding the sales and services tax (SST) to cover more "non-essential" goods and services, and imported fruits are on that list.
Local fruits, however, will remain tax-free, as will a slew of other food staples.
Other food items that will be taxed include salmon, cod, truffle mushrooms, and king crab.
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Appeals court hits pause on Yusoff v Anwar
The Court of Appeal has granted a temporary stay of proceedings in the sexual assault civil suit brought against Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim by Yusoff Rawther.
This is pending a decision on Anwar's bid to get a full stay on the case.
The trial was supposed to commence next week before Anwar got the temporary stay on Tuesday.
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No opt-out for MCMC data gathering
There is no option for mobile users to opt out of an ongoing pilot project involving the collection of anonymised mobile phone data for official statistical purposes.
The MCMC cited legal provisions that allow them to collect anonymised data for infrastructure improvement.
They added that mobile phone data is not classified as personal data under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010, as it reportedly can't be used to identify or trace individuals, either directly or indirectly.
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