Additional 6% tax on Prepaid Reloads and starter packs beginning next week
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Prepaid users in Malaysia will have to fork out more next week as 6% service tax will be imposed on all reloads as well as new SIM starter packs. This ruling which comes effective on 15th September 2011 was officially announced today. What this means, you would need to pay RM10.60 for a RM10 reload or RM53 for a RM50 reload card.
According to the report, the regulation is not something new as the Service Tax Act 1975 require all telcos to impose tax on all services including prepaid. It was mentioned that all telcos have been absorbing it for its customers since day 1. All telcos will be sending SMS notification to all subscribers on this latest development tomorrow onward.
The obvious impact is that you would need to come out with extra change to pay for top ups. While it is unlikely that we see a major drop of prepaid subscribers, there’s a likelihood that telcos would spark a small price war over this small increase. The very least, telcos will take the opportunity to give rebates to compensate the additional cost.
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New Malaysian coins design
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Distinctively Malaysia The designs of the third series of Malaysian coins draw its inspiration from distinctive elements that define Malaysian culture and heritage. The theme, 'Distinctively Malaysia', features motifs from traditional crafts and our flora and fauna. The coins reflect the diversity and richness of Malaysia's national identity. On the obverse, each denomination features a different motif, 14 dots representing the 13 states and the Federal Territory and (with exception in the case of the 50 sen coin) five horizontal lines representing the five principles of the 'Rukun Negara' (national pillars). On the reverse, the new series of coins feature the national flower Rosa-sinensis hibiscus (known as the 'Bunga Raya'), numerals indicating the year of minting, the face value of the coin and the words 'BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA'. |
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More Malaysian women fall victim to acid attacks
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Police say they are hunting two suspects who have attacked numerous women with an acid-like liquid while roaming Malaysia's largest city on a motorcycle. Kuala Lumpur police official Ku Chin Wah says authorities have stepped up street patrols after receiving reports of 22 such incidents in less than three months. He says in a statement seen Tuesday that the men typically splash a corrosive chemical liquid on women who are walking alone to public transport stations. Authorities have not determined a motive.
Media reports say the latest victim was hospitalized this past weekend for damaged eyesight and minor face burns. Other victims included young female students and a mother carrying her baby. Most of them suffered skin irritation. Three women have fallen victim to the acid splashers who have been terrorising the Klang Valley since early last month. The trio , two marketing executives and a teacher, were splashed with a hazardous liquid during separate attacks on Thursday and Friday. The attacks took place at Jalan Tun Sambanthan and Jalan Sultan Abdul Samad – the first time they occurred outside Bangsar. On Thursday at about 5.30pm, marketing executive Ruhainah Husin, 30, and her colleague were on their way home near Jalan Tun Sambanthan when they were splashed.
"Operation Malaysia" and Malaysia government
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A hacker group has threatened to attack the www.malaysia.gov.my website.
The group, which calls itself Anonymous, said it will launch the attack at 7.30pm GMT on Wednesday (3.30am Thursday Malaysian time) and has named it “Operation Malaysia.” It posted the threat in a graphic on this website [ http://i.imgur.com/PTFWh.png ], Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at the F-Secure Corporation - a computer security software company based in Helsinki, Finland - tweeted about the threat at 4.42 am Malaysian time.
No other details were available at this time. It is also not known why Anonymous has targeted the Malaysian website. (continue to read)
eMail at 1Malaysia.com.my
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Project 1Malaysia email will be forwarded to the target of 5.4 million users by the end ofthis year. According to Chief Executive Officer Tricubes Berhad, Khairun Zainal Mokhtar, despite the controversies faced by the project, it will still launch in July.
"We will do our best and getting the target demographic," he said.