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The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) expresses disappointment over the government’s decision to retain the minimum consultation fee for general practitioners (GPs) at RM10, a rate that has remained unchanged since 1992 despite a review being carried out after 17 years. Photo for illustration purposes only. Photo: Edited via CANVA

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the first half of 2025 recorded a solid growth of 4.4 per cent. - Bernama photo

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Photo by Bernama

Gisele Pelicot (C) arrives with her son Florian Pelicot (R) in the courtroom to attend the appeal trial in the Mazan rape case at the Nimes courthouse in Nimes, southern France, on Oct 9, 2025. - (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP)

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The MOF said the SST expansion is targeted and includes certain facilities and exemptions as mitigation measures to ensure that the tax burden is fairly distributed and borne only by those who are capable. - Photo source: Canva

In the short term, economist said the tariff will raise the cost of Malaysian exports for non-exempted goods such as furniture, rubber products, palm oil derivatives and machines. - Bernama file photo for illustration purpose only

In a written reply on the Parliament website yesterday, the MOF stated, however, that the principles of the HVGT have been incorporated into the revised sales tax structure, with luxury and discretionary items taxed at five or 10 per cent.

The government announced that the price of RON95 petrol is expected to fall to as low as RM1.99 per litre once the government rolls out its targeted fuel subsidy programme at the end of September, this year. - BERNAMA FILE PIX

This screen grab taken from video released by Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) and the Indonesian Coast Guard shows the KM Barcelona 5 ferry after a fire broke out while on its way to Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province. Photo by AFP