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According to a press release dated May 2019 by the United Nations Children’s Fund Malaysia, Malaysians’ consumption of sugary drinks has increased dramatically over the past 15 years, in tandem with rising incomes. - Photo illustrated by Sinar Daily

Aiman displays the prize he received after securing first place in the weight loss programme. - PHOTO: SINAR/ADILA SHARINNI WAHID

Caffeinatics entrepreneur, Mohammad Amin Hashim, prepares coffee before bottling it for distribution to several vendor locations around Senawang, Bandar Seri Jempol, Kajang, and Bangi, at his residence in Senawang recently. - Bernama photo

The ministry clarified that the SST revisions effective July 1 do not include any change in the service tax applied to hotel accommodation or food and beverages (F&B) served at hotels.

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The low-income group or B40 will not be affected by the expansion of the Sales and Services Tax (SST) scope that will be implemented starting July 1.

Aerial view of coffee and coca leaf farmers Nicolas and Alirio Caicedo pulling coca trees out of the earth as they transform a coca leaf plantation into a coffee plantation in Argelia, Cauca department, Colombia, on May 6, 2025. Alirio Caicedo and his son Nicolas uproot the coca plants they planted a decade ago. Their leaves are coveted by drug traffickers, but these farmers have made a commitment to the Colombian government to eliminate the cultivation of the main component of cocaine in exchange for money. (Photo by JUAN RESTREPO / AFP)

Tan Sri Azam Baki said the seizures include 14 individual accounts totalling RM4.5 million, eight company accounts totalling RM33 million, luxury condominium and land worth RM24.5 million, nine cars worth RM7.65 million, and 13 cars that have yet to be handed over to the investigation team. - Bernama file photo

In Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, 4.35 million people suffer from gout, with cases rising 21 per cent from 1990 to 2020. Photo: Canva