KUALA LUMPUR: The arrears of refunds for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) reported by the Royal Malaysian Customs as at June 5 this year amounted to RM19.47 billion involving 122,580 taxable persons. According to the second series of the 2017 Auditor-General’s Report, RM1.45 billion is the refund for taxable
KUALA LUMPUR: The tourism industry must embrace the increasingly apparent trend of digital technology usage in tourist travel by harnessing the public-private sector resources, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi. “According to the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), in the next decade, digitalisation in aviation, travel and tourism
PARIS: Luka Modric saw off competition from a host of French World Cup stars as the Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder won the 2018 Ballon d’Or on Monday, ending the 10-year stranglehold on the award by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Modric, 33, was announced as the winner of the
KUCHING: Gersik A team emerged champions of Datuk Seri Hajah Nancy Shukri’s Cup 2018 team badminton championship held over the weekend. In the final, Gersik A team defeated ALBA Red team 2-0 to bring home a cash prize of RM2,500, a challenge trophy, an accompany trophy and medals. As runners-up
LONDON: Arsenal produced their best display yet under Unai Emery in their weekend Premier League victory over Tottenham Hotspur but the Spaniard said they would have to prove their mettle again in today’s trip to Manchester United. Arsenal beat Spurs 4-2 at home to leapfrog their north London rivals into
SYDNEY: Australia’s two main parties struck a deal Tuesday to pass sweeping cyber laws requiring tech giants to help government agencies get around encrypted communications used by suspected criminals and terrorists. The laws are urgently needed to investigate serious crimes like terrorism and child sex offences, the conservative government said,
QUITO: Galapagos giant tortoises possess genetic variants linked to DNA repair, immune response and cancer suppression – providing clues into their longevity, according to a study published Monday. A team of international researchers sequenced the genomes of two such tortoises, including Lonesome George – the last known member of the
DHAKA: Bangladeshi twins conjoined at birth have gone home nearly a year and a half after being separated in the country’s first such successful operation, a doctor said Tuesday. Two-year-old sisters Tofa and Tahura, joined at the spine and at the rectum, underwent a gruelling nine-hour operation in August 2017
PARIS: Chanel said Tuesday is would no longer use exotic animal pelts, making it the first luxury fashion house to turn its back on crocodile and lizard skin, a move hailed by animal rights groups. Its head of fashion Bruno Pavlovsky said that it “would no longer use exotic skins
BRUSSELS: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo mounted a staunch defence of US foreign policy on Tuesday, arguing that Washington is building a world order to fight cynical abuses by Russia, China and Iran. On a visit to Brussels, the former CIA chief took aim at European critics who accuse the
