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The Dewan Rakyat today passed the Free Zones (Amendment) Bill 2022 to amend the Free Zones Act 1990.

All the bills were tabled by Deputy Finance Minister II Mohd Shahar Abdullah.

Sabah received more than RM20 million in tourism tax revenue from the federal government for 2019, the highest among all the states.

the government is also postponing tax instalment payments to the tourism industry such as travel agencies, hoteliers and airlines until the end of the year.

Foreign tourists, however, will be charged a flat rate of RM10 per night for all types of hotels.

He said the matter was brought up by Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz on Tuesday in a special meeting to discuss issues related to the tax implementation.

The Sabah state government has invited the Sarawak Tourism Ministry to discuss on some pertinent issues of the Tourism Tax and come up with a joint stand in the spirit of cooperation with the neighbou

He said the decision was made after the matter was discussed in the state cabinet meeting here yesterday.

The tourism tax spat between Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz and the Sarawak and Sabah governments has been resolved.

Issues related to the Tourism Tax Act, which has become a hotly debated issue, will be discussed at the Sarawak state Cabinet meeting on June 22.

The Tourism Tax Bill 2017, which comes into force on July 1, is necessary as it will help expand Malaysia''s revenue base, said Minister in the Prime Minister''s Department, Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Da

The Johor government has suggested that the federal government establish a mechanism to ensure fair distribution of the tourism tax revenue to the states for the greater promotion and growth.

Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said labelling the Sarawak minister a "greenhorn and still a kid" was an insult to Abdul Karim who had been entrusted by the state's leadership to helm the ministry.

The government will use proceeds from the Tourism Tax - which comes into force on July 1 - to promote Malaysia overseas and refurbish tourism facilities.

She said Puteri UMNO's contribution through Puteri Prihatin and Puteri Peduli aid to the needy including the disabled and orphans is proof of Puteri's commitment.

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Gordon Ramsay says about 477 Japanese cat models called maneki-neko were stolen from his Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate restaurant.

So far, 20 prosecution witnesses, including the two children, have been called for this trial, according to the Deputy Public Prosecutor.

Emmanuel Macron says showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.

Netanyahu accuse Hamas of acting "in an unspeakably cynical manner" by placing body of a Gaza woman in the coffin instead of Shiri Bibas.

The US is a co-chair along with Malaysia of a working group on climate mitigation, or ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The group hopes Tesla will invest strategically, believing it's interested in acquiring Nissan's US plants, the report says.

The children have been handed over to their families on bond with conditions by the court.

The move will eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the busy tax-filing season.