Customs Dept allows postponement for officers involved in placement, transfer directives
PUTRAJAYA: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) is allowing a temporary postponement of placement and transfer directives according to requests from its officers involved in these orders, said Customs Director-General Datuk Anis Rizana Mohd Zainudin. In a statement yesterday, she said that several transfers of JKDM officers have been postponed due to family, health, and […]
Customs seize illicit beer, fags worth over RM450,000
SARIKEI: Customs seized contraband beer amounting to 3,960 litres and four million cigarettes from a lorry traveling along Jalan KJD Sibu Jaya-Kanowit last month. Sarawak Customs Enforcement division chief Suhaimi Yusoff said the seizure was made on Sept 14 at around 2.30 pm. Acting on intelligence provided by the Sarawak Zone 6 Intelligence Centre, an […]
Vape industry given until April 30 to register manufacturing activities
KUALA LUMPUR: Vape industry players, especially local manufacturers who produce liquid or gel products containing nicotine, have been given until April 30, 2023, to register their manufacturing activities with the Customs Department. In a statement today, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) said early registration within the specified period (April 1 to 30) would prevent manufacturers […]
Woman loses over RM60,000 over love scam
PADAWAN: A woman in her late 40s lost RM60,140 after she was tricked by an Englishman’s sweet promises. District deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong who confirmed the case, said the victim knew the suspect named Tan Jenny Mon from Manchester, England via Facebook since the end of July this year. After a month […]
Customs dept targets RM40 bln from taxes this year
ALOR SETAR: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department is targeting to collect RM40.7 billion in taxes this year, or higher than the RM38.6 billion in 2020. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz is confident that the department could achieve the target even though the country still has to contend with the sting of the […]
