SINGAPORE: After evading paying goods and services tax at Changi Airport for luxury items she bought in Europe, a woman went on social media to teach others how to do the same. On Thursday (March 27), Cloey Tan Wan Qi, 27, was fined S$18,000 after pleading guilty to a charge under the Customs Act. In sentencing, District...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor is seeking to recuse a High Court judge from hearing a US$346mil lawsuit filed against her by 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) due to an alleged conflict of interest. The application was filed through Messrs Reza Rahim & Rajivan on Wednesday (June 26). In the application, Rosmah sought Justice Adlin Abdul Majid,...
KUALA LUMPUR: Putrajaya must further explain the definition of high-value items in its new luxury goods tax, said Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (BN-Ayer Hitam). Dr Wee said that when the luxury goods tax was proposed earlier this year, it specifically mentioned that handbags and watches would be taxed. “Now, suddenly, the word handbag is no...
