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Road tax won't be abolished anytime soon

Feb 13, 2023

There are no plans to abolish road tax anytime soon.

The Transport Minister says this is because the tax is an important source of revenue for the government.

Anthony Loke said this in response to calls to completely do away with road taxes following the announcement that road tax stickers now no longer need to be displayed.

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Separately, the Communications and Digital Ministry says a vulnerability in the MyJPJ app was successfully rectified before it was launched last Friday.

It comes amid concerns among some users about personal data security when using the application.

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Nurul Izzah Anwar has stepped down from her post as senior advisor on economics and finance to her father, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

This, after she accepted an invitation to co-chair a secretariat that supports the operations of the Advisory Committee to the Finance Minister.

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CUEPACS says race has never been a determining factor in hiring or promoting civil servants…with all appointments based on merit and competence.

It comes following a proposal from Penang Deputy Chief Minister II Dr. P. Ramasamy for the public service sector to be reformed, to avoid it being dominated by one race.

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The United Nations says more needs to be done to help the earthquake victims in war-torn Syria…where thousands of survivors are in desperate need of aid and supplies.

It comes as the death toll from last week’s earthquake in Syria and neighbouring Turkiye rose to over 33 thousand.