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Johor seeks 20% tax revenue to go back to state, in line with TMJ’s directive: MB

Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi says request crucial to ensure the people of Johor continue to reap state’s revenue benefits, enable more comprehensive development initiatives

Fiscal decentralisation: how to navigate in allowing states to manage own development funds

Following Penang’s request to review distribution system which seeks 20% return of tax collected, analysts opined Putrajaya must embrace the system, but control how tax is redistributed

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Seedance 2.0 and Napster: History repeating in digital disruption, backlash, and forced evolution? – K V Soon

From Hollywood backlash to forced evolution, generative AI tools like Seedance 2.0 pose both challenges and opportunities for Malaysia’s film, animation, and cultural sectors

[TONTON] ‘Persepsi itu wujud, tapi ia tidak benar’: Tengku Zafrul jawab naratif ‘payung kuning’

Bekas Menteri Pelaburan, Perdagangan dan Industri menepis dakwaan beliau bertindak sebagai orang tengah istana bagi Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, sambil menegaskan persepsi lama ‘payung kuning’ tidak mencerminkan realiti

Stop pampering the two-wheeled road ruffians! – Ravindran Raman Kutty

For too long, politics pampered road ruffians. Now their menace has matured into road terrorism — and leaders must stop stroking the tiger