EDGE WEEKLY: A Need to De-demonise GST

In The Edge Malaysia this week — We delve into why the experts say that there is a need to de-demonise the highly unpopular GST.

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00:04 This week we delve into why experts are saying that the government needs to take another crack at GST.

00:10 There was no mention of GST in the recent budget,

00:13 which saw Putrajaya tinkering with limited alternatives.

00:16 Yet experts say the government may be inadvertently creating more challenges

00:21 for the people they want to protect by opting for politically safer decisions.

00:26 In City & Country, it is about the continuing attraction of Genting Highlands.

00:31 Genting Highlands is abuzz with the building of entertainment hubs,

00:34 F&B outlets and accommodation to cater to tourists and investors alike.

00:39 Property experts believe that the area, including Genting Permal and Gotong Jaya,

00:43 will benefit greatly from these activities.

00:46 This week, Options sits down with celebrated Malaysian artist Rebecca Duckett-Wilkinson.

00:51 In the story, she unveils an exciting new capsule collection of fabrics created during the pandemic

00:56 when she spent her lockdown amid the Italian countryside.

01:00 Digital Edge is about the task of linking ASEAN's payment corridors.

01:04 Connecting payment gateways bilaterally in the region has proved beneficial to member states

01:09 given that there is no need to synchronise financial and data regulations.

01:14 As the socio-economic benefits of these linkages become apparent,

01:18 ASEAN's Big Five are piloting Project Nexus, a multilateral payment platform

01:23 that could potentially ease international transactions in this part of the world.

01:28 Finally, this week is Wealth Special pull out on a better future for the silverhead.

01:33 At the recent The Edge Retirement Reimagined Forum 2023,

01:37 a number of experts, including EPF chief Datuk Sri Amir Hamzah Azizan

01:42 and former MOHDG Tan Sri Dr Norhisham Abdullah,

01:46 talked about the various pain points of retiring for Malaysians

01:49 and why a change in mindset is necessary.

01:52 Details in this week's edition of The Edge

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