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Date	Title	Media
11 May 15	Jewellers urge GST review on local gold bars	The Edge Financial Daily
11 May 15	Telcos face GST impact	The Star
11 May 15	Living with GST and cutting costs	The Star
11 May 15	Review GST on govt and local council services, Johor Customs Dept urged	The Star
11 May 15	‘GST like a gorgeous woman’	The Star
14 Apr 15	Chua: GST in prepaid not govt's mistake	The Malaysian Reserve
14 Apr 15	'Possible to end service charge'	The Star
14 Apr 15	Customs files 13 more cases	New Straits Times
13 Apr 15	Not an easy takeoff	The Star
13 Apr 15	Questions still linger as to how gratuities should be managed	The Star
13 Apr 15	Businesses can leverage on GST as marketing pitch	The Star
13 Apr 15	Was the buying frenzy by many before the GST necessary?	The Star
13 Apr 15	Keeping aside some money for your retirement	The Star
13 Apr 15	PAM: GST won’t have much impact on property market x	The Star
10 Apr 15	Eateries, hotels warned	New Straits Times
10 Apr 15	Service charge – for some, it’s their bread and butter	The Star
10 Apr 15	Opposing stand on service charge	The Star
10 Apr 15	Getting to grips with GST	New Straits Times
10 Apr 15	Payout means a lot to the employees, says union	The Star
10 Apr 15	Many more aware it is not compulsory to pay service fee	The Star
10 Apr 15	Fomca: Prices up to 30% more than listed	The Malaysian Reserve
10 Apr 15	D-G: Survey on post-GST spending habits soon	The Star
10 Apr 15	'Unscrupulous' hospital GST collection	Focus Malaysia
10 Apr 15	People prefer to tip rather than pay service charge	New Straits Times
10 Apr 15	Prepaid mobile reloads issue to be resolved soon	New Straits Times
10 Apr 15	Talk to us first, say Penang hoteliers and outlets	The Star
10 Apr 15	Prepaid reload cards may revert to pre-GST prices in May	The Star
10 Apr 15	Many workers will be affected	The Star
7 Apr 15	Smoothing out the GST hiccups	Business Times
7 Apr 15	New rule on service charge	New Straits Times
7 Apr 15	Vendors under probe for exorbitant price hike post GST	The Malaysian Reserve
7 Apr 15	Ministry: Hotels and restaurants can’t impose fee without agreement	The Star
7 Apr 15	GST and consumer vigilance	New Straits Times
7 Apr 15	Wee slams unscrupulous traders who use GST to raise prices	The Star
7 Apr 15	Rethink tax on domestic flights in Sabah and Sarawak, says MATTA	The Star
3 Apr 15	GST to have minimal impact on plantation sector	Business Times
3 Apr 15	'More opportunities for SMEs' in AEC	The Malaysian Reserve
3 Apr 15	Food court rushes to solve glitch	The Star
3 Apr 15	No GST for EPF withdrawals	New Straits Times
3 Apr 15	Bright side of GST	The Star
3 Apr 15	GST gets off the group	New Straits Times
3 Apr 15	Reload for prepaid mobile subject to GST	The Edge
3 Apr 15	Anti-profiteering measures may add to confusion	Focus Malaysia
3 Apr 15	'Adopt GST, or face music'	New Straits Times
3 Apr 15	GST, weak ringgit making a tough year for Habib	The Malaysian Reserve
3 Apr 15	Good news for Internet users	The Star
3 Apr 15	No GST on EPF withdrawals	The Edge Financial Daily
3 Apr 15	CMMT does not see GST impacting it negatively	The Malaysian Reserve
3 Apr 15	Selangor rejects GST, says Azmin	The Star
3 Apr 15	60 notices issued to errant traders	New Straits Times
3 Apr 15	RM16,000 handbag declared for refund	New Straits Times
3 Apr 15	Increased prepaid top-up prices are here to stay	The Malaysian Reserve
3 Apr 15	No GST for EPF withdrawals	The Star
3 Apr 15	Mustapa: GST boosts auto competition	The Star
3 Apr 15	Public coming to terms with new tax system	New Straits Times
3 Apr 15	Habib to absorb RM30mil in GST cost	The Star
3 Apr 15	Telcos relent to pressure	New Straits Times
3 Apr 15	Right to say no to hotels' service tax	New Straits Times
3 Apr 15	GST replaces service tax in MBPJ’s parking charges	The Star
2 Apr 15	PM: GST part of 'reform package'	New Straits Times
2 Apr 15	Most car players reduce prices in light of GST	The Edge Financial Daily
2 Apr 15	Some outlets hit by GST hiccups	The Star
2 Apr 15	Ministry: Errant traders to face stern action	New Straits Times
2 Apr 15	Petrol station owners claim they are losing money	The Star
2 Apr 15	Businesses given 3 days to explain	New Straits Times
2 Apr 15	Glitches aside, GST is up and running	The Star
2 Apr 15	'Guard against cheaters'	New Straits Times
2 Apr 15	Customs Dept taking a flexible approach on errant traders	The Star
2 Apr 15	GST for some telco prepaid services	New Straits Times
2 Apr 15	No GST for papers and phone top-ups	The Star
27 Mar 15	The middle-income trap	Focus Malaysia
27 Mar 15	More GST-exempt items	New Straits Times
27 Mar 15	Freight forwarders fear negative impact from GST	The Malaysian Reserve
27 Mar 15	Customs dept gears up for GST	The Star
27 Mar 15	GST a bitter pill to swallow	Focus Malaysia
27 Mar 15	General insurance subject to GST	New Straits Times
27 Mar 15	All systems go for GST, says Shah Alam mayor	The Star
27 Mar 15	Govt staff pay review after July	New Straits Times
27 Mar 15	Customs: 1,315 medicines added to GST-free list	The Star
27 Mar 15	Customs doubles items on CPI to 1,800 ahead of GST	New Straits Times
27 Mar 15	Doctors may add GST cost to fees	The Star
27 Mar 15	MATTA: Travel industry is not ready for GST	The Star
27 Mar 15	MCA’s SME bureau all set to help business community	The Star
27 Mar 15	No GST for baby milk formula	The Star
27 Mar 15	Customs expert to answer readers’ questions today	The Star
26 Mar 15	Analysts expect weaker new car sales in March	Business Times
26 Mar 15	Government to appoint seven banks to help Customs Dept in GST implementation	New Straits Times
26 Mar 15	Retailers asked for pledge not to hike prices	The Edge Financial Daily
26 Mar 15	MIA: Professional accountants generally are ready for GST	The Malaysian Reserve
26 Mar 15	More firms urged to attend free GST workshops	The Star
26 Mar 15	Retailers still upbeat on 2015	Business Times
26 Mar 15	Pikom sees short-term post-GST impact on ICT sector	New Straits Times
26 Mar 15	GST charges to impact repetitive banking transactions	The Edge Financial Daily
26 Mar 15	GST - Are we prepared?	The Malaysian Reserve
26 Mar 15	24-hour ops room to monitor post-GST prices	The Star
26 Mar 15	London bullion gold bar demand likely to pick up	Business Times
26 Mar 15	Investment precious metals will be GST-exempt, says association	The Edge Financial Daily
26 Mar 15	Pikom sees short-term post-GST impact on ICT sector	The Malaysian Reserve
26 Mar 15	Wee: Educate and not penalise traders	The Star
26 Mar 15	UK Customs to help prevent 'GST fraud'	Business Times
26 Mar 15	GST complies with Syariah principles. 'cleans' fraud by traders	The Malaysian Reserve
26 Mar 15	Gold bullion is GST-exempted	The Malaysian Reserve
26 Mar 15	'War room' to deal with price hike grouses	New Straits Times
24 Mar 15	Tourist can claim GST refunds	New Straits Times
24 Mar 15	Retailers 'pressured' to absorb some GST costs	The Malaysian Reserve
24 Mar 15	USD, not GST, giving businesses a headache	The Star
24 Mar 15	'Price manipulation for profiteering an offence'	New Straits Times
23 Mar 15	Questions remain on indirect effects of GST	The Star
23 Mar 15	Doctors who rent space at private hospitals subject to GST	The Star
23 Mar 15	7-Eleven: GST will not hit sales	Business Times
23 Mar 15	Vehicle prices to go down, says Customs	New Straits Times
23 Mar 15	GST unlikely to cause tummy ache ... maybe just a touch of indigestion	The Star
23 Mar 15	Lower GST for businesses in Sabah and Sarawak, Govt urged	The Star
23 Mar 15	Customs: GST will lower car prices by up to 3%	The Edge Malaysia
23 Mar 15	GST will boost farmers' productivity	New Straits Times
23 Mar 15	No more service tax on credit cards	The Star
23 Mar 15	Booming sales, thanks to GST	The Star
23 Mar 15	GST – a matter of interpretation	The Star
20 Mar 15	Goods and Services Tax: Families share their concerns	The Star
20 Mar 15	Pharmaceutical stocks rally on positive news flow	The Edge Financial Daily
20 Mar 15	Bosch to keep products pricing prior to GST	The Malaysian Reserve
20 Mar 15	Govt tells us to save but buys new jet, say the poor on GST	The Edge Financial Daily
20 Mar 15	LME copper removals almost double amid GST concern	The Malaysian Reserve
20 Mar 15	Angkasa calls co-ops to form larger groups	The Star
20 Mar 15	Car insurance to go up by 6%	The Star
20 Mar 15	MAI expects higher vehicle sales this month	The Star
20 Mar 15	GST need not paint a bleak picture for art collectors, says CEO	The Star
20 Mar 15	Old Master Q roped in	The Star
19 Mar 15	‘No change, GST begins on April 1’	The Star
19 Mar 15	Poor have little to cheer about GST	The Edge Financial Daily
19 Mar 15	Scrapping GST seen as 'not a good idea'	The Malaysian Reserve
19 Mar 15	Consumer sentiments cautious as GST looms near deadline	The Malaysian Reserve
17 Mar 15	Meeting on issues faced by specialist doctors over GST	The Star
17 Mar 15	Subromaniam: Businesses can save costs from new taxation	The Star
17 Mar 15	Minister: GST no 'haram'	New Straits Times
17 Mar 15	Customs to get more firms to register for GST	New Straits Times
9 Mar 15	Policyholders worry over losing their coverage	The Star
9 Mar 15	SST refund for stock held on April 1	The Star
9 Mar 15	Insurance fees to go up by 6%	The Star
9 Mar 15	Cheaper goods in long run	New Straits Times
9 Mar 15	GST questions abound	Focus Malaysia
9 Mar 15	Traditional Chinese medicine to get costlier post-GST	The Edge Financial Daily
4 Mar 15	Manicures, facials and hair treatments subjected to GST	The Star
4 Mar 15	UEC fees exempted from new tax	The Star
4 Mar 15	GST on medicine will strain govt.'s healthcare expenditure	The Malaysian Reserve
3 Mar 15	MCA man: Traders with no Internet access may not be aware of GST procedures	The Star
3 Mar 15	42,000 businesses fail to meet GST deadline	The Star
3 Mar 15	100 companies fined over GST deadline breach	The Star
2 Mar 15	Clampdown on GST dodgers
2 Mar 15	Maintenance fees may go up over 10% with GST, residents warned
2 Mar 15	345,376 businesses signed up by Feb 28
2 Mar 15	GST weighing on automotive industry
24 Feb 15	Funds still available for GST talks by NGOs	Business Times
24 Feb 15	NGOs allocated RM10,000 each to educate public	The Malaysian Reserve
24 Feb 15	Rosmah hopes GST will curb prices of house calls for housewives like her	The Edge Financial Daily
23 Feb 15	Firms given warning about GST	New Straits Times
22 Feb 15	50,000 companies reminded to register for GST: Ahmad Maslan
18 Feb 15	Deadline to register for GST looms
Jan 15	Are overseas principals supplying goods to Malaysian purchasers subject to goods and services tax ("GST") in Malaysia?

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