Amira Aisya, acting Muda president, criticized Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s defense of the impending sales and service tax (SST) expansion on imported fruits, drawing parallels to former PM Najib Razak’s quinoa controversy. Anwar’s claim that the tax targets wealthy avocado consumers ignores its impact on affordable imported fruits like apples, vital for lower-income groups. Amira warned that the tax, including a five percent levy on fresh fish from July 1, will burden ordinary Malaysians. She questioned the sufficiency of local supply and the silence of government MPs on the issue.
Muda and Mahathir
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, in a TIME magazine interview, called Anwar a “smart operator” but accused his administration of corruption, likening him to jailed ex-PM Najib Razak, “he is a twin’.
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