Popular insurance broker, a robber?

China Press headlined that a robber who nearly killed someone, turned out to be a popular insurance broker from a top-ranking insurance company, known for his affluent lifestyle and luxury Audi car.

He has been resorting to disguising himself as a food delivery rider since 2019 due to financial recklessness, often targeting individuals wearing jewelry or gold accessories in tea shops, scouting on his motorcycle for opportunities to commit thievery. Over the years, he has committed at least 7 cases.

Nanyang Daily reported that the analysis conducted by market experts concludes that among gasoline cars, hybrid cars, and electric cars, hybrid cars have the lowest operating costs, making them the best value for money compared to the others.

Sin Chew Daily, Kwong Wah Daily and Guang Ming Daily front paged that Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek yesterday announced that students who achieve 10’A’s or above in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) will will be offered a place in matriculation courses.

Currently, the 712 outstanding students who did not secure placements will be admitted by the third week of August at the latest.

Editorial

Nanyang Daily said the latest data from the Finance Ministry revealed that the total revenue during the implementation periods of GST and SST shows that the average annual revenue from SST is 51.6% less than that from GST.

The daily suggests that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim should consider seriously reinstating GST to boost government revenue.

Sin Chew Daily said the loopholes in the anti-hoping law have been fully exposed and will be difficult to enforce in the future.

All political parties should return to the Parliament to revise and plug these loopholes to curb defections (including various forms of covert support for opposing factions), the daily added.