On 17 September 2026 the government raised the monthly electricity consumption threshold that separates a protected household from an exposed one. It moved from 600 kilowatt-hours to 800. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced it the same day, after a special meeting at the Ministry of Finance that ran about an...
Haze Operations Playbook: IPU Bands, Outdoor Staff and Booked Events
Almost everything published about the haze this month is a health story or a news story. Both have their place. Neither tells a business owner what to do on a Tuesday morning when three of the crew are outside, two riders are on the road and the reading is climbing....
SKBBK: the 0.75% LINDUNG 24 JAM deduction on your payslip
There has been a new line on Malaysian payslips since June 2026. It is small, it comes out of the employee's side, and most published explainers stop at the rate. The part worth knowing is what happened to the first month's money. Those contributions were mandatory when they were deducted,...
PERKESO’s contribution text file changes on 1 October 2026
If you file SOCSO and EIS contributions by uploading a text file to PERKESO, the file you have been using expires at the end of this month. From 1 October 2026 the new format is the only one PERKESO will take. The deadline has not had much airing. The format...
E-Invoice Exemption Below RM3 Million: The Group Test Decides
On 1 September 2026 the e-Invoice exemption floor moved from RM1 million to RM3 million. LHDN says that takes more than 1.1 million traders out of the regime. For Malaysian small business it is the largest single piece of relief from this system so far. It is also narrower than...