HANOI, June 4 — The 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Customs Directors-General Meeting, with a packed agenda of 12 key items, will shape customs cooperation in the near future.

PUTRAJAYA, April 2 — The government is closely monitoring enforcement agencies to prevent fraud in a move towards fighting corruption, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 23 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department has collected a revenue of RM55.1 billion in 2023, exceeding the target of RM 53.5 billion, with a surplus of RM1.6 billion or three per cent.

KUANTAN, Sept 29 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) foiled bold-faced smuggling in broad daylight on the highway when it seized 24,000 cartons of contraband cigarettes with an estimated tax duty of RM3.206 million.

JAKARTA, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Customs officials from Malaysia and Indonesia recently gathered in Medan, North Sumatra, to review past efforts, address challenges, and pave the way for future collaborations to enhance cross-border trade.

KOTA KINABALU, Dec 22  — Sabah Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) seized four containers containing contraband cigarettes and liquor worth RM1.14 million in two separate raids this month.

SONGKHLA, June 25 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) will step up checks at border gates to curb the smuggling of cannabis, including products containing banned substances, into Malaysia.

SEPANG, Nov 19 — Selangor police have detained five men who allegedly torched a Customs Department officer’s vehicle last Tuesday.

SHAH ALAM, June 3 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department has managed to foil two attempts to smuggle liquor in Port Klang on May 3 and May 29, with estimated duties of more than RM1.3 million.

PORT KLANG, May 2 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) plans to have seven more drones for use to carry out border surveillance, especially to identify illegal jetties used by smugglers.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — Innovative public policies to curb corrupt practices need to be formulated to address Malaysia's declining position in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2020 (CPI).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — Three Customs-related bills, namely, the Customs (Amendment) Bill 2020, Excise (Amendment) Bill 2020 and Free Zones (Amendment) Bill 2020 were passed at the Dewan Rakyat today.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 8 — Excise duty for electronic cigarette devices, non-electronic cigarette devices as well as electronic cigarettes and vape gel or juices, including non-nicotine types, will be imposed during importation, with exceptions given to local manufacturers, said Royal Malaysian Customs Department director-general Datuk Seri Abdul Latif Abdul Kadir.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 2 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department has settled the  Goods and Services Tax (GST) refund claims amounting to RM4.006 billion, involving 40,280 claims to 27,426 companies for the period between June 22 and November 30 this year.

JAKARTA, Dec 2 — The online Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Customs Transit System (ACTS) was officially launched on November 30 to accelerate trade in goods by road within Southeast Asia, reported Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 — A senior Sarawak Customs officer received a death threat when a letter containing two bullets was found at his house’s parking lot on Thursday (November 26).

DENGKIL, Nov 25 — Cigarette smuggling syndicates are getting slicker, using various methods to bring the contraband items into the country, said Royal Malaysian Customs (JKDM) director-general Datuk Seri Abdul Latif Abdul Kadir.

SONGKHLA, Sept 27 — Thai Customs seized 200,000 cigarette packs of various brands worth RM2.2 million believed to have been smuggled in from Malaysia during an operation here on Thursday.