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Miti is targeting 10,000 charging stations by 2025, comprising 1,000 units direct current type and 9,000 units alternating current or slow charging. - Photo 123rf

Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said Malaysia is seriously looking into policies that will support energy sectors to ensure that the EV ecosystem is complete and fully supported, including standards, certification and verification related to charging systems and battery disposal activities. - Photo 123rf

Associate Professor Ahmed Razman Latiff of Putra Business School (PBS) says illicit cigarettes remain one of the biggest challenges in the country and Putrajaya should strengthen enforcement before increasing excise duty. 

Cigarette smuggling in the country dropped by six per cent last year following the imposition of excise duty on cigarettes and tobacco products beginning January 2021, said Customs director-general Abdul Latif Abdul Kadir. - Bernama Photo