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BNPL: Over RM122m In Outstanding Payments Owed

Aug 08, 2025

Buy Now Pay Later Account holders owe nearly 122 million ringgit in unpaid and outstanding balances.

However, the Finance Ministry assured that this is still a manageable figure, since it's only slightly over 3% of the total BNPL loan balance

The ministry adds that a 2024 study also found that BNPL users generally exhibit good financial discipline.

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The Education Ministry has assured that all boarding schools nationwide are safe.

This, amid claims that some parents in Sabah are reluctant to send their kids to such schools due to bullying.

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Nearly 18 thousand undocumented migrants were being held at immigration detention centers nationwide as of last month.

The Home Ministry says over 10% of them are children, but assured that they were detained with at least one parent, and were not separated from their families.

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All 11 local authorities across Pahang have been instructed to stop issuing licenses for the sale of vape products.

This, as part of the state's efforts to ban vaping and the use of e-cigarettes starting next year.

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At last look, Johan Setia, Selangor is the only area in the country reporting an unhealthy air quality reading.  

Meanwhile, nearly 50 other areas are recording moderate API readings.  

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Benjamin Nethanyahu says Israel plans to take full control of the Gaza Strip, despite international concerns that a full military takeover would have catastrophic consequences for the Palestinians in the territory.