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#2026
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Airport Tax in Malaysia Explained: PSC, Departure Levy, the RM1 Regulatory Charge and SST on Your Air Ticket
On an RM120 AirAsia ticket from klia2 to Singapore, RM59 is government and airport charges and another RM18 is fuel surcharge. We read the Malaysia Airports, CAAM and Customs rules on 18 October 2026 to explain each line: the RM11, RM50 or RM73 PSC, the RM8 to RM150 departure levy, the RM1 regulatory charge and 8% SST on domestic fares.
Florists and Flower Delivery in KL and Klang Valley 2026: Bouquet Prices, Same-Day Cut-Offs and Delivery Fees Compared
We read the price lists and delivery terms of eight KL and Klang Valley florists on 18 October 2026, from BloomThis and Flower Chimp to studio shops in Pudu, Bangsar and Ara Damansara. A bouquet starts at RM35 to RM99, delivery runs from free to RM100, and the same-day cut-off falls anywhere between 2pm and 5pm.
Badminton Court Rates in Ipoh 2026: RM10 to RM20 an Hour, and Why 10pm Is the Cheapest Time to Play
We read the live rate cards of eight Ipoh-area badminton halls on 18 October 2026, from Falim and Jalan Raja Musa Aziz to Tambun, Ulu Kinta and Lahat. An hour costs RM10 to RM20, the after-work band is the dearest, and two halls cut their price after 10pm to as little as RM10 an hour.
Dying Without a Will in Malaysia 2026: Your Spouse Does Not Get Everything, and Sabah Uses a Different Rulebook
If a non-Muslim Malaysian dies without a will leaving a spouse, children and one surviving parent, section 6 of the Distribution Act 1958 gives the spouse one quarter, the children one half and the parent one quarter. Almost nobody expects the third name on that list. Cross the sea to Sabah and the same family is governed by a different statute, the Intestate Succession Ordinance 1960, under which the spouse takes one third, the children take the rest and the surviving parent takes nothing at all. We read both texts in full on 9 September 2026, along with the Small Estates (Distribution) Act 1955. Three things in them are almost never reported: the parent's share, a Sabah rule that reduces a married daughter's portion by whatever her parents settled on her at her marriage, and a definition of "child" that quietly excludes children adopted under the wrong one of Malaysia's two adoption laws.
The Gig Workers Tribunal Heard Its First Case on 1 September. No Lawyers Were Allowed in the Room
Malaysia's Gig Workers Tribunal sat for the first time on 1 September 2026, at the Kuching labour office in Sarawak. The case was an e-hailing worker against GrabCar Sdn Bhd over Saver Trips, Advance Booking and cashback incentives, and the worker argued it himself because section 36 of the Gig Workers Act 2025 bars advocates and solicitors from representing anyone before the Tribunal. The hearing was adjourned for further testimony. We read the gazetted Act 872 clause by clause and it answers two questions the first case raises: how a rider actually gets to the Tribunal, which is not by walking in, and who the Act covers, which for anyone not working through a platform is a list of exactly nine services printed in the Schedule. Freelance design, copywriting, coding and tutoring are not on it.
Nursing Home Prices in KL and the Klang Valley 2026: The Room Moves the Bill Five Times Further Than the Illness
Only one Klang Valley nursing home publishes its full price grid, and it settles an argument most families never get to have. At Seavoy in Desa Melawati, moving an ambulant resident from a 6 to 8 bedded ward into a large single room adds RM3,200 a month. Moving that same resident from the lightest care category to bedridden, in the same room, adds RM600 to RM700. The room is the expensive decision, not the diagnosis. We read eight Klang Valley operators' own websites on 9 September 2026 and found four that publish a ringgit figure and four that do not, one brand charging RM2,100 more for the same all-inclusive package by postcode, one publishing four different prices for the same two-bedded room, and a service tax question that turns on which government department the home is registered with.
Merdeka & Malaysia Day Deals 2026, Re-Checked 9 October: What Outlived the Season -- IKEA's Car Draw to 13 Nov, MR.DIY's Malaysian-Made Sale Extended to 31 Oct, GSC Vouchers to 31 Oct
Re-checked on 9 October 2026, three weeks after Malaysia Day. Of the eight Merdeka/Malaysia Month promos this page tracked, three still run: IKEA's GWM HAVAL H6 HEV draw (Draw 3 pool opens 14 October), MR.DIY's Jom Beli Barangan Malaysia, quietly extended from 30 September to 31 October, and GSC's Malaysia Month Aurum vouchers, valid to 31 October. AEON's Malaysia Day flyers, Watsons' September waves, Universal Traveller's 9.9 codes and McDonald's RM39.90 bundle are all over.