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Tourism Tax in Malaysia 2026: The RM10 a Night Malaysians Never Pay, and the Johor Rule That Changed on 1 September
A new federal regulation quietly took effect on 1 September 2026. P.U. (A) 307, the Tourism Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2026, moves Johor out of Malaysia's Friday-Saturday weekend group for tourism tax administration, so the tourism tax offices there now open 7.30am to 4pm Monday to Friday instead of 8am to 4pm Sunday to Thursday. It is a small change with a long backstory, and it lands on top of a rate order gazetted only nine months ago. We read all four instruments on the Customs Department's own portal and set out what tourism tax is, who actually pays it, who is exempt, and the separate island levy that is not tourism tax at all.
8 International Schools in Penang 2026: Where the RM60,000 Tax Line Falls, and the Year Group That Crosses It
Since 1 July 2025, private and international school fees above RM60,000 per student per academic year carry 6 per cent service tax. In Penang that line does not separate the expensive schools from the affordable ones. It cuts through the middle of individual schools. At Prince of Wales Island International School the Balik Pulau Year 10 fee is RM60,300, which is RM300 over. At Dalat the top grade is RM59,000, which is RM1,000 under. At Stonyhurst the Malaysian rate card tops out at RM59,850, RM150 below the line, while the non-Malaysian card crosses it four year groups earlier. Here is every published 2026/2027 number from eight Penang schools, read off their own fee pages.