Border corruption resurfaces as EPF income drops 13%, tsunami threat hits Japan, and Chinese capital fuels Indonesia’s aluminium boom.

🇲🇾 Malaysia

• The ‘flying passport’ racket persists at Johor checkpoints due to weak disciplinary action.
  
• Offenders are transferred, not sacked—prompting calls for institutional reform.
  
• Finance Ministry scraps High Value Goods Tax amid broader fiscal realignment.
  
• EPF investment income drops 13% amid weak global markets.
  

🌍 International

• Japan issues 3m tsunami warning after 8.7-magnitude quake near Russia.
  
• Coastal evacuations and wave impact expected from 10am–11.30am local time.
  

🌏 Asia

• Chinese billionaires drive aluminium expansion in Indonesia.
  
• Projects forecast to boost output fivefold by 2030.
  
• Analysts warn of energy constraints and resource sustainability.

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