THERE is concern from the general public over the where about of the items of untaxed goods through smuggling that were confiscated by the Royal Custom in Malaysia, especially in Sabah.
What is the procedure on handling or the action taken to destroy the said item like cigarette, beer, alcoholic drinks and other items, and whether some of these items reappeared on the street and market?
This question was raised by the Member of Parliament Kota Kinabalu Dr. Hiew King Cheu recently in Parliament on the 15th of April 2010.
In a written reply, the Finance Ministry explained that all the confiscated items are destroyed following the instruction from the Director General of the Custom Department under Section 127(2) OF THE Custom Act 1967, Section 65(3) of the Excel Act 1976, and the Section 53(3) of the Sale Tax Act 1972.
To answer on whether the items like cigarette and alcoholic drinks confiscated by KDRM supposed to be destroyed had reappeared on the streets and the market in Sabah, the ministry said this is not true.
These items will be destroyed after investigation carried out and court proceeding completed, after this the items usually expired on their expiry date and cannot be used again. Therefore, there is no chance for the items confiscated by KDRM as mentioned to be resold and reappeared in the market.
The MP suggests that the KDRM should disclose and make public the confiscated items before the items were to be destroyed to show the transparency and accountability. The public should be invited to witness all these procedure when destroying the items following the list published.
On the alcoholic drinks confiscated by the KDRM which we saw in many news publications, these are the items that can be stored for a long time and with no expiry dates. We seldom see these items, sometimes in many lorry container loads that were confiscated being destroyed?
At least a thorough investigation is be carried out on what has been brought up, and take into account the fact that this does not just happened yesterday. This is affecting the business and the market as a whole.
If the untaxed and smuggled goods can flood the market in Sabah, there must be something that the KDRM did not do right. In Sabah, we can see illegal untaxed cigarette being sold openly in the streets among many other items. Thus, we call for a stiff action by KDRM to be taken to tackle the activities on illegal activities and it is urgent. -Sabahkini
Saturday, April 24, 2010
ENIGMA ON UNTAXED GOODS AT KDRM?
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the MP suggestion about the KDRM should disclose and make public confiscated items before the items were to be destroyed to show the transparency and accountability, was a good idea...this will show that the KDRM really do their job...the untaxed and smuggle goods no doubt has affecting the business and the market as a whole...govt should build up and apply an effective and efficient methods to settle down this matter...cooperation from NGO, GO, and people is needed to prevent this issue....
ReplyDeleteI thought once confiscated and the things will be destroy. Funny. I gotta agree on the MP suggestion. To disclose and make public of the confiscated items before destroy will show that there is no hanky-panky going on..
ReplyDeleteuntaxed and smuggled goods are either safe or not to use should be prevented from entering our market to protect our public and the market in Sabah. stiff action by KDRM must be taken to tackle these activities.
ReplyDeleteuii macam sedap ja minuman tu oo.. hahahhaa
ReplyDeleteahaaaa.... nanannaaa, aku tau tu di mana!!! hehehhee (kejap aa, aku tilik2 dulu):P
ReplyDeleteSaya harap perkara ni dapat perhatian daripada pihak yg berkenaan, jgn sampai terlepas pandang nanti tambah masalah ja..
Yup and who is the one who buying all those things? Its Sabahan themselves... So who is actually let these things happen? Sabahan themselves...but for sure we dont want this kind of situation.... So make a changes do not waiting for a changes...... Good Luck
ReplyDeleteWell, good luck to the Custom Law Enforcers in order to curb illegal smugglings.
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree that the list of confiscated items should be made known to the public to promote transparency. That way, we could reduce the chances of abuse or misconduct from the Royal Customs.
ReplyDeleteactually bukan suma salah ni kastam...yang bawa masuk ni untaxed goods ni harus dikenalpasti dan di mana lubang2 di negeri kita yang menjadi laluan kepada mereka2 ni...lu kastam xda wat keja, mana la ada rampasan kan...but walau pa pun, perlu ada satu jalan penyelesaian yang mantap dan boleh diguna pakai bagi membendung masalah ini..as nicole tasha said' from sabahan themselves'.....
ReplyDeleteKalau tiada angin manakan pokok bergoyang? Walau orang-orang atas lantang bersuara mengatakan tiada isu barangan tiada cukai dipasarkan di Sabah....siapa yang tahu kalau orang-orang bawah buat kerja atau tidak?
ReplyDeleteSometimes, there are some people within the customs who took the confiscated goods and sold them off for profits. Transparency is definitely needed.
ReplyDeleteWell,i heard someone said at the coffee shop that they confiscate and then take some and sell outside for cheap to supplier or whoever wants it..:)
ReplyDeleteThis is why we need to have more transparency so that any abuse or misconduct can be avoided.
ReplyDeleteThe businessmen should also have some sort of business ethics, things that have no expiry dates or long expired should not even be sold to the public.
ReplyDeleteall Sabahan, support our state government and do not buy smuggled items. any smuggled activities should be reported..
ReplyDeletesay NO to smuggled goods and smuggler...
ReplyDeleteThe public must report to the authorities if there's any smuggled activities happening. A co-operation from the people is a must.
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