SNAPSHOT | Govt mulls new law for foreign e-commerce platforms; 340 evacuated in Perak floods

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E-commerce

• A new law to regulate foreign e-commerce sites is on the cards as the government seeks to tackle counterfeit goods being sold online and better protect local small enterprises.

  Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Armizan Ali said the law is also aimed at fostering accountability among foreign e-commerce platforms, as they currently are not required to have a Malaysian representative.

  According to Malay Mail Online, Armizan said the proposed law could require foreign platforms to register a Malaysian entity and comply with local regulations.

  The ministry plans to table the proposal in the cabinet next month, Armizan told a special chamber sitting in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday.

Floods

• More than 340 people have been evacuated from their homes in parts of Perak as of this morning due to flooding, which began late last night.

  

  About 297 individuals from 102 families from the Larut, Matang, and Selama districts have been housed in shelters, said the State Disaster Management secretariat, Bernama reported.

  Meanwhile, some 51 individuals from 16 families in Kampar have been staying in temporary shelters since June 20 after their village was cut off by a water surge.

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