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Consumers in Malaysia were the 6th biggest spenders on TikTok Shop last year, as the e-commerce platform recorded an impressive gross merchandise value (GMV) of USD2.724 billion or ~RM12.07 billion in the country. Moreover, it’s a significant increase from 2023 - a 104% year-on-year increase, to be exact - when TikTok Shop recorded a USD1.3 billion or ~RM5.77 billion in Malaysia.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced that the authorities have blocked access to 1675 websites selling illegal pharmaceutical products in Malaysia. The action was taken under Operation Pangea XVI nationwide from 3 to 10 October, with various products worth over half a million ringgit also confiscated.