If you hold Malaysian REITs in your portfolio, you need to know about a tax change that took effect this year. It is a big one. Malaysia has scrapped the flat 10% withholding tax on REIT distributions that has been in place for years. For Singaporean and other foreign investors, the new rate is 30%. That is a threefold increase, effective from the 2026 year of assessment. For Malaysian investors, the picture is more nuanced. Some will actually pay less tax than before. Others will pay significantly more. It all depends on where you sit on the income ladder. Here is what changed, who it affects, and what you should do about it. What changed For years, Malaysia offered one of the simplest REIT tax structures in the region. No matter who you were, whether a local retiree, a salaried KL professional, a Singaporean investor, or a global fund, your REIT distribution was taxed at a flat 10% withholding tax....