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Indonesia, Malaysia mount protest to EU over palm oil curbs
JAKARTA / BRUSSELS: Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Prime Minister Mahatir Mohamad have signed a joint letter of objection to the European Union over its plan to phase out the use of palm oil in renewable fuel, and sent delegations
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Killed by elephant, mauled by lions
SOUTH AFRICA: Park authorities recovered the remains of a suspected rhino poacher they believe was killed by an elephant before his remains were devoured by a pride of lions earlier this week. In a statement released by South African National
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Rantau by-election: early voters exercise their right today
SEREMBAN: Early voting for the Rantau state by-election began at 8 am today at two voting centres, namely the Sendayan air base and Rantau police station. It involves 110 voters, with eight of them voting by post, while 74 others,
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Azmin: New business model among proposals in Felda White Paper
SEREMBAN: The tabling of a White Paper on the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) in Parliament on Wednesday will, among others, propose a new business model for the management of Felda farms and guaranteed welfare aid for the settlers. Economic
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Najib kidnap plotters acquittal overturned for trio
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal overturned the acquittal of a trio by finding them guilty of plotting to kidnap former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak and several other Umno leaders. They were acquitted two years ago. Ex-soldiers Nor Azmi Jalani
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Arshad Ismail Bank Pembangunan CEO cum president
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Maybank Islamic Berhad global banking business head Arshad Mohamed Ismail has been appointed as president/group chief executive officer of Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Bhd (BPMB) with effect from today. Arshad began his career in 1995 as a lawyer
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Anwar confused by Chinese support for BN
RANTAU: PKR President Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says he has no words to describe the situation if Chinese still want to vote for Barisan Nasional (BN) after being regarded as ‘penumpang’ (free-loaders) by a leader of that coalition. Speaking at
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Fuziah: Tabung Haji back on track
KUALA LUMPUR: Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) is back on track supported by the current board of directors and new management team who understands the TH Act completely, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs) Fuziah Salleh said today. She
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Sabah Amanah to help DAP candidate in Sandakan
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) Sabah will mobilise its machinery and members to ensure victory for Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate from DAP in the Sandakan parliamentary by-election this May 11. Its chairman, Haris Alimudin, said Amanah is confident
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EPF adopts United Nations-supported Investment Principles
KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has signed the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment. This formally underlined the pension fund’s commitment towards responsible investing as well as environment, social and governance (ESG), said chief executive officer Tunku Alizakri
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