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DPM: 100 basic goods programme to reduce prices
PUTRAJAYA: The National Cost of Living Action Council (MTSHN) will implement the 100 Basic Goods Programme (BA100), an initiative which is aimed at reducing the prices of goods and the role of middlemen, and boosting the production of basic goods.
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Maszlee: PPD investigating case of female student beaten by teacher
PUCHONG: The Johor Bahru district education department (PPD) has commenced investigation into the case where a female student was caned by a teacher for allegedly calling the latter ‘ah qua lao shi’ (effeminate teacher) for no reason. In a statement,
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MACC: Ex-DPM Zahid to be charged tomorrow and Thursday
PUTRAJAYA: Former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will be charged in the Kuala Lumpur sessions court tomorrow and the Shah Alam sessions court the following day, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said today. In a statement,
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Mat Sabu: Malaysia Airlines responsible for missing appointment with PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Defence minister Mohamad Sabu missed an important meeting with Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad in London on June 16 due to a flight delay, according to a Defence Ministry statement. The defence minister was supposed to have boarded
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Latheefa takes oath as new MACC chief commissioner
KUALA LUMPUR: Latheefa Koya took her oath of office as chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at Istana Negara today. Sultan Abdullah presented her the letter of
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Haziq: I’m a victim in a political game of thrones
LANGKAWI: Muhammad Haziq Abdullah Abdul Aziz had wanted to run for public office in the future but his dreams have been dashed following the recent sex video scandal. His shocking admission that he was the man in the video clip
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Laos confirms first outbreaks of African swine fever
VIENTIANE: Laos has recently reported its first cases of African swine fever, confirming outbreaks of the disease in its southern province of Salavan, reported Vietnam News Agency, quoting the country’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The Southeast Asian nation detected
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Trump on rape accuser: ‘She’s not my type’
US President Donald Trump on Monday once again vigorously denied allegations by a magazine advice columnist that he sexually assaulted her in the 1990s in a New York department store dressing room, adding: “She’s not my type.” Trump made the
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Stocks mixed ahead of G20
Asian equities were mixed Tuesday as investors sat on their hands days before this week’s crucial meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, while gold hit a fresh six-year high on a weaker dollar and the US-Iran crisis. While the
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Pakistan insists on Qatar World Cup workers’ rights
Pakistan will insist on proper labour rights for an army of its citizens working on Qatar’s football World Cup infrastructure, the country’s foreign minister said Monday, after repeated reports of abuses. The gas-rich Gulf state has embarked on a huge construction
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