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MTEM: Abolish NEP at your own peril, Anwar
PUCHONG: The Malay Economic Action Council (MTEM) warned PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today not to replace the New Economic Policy (NEP) with a needs-based policy. In a statement, MTEM chief executive officer Ahmad Yazid Othman said that anyone
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Panda cub ‘Yi Yi’ born in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: The second Malaysian-born giant panda finally has a name – ‘Yi Yi’, which means friendship. Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr Xavier Jayakumar announced the 19-month-old female panda cub’s name at a ceremony at the Zoo Negara
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Toddler kidnapped from Indian railway station gang-raped, beheaded
Shocking footage shows a 3-year-old girl being abducted from a railway station as she was sleeping, before being allegedly gang-raped and beheaded by two men in India. The girl, who was sleeping next to her mother, was picked up by
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‘Ghost Smoke’ candies seized in nationwide checks
PUTRAJAYA: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) seized 1,762 packets of ‘Ghost Smoke’ candy during inspections on 2,401 business premises nationwide last month. Its enforcement director, Datuk Iskandar Halim Sulaiman, said in a statement that the ministry had
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Saudi Arabia lifts travel restrictions on women, grants them more control
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has allowed adult women to travel without permission and granted them more control over family matters, further eroding a heavily criticized male guardianship system at a time of heightened scrutiny over its human rights record. A series
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Explosive device found in Bukit Damansara house compound
Police have found an improvised explosive device (IED) at the compound of a house in Bukit Damansara yesterday, said Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim. “The bomb disposable unit (UPB) deployed to inspect the object has confirmed (that)
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Hari Raya Aidiladha falls on August 11
KUALA LUMPUR: Muslims in Malaysia will celebrate Hari Raya Aidiladha on Sunday, August 11, the Office of the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal said in a statement. “In fulfilling the proclamation by Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong, after getting
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DAP to Fadhli: Kit Siang a Malaysian citizen, Zakir is not
PUCHONG: A DAP MP today hit back at Kota Bharu MP Ahmad Fadhli Shaari for asking DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang to leave Malaysia over his call for Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik to leave the country voluntarily. In a
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Hong Kong bankers to join rally over extradition bill
HONG KONG: Hundreds of workers at 34 banks joined calls for a citywide strike next week against the government’s handling of recent unrest which has rocked Hong Kong. The finance staff added their voices to an umbrella group of 95
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Logging activities at Kampung Tasik Cunex to cease immediately
IPOH: All logging activities in areas which may overlap with land claimed by the Orang Asli in Kampung Tasik Cunex, Gerik were immediately stopped until the discussion process between the state government and Orang Asli community was completed. The directive
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