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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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Dr M: I did not change Najib’s seating arrangement
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he was not involved in the seating arrangement of his predecessor Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak during the Installation of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Tuesday. He said matters concerning seating
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Prioritise klia2 issues, MAHB
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Group Bhd has called on Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) to prioritise more critical operational and passenger experience issues at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s second terminal (klia2) rather than the proposed plans to integrate klia2 with
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IRB sues Ku Nan over RM57.17 mil in unpaid taxes
KUALA LUMPUR: The government, through the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), is suing Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor to claim RM57.17 million in unpaid taxes since 2012. The suit was filed at the High Court here on July
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Jho Low’s influence over Najib’s Ambank accounts revealed
KUALA LUMPUR: Ambank’s former relationship manager Joanne Yu Ging Ping testified in court on the influence that fugitive businessman Jho Low had over former premier, Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s bank accounts. He even created code words for certain fund transfer
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Dr M: Govt still awaits Lynas’ proposal on waste disposal
PUTRAJAYA: The government is still awaiting Lynas Corp’s proposal in dealing with its rare-earth processing waste, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. “We are giving this condition to Lynas that they should have a plan for dealing with their
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Resolve our housing woes by acquiring the land, MB
SHAH ALAM: A group of 30 ex-Bukit Beruntung estate workers staged a protest in front of the Selangor state secretariat building in their attempts to resolve their housing woes. Accompanied by PSM secretary general A Sivarajan they submitted a memorandum
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PAS: Pakatan’s ‘civil war’ will damage Malaysia
PUCHONG: The infighting within Pakatan Harapan and the purported power struggle among its leaders will dent Malaysia’s progress. In a statement, PAS deputy president Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said the apparent rift within PKR was also undermining Prime
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Dr M denies proposed takeover of highways put on hold
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today denied that the proposed RM6.2 billion takeover of four highway concessionaires has been put on hold pending a review. He also refuted a news report saying that the plan was initiated without
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