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Agong: Develop the nation with unity
PUTRAJAYA: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today called on Malaysians to “migrate” towards building a developed country with strong unity and harmony as its base in conjunction with the Maal Hijrah 1441H celebration. His Majesty said
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China, USA impose additional tariffs on each other’s goods
BEIJING: China and the United States will begin imposing additional tariffs on each other’s goods on Sunday, the latest escalation in a bruising trade war despite signs talks would resume sometime this month. A new round of U.S. tariffs on
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MTUC: Raise mandatory retirement age to 65 and RM500 COLA
PUCHONG: A raise in the mandatory retirement age to 65 and a minimum monthly cost of living allowance (COLA) of RM500 are among Malaysian Trade Union Congress’ wish list for Budget 2020. Both are indications of a dire need for
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Mat Dan: ‘I became an accidental celebrity 6,000 miles from home’
As soon as Mohammed Kareef Daniel Abdullah steps out of his front door in Malaysia’s capital, it doesn’t take long before heads start turning and for his nickname to be shouted. “People say ‘Look, look it’s Mat Dan!’” his mother
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Sultan Nazrin admonishes self centred politicians
IPOH: The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah today criticised a handful of people, including leaders, who would compete to demonstrate their ego to the extent of lowering their self-esteem for the sake of gaining influence and political support. He
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Demonstrators to choke routes to Hong Kong international airport
HONG KONG: Pro-democracy demonstrators planned on Sunday to choke travel routes to Hong Kong’s international airport after a chaotic night of running battles between police and masked protesters, the latest wave of unrest to hit the Chinese-ruled city. Protest organizers
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New Malaysia derived from hijrah
PUCHONG: The New Malaysia concept originated from the meaning of ‘hijrah’, with Malaysians joining hands in rejecting practitioners and supporters of corruption, kleptocracy and nepotism, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. In her message in
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One killed, nine wounded in France after suspected knife attack
LYON: One person was killed and at least nine others wounded on Saturday in the city of Villeurbanne near Lyon in central France after a suspected knife attack, a police source told Reuters. A suspect carrying a knife was arrested,
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Five killed, including shooter, 21 injured in West Texas shooting
TEXAS: A white male in his 30s who was known to police killed four people and wounded 21 others on Saturday in a gun rampage between the west Texas cities of Midland and Odessa that started with a traffic stop
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Water level at Machap Dam critical
JOHOR BARU: The water level of the Machap Dam, which supplies water to the Simpang Renggam Water Treatment Plant (LRA), is at critical stage, according to Johor exco Jimmy Puah. Puah said the current reading was 14.45m, a drop from
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