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Dr M: SVP2030 to produce bumiputra with integrity
KUALA LUMPUR: The government aims to nurture a new generation of bumiputera who hold firmly to good moral values and integrity through the Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 (SPV2030) launched last Saturday, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Prime Minister Tun
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Dr M: Review of poverty line already started
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the government had already started reviewing the poverty line from March to give a better picture of the poverty situation in the country. He told the Dewan Rakyat sitting today that
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1MDB: MACC issued compound to 80 individuals, entities
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) had issued compound notices to 80 individuals and entities that received money totalling RM420 million, believed to have originated from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), said chief commissioner Latheefa Koya. She said the individuals and
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Khazanah to further pare down debt to RM35-RM40 bln
KUALA LUMPUR: Khazanah Nasional Bhd is to further pare down its debt to between RM35-RM40 billion from RM47 billion currently via continued assets disposal and investment sales activities, Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said. The disposals and
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Lim: Govt mulls two-tier pricing system for private hospitals
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is looking at the possibility of having a two-tier pricing system for private hospitals, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. “We want to see a cheaper cost for our patients, maybe even suggesting a two-tier pricing
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Food poisoning: Nasi lemak mars Malay Dignity Congress
SHAH ALAM: The nasi lemak served by the organiser of the Kongres Maruah Melayu (Malay Dignity Congress) held yesterday was found to be the cause of the food poisoning that affected 197 participants. Selangor Health Director Datuk Dr Khalid Ibrahim
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Pope to conservatives: Embrace changes in Church
Pope Francis appealed to conservatives yesterday not to be bound by the status quo as he opened an assembly of bishops to discuss the future of the Roman Catholic Church in the Amazon, including the possibility of introducing married priests.
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Second whistleblower in Trump-Ukraine scandal comes forward
WASHINGTON: A second whistleblower has come forward with first-hand knowledge of President Donald Trump’s attempts to get the Ukrainian president to investigate a political rival, lawyers for the official said yesterday. Lawyer Mark Zaid said the person, also an intelligence
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Chinese soldiers in HK warn protesters as emergency rules fail to quell unrest
HONG KONG: Chinese soldiers issued a warning to Hong Kong protesters yesterday who shone lasers at their barracks in the city, in the first direct interaction with mainland military forces in four months of anti-government demonstrations. The People’s Liberation Army
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Iraqi protests: Death toll soars to 104
BAGHDAD: Death toll in Baghdad protests and other Iraqi cities rose to 104 with more than 6,000 people wounded, including security members, Xinhua news agency reported, quoting a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior yesterday. In a press conference, spokesman
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