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Budget 2020: Move to restore confidence in govt depts welcomed
KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s focus on strengthening institutions, governance and integrity is critical in restoring trust and confidence in the marketplace, Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM)’s president and chief executive officer, Michele Kythe Lin said. “This effort is key
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Budget 2020: Massive allocation for education will spur talent
KUALA LUMPUR: Microsoft Malaysia sees the massive RM64 billion allocation for education under Budget 2020 is aimed as at developing future-ready local talent, while empowering education, skill and talent development to provide a solid foundation for the country’s economy. It
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Budget 2020: Digital transformation is good but are we secured?
KUALA LUMPUR: Budget 2020 showed that Malaysia is anticipating a full year of technological revolution ahead with RM21.6 billion invested into 5G development, which would open a lot of opportunity as well as the need to step-up security in the
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Budget 2020: Developers should focus on affordable housing, says PAM
KUALA LUMPUR: Developers should never forget their duty in building affordable housing for the B40 and M40 segments despite the government’s move to reduce the price threshold for foreign buyers from RM 1 million to RM 600,000 to buy houses
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Budget 2020: Wealth creation opportunity for all, says Bursa Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Budget 2020 offers a wide range of programmes and incentives to help ensure businesses and Malaysians from all walks of life have opportunities for wealth creation and well-being under Shared Prosperity Vision 2030, said Bursa Malaysia chief executive
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Budget 2020: Get your live feeds here…
At 4pm today, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng is scheduled to deliver Budget 2020 speech at the Dewan Rakyat. Follow us here for snippets of the budget speech, exclusively from The Leaders Online: Overview of Budget 2020 Budget 2020 is
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Ramasamy: Charge those arrested for LTTE links in court
GEORGE TOWN: Penang deputy chief minister II P Ramasamy said that the seven people suspected to be involved with the defunct Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) group should not have been arrested under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act
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Fisherman charged with 22 counts of sexual assault on stepdaughter
IPOH: A fisherman in Manjung was charged with 22 counts of sexually assaulting his stepdaughter, including raping and filming her naked over the past three years. The 36-year-old is accused of committing the offences at a house in Kampung Tersusun
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Widad offers RM3 bln to acquire PLUS Expressways
KUALA LUMPUR: Integrated facility management and construction outfit, Widad Business Group (WBG) has offered to buy the PLUS Expressways Bhd concessionaires by taking over 51% of the concessionaires owned by Khazanah Nasional Bhd for RM1.5 billion cash, or 100% of
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Several residents of Azalea Apartments evacuated following landslide
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 65 residents of Azalea Apartments in Jalan Sri Penchala 1, Kampung Sri Penchala here, were forced to vacate their units following a landslide earlier this morning. Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) Fire and Rescue Station’s
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