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GST re-implementation, #BoycottMalaysia to heat up Dewan Rakyat session today
KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s direction on the proposal to re-implement the Goods and Services Tax (GST) tax system will be among the main focus of the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday. According to the Dewan Rakyat order papers posted on the
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1MDB: Ex-CEO became suspicious of Jho Low when probe began
KUALA LUMPUR: Former chief executive officer of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi told the High Court today that he became suspicious of the fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, after the authorities started investigating
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Anti-Fake News Bill re-tabled in Dewan Rakyat
KUALA LUMPUR: The government today re-tabled the Anti-Fake News (Repeal) Bill 2019 in the Dewan Rakyat. The government first tabled the bill in September last year and it got past the Dewan Rakyat but was rejected by the Dewan Negara.
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Prosecution will prove Isa received more than RM3 mln in bribes
KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution will prove that former Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad had received more than RM3 million in bribes over the approval of the purchase of a hotel in Kuching, Sarawak, by Felda Investment Corporation
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Cops to question Nga over alleged insult against Ruler
The police will record statement from Perak DAP chairperson Nga Kor Ming at Bukit Aman tomorrow over an alleged statement insulting the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah. Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Mazlan Mansor confirmed this at a
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Government ready to review any bids for PLUS
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is ready to review any bids to buy PLUS Malaysia Bhd (PLUS), said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The government, he said, has adopted an open approach to any bidding and would make its decisions
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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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