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Govt urged to provide incentives to youth in agriculture
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Youth Council (MBM) expressed hope that the government, through the 2020 Budget which will be tabled on Oct 11, will provide incentives to youth who are involved in agriculture, similar to the ones previously practised by the
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Maszlee at the premiere of Tamil drama ‘Raatchasi’
KUALA LUMPUR: Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik wants society to share stories of the successes of teachers they know to inspire other educators. Referring to the character of a firm headmistress, Geeta Rani in a Tamil film, Raatchasi from India, he believed
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Guan Eng: Between development and managing debts, you can’t be biased
PUTRAJAYA: Information can be a double-edged sword, depending on how it is being perceived and in the case of the country’s debt level, all is well as the government is balancing it within its means, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said.
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#BoycottMalaysia is Trending on Twitter As Netizens Slams Mahathir
#BoycottMalaysia hashtag seems to be trending on Twitter following Tun Mahathir’s statements about the situation in Jammu and Kashmir In the midst of tweeting about the mistreatment against Rohingyas in Rakhine State and Palestinians in their own country, Tun M
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Modi threatened with ‘nuclear Armageddon’ if Kashmir conflict continues
INDIA has been warned that any further conflict could transform into “nuclear armageddon” in Kashmir. Tensions between the two countries threatened to spill over into all-out conflict earlier this year over the disputed region of Kashmir. Such is the security risk
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CIMB to issue US$680 mln SDG bond
KUALA LUMPUR: CIMB Bank Bhd has recently successfully priced its US$680-million Formosa & Reg S Sustainable Development Goals Bond (SDG Bond). CIMB’s SDG Bond marks the first-ever SDG Bond to be issued by a Malaysian and ASEAN issuer in the
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Ministry views brutal killing of pygmy elephant seriously
KOTA KINABALU: The Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources viewed the brutal killing of a pygmy elephant in Sungai Udin, Dumpas, Kalabakan, Tawau, last Thursday, seriously. In this regard, the ministry, in cooperation with the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM),
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EC to announce Tanjung Piai by-election date today
KUALA LUMPUR: The Election Commission (EC) is scheduled to announce today the date for the Tanjung Piai parliamentary by-election in Johor. The electoral body has scheduled a press conference for noon at Menara SPR in Putrajaya. The by-election has been
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Tg Piai by-election: BN wants local candidate
JOHOR BAHRU: The Johor Barisan Nasional (BN) has made a resolution that only a local candidate will contest in the by-election for the Tanjung Piai parliamentary constituency. State BN chairman Datuk Hasni Mohammad who confirmed this said the resolution had
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Health Ministry withdraws notification of 4 poisonous cosmetic products
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry withdrew the notification of four cosmetic products found to contain scheduled poison. Health director general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a statement listed two products as Dnars Gold Glowing Serum (Day) that contained Triamcinolone
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