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1MDB board was unaware of US$1 bil JV fund split
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court today was told that the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) board of directors (BOD) was not informed about the decision to split the US$1 billion meant for 1MDB-PetroSaudi International Ltd (PSI) joint venture (JV) into US$300
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Scrap metal collector charged for possession of LTTE terrorist items
KUALA LUMPUR: A scrap metal collector was charged in the Selayang Sessions Court here today on two charges of possessing items related to the LTTE terrorist group. Accused A.Kalaimughilan, 28, who was dressed in a blue and white shirt, nodded
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Police arrest suspected mosque shooter
PARIS: French police have arrested a man suspected of firing shots at a mosque in Bayonne in the southwest of France on yesterday. Two people, aged 74 and 78, were seriously injured in the shooting at 2.20pm as they tried
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Two state assemblyman, a corporation head charged for supporting LTTE
MELAKA: Two state assemblymen and a chief officer of a corporation were charged in the Sessions Court here today for supporting the LTTE terrorist group in November last year. The accused, G. Saminathan, 34, P. Gunasekaran, 60, and S. Chandru,
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Syariah dress code for sports, solidarity among main issues in Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR: Matters concerning solidarity and government measures to tackle and reduce tension following the widespread of sensitive racial issues being brought up were among the issues to be raised at the Parliament sitting today. According to the Meeting Order
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Jihaad and its Misconception
PUCHONG: In a statement today Dr Zakir Naik claims that Jihaad is one of the most commonly misunderstood and misused terms in Islaam, by both Muslims and non-Muslims. He affirms many terrorists have taken refuge in this word to justify
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Palm oil — a duopoly market where bargaining power is key
KUALA LUMPUR: World’s dominant palm oil producers, Indonesia and Malaysia contribute 87 per cent of the global supply — creating a duopoly market of the most versatile edible oil. Indonesia produces 33 million tonnes of the commodity annually, while Malaysia
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DPM visits RTB Sungai Belat
KUANTAN: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail visited the Sungai Belat Flood Mitigation Plan (RTB) here in her visit to Pahang today. The visit was followed with a briefing on the development of the RM118.4 million
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Lim: Credit ratings reaffirmation the best answer to critics
KUALA LUMPUR: Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng says Malaysia’s reaffirmation of its sovereign credit ratings is the best answer to critics that the present government does not know how to manage the economy or has increased government debt excessively. He
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Batang Padang the latest district in Perak to be hit by floods
IPOH, Oct 28 — Batang Padang became the latest district in Perak to be hit by floods, resulting in 53 people from 12 families being evacuated to a temporary relocation centre at the Dewan Kampung Haji Tahir, Tapah. The victims
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