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PSD approves 10,675 permanent appointments for Health Ministry
PUTRAJAYA: The Public Service Department (PSD) has approved 10,675 permanent posts for the Health Ministry, said its director-general Datuk Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman. Mohd Khairul Adib in a media conference here yesterday said, the approval was based on the
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Witnesses named for Trump impeachment hearing in US House
Congressional Democrats yesterday named the four witnesses who will testify this week at a public hearing in the impeachment inquiry of US President Donald Trump, in what is seen as a likely precursor to the announcement of formal charges within
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PSM: Declare war on unbridled food wastage, not a dead man’s cremains
The Malaysian government should declare war on food waste, rather than going berserk and foaming in the mouth over a dead man’s cremains. According to World Wildlife Foundation (WWF), food waste generates 11% of greenhouse gas emissions compare to world
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Kelantan floods claim second victim
TUMPAT: A Siamese labourer who slipped and fell into a flooded paddy field while pulling the net became the second victim to die in the floods in Kelantan. Tumpat district police chief, Supt Abdul Rashid Mat Daud said villagers found
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Society at large still apathetic of the disabled
KUALA LUMPUR: For Khairul Ikhwan, 38, who suffers from visual impairment, every time he walks on the tactile pavement in Brickfields, he must not only be careful not to walk into a motorcycle or stall blocking the road. In fact,
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China suspends US military visits to Hong Kong, sanctions US-based NGOs
China said yesterday US military ships and aircraft would not be allowed to visit Hong Kong, and also announced sanctions against several US non-government organisations for encouraging protesters to “engage in extremist, violent and criminal acts.” The measures were announced
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The 18th Shanghai International Nonwovens Exhibition Will be Held in December 2019
SHANGHAI, Dec. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The 18th Shanghai International Nonwovens Exhibition, organized by Informa Markets, will be held in Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center from Dec. 11-13, 2019. Almost 500 exhibitors from 25 countries and regions confirmed their
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Typhoon Kammuri: AirAsia cancel, reschedule flights to and from the Philippines
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia has cancelled and rescheduled a number of flights within as well as to and from the Philippines starting Monday until Wednesday due to Typhoon Kammuri, including the Kuala Lumpur – Manila route. AirAsia, in a statement, said
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Cradle Fund CEO’s room ‘reconstructed’ after petrol traces found – witness
SHAH ALAM: A witness in the murder trial of Cradle Fund chief executive officer (CEO) Nazrin Hassan told the High Court today that he was instructed to reconstruct the crime scene after the Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) investigation
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Mindef seeks one pct of GDP as its annual budget
KUALA LUMPUR: The Defence Ministry has been applying an annual allocation of at least one per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) for the ministry during each year of the national budget. Its minister Mohamad Sabu said it was
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