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Lim: MRT 2 reaches 70 per cent completion
PUTRAJAYA: Construction of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project for the Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya (SSP) line, also known as the MRT 2, has reached 70 per cent completion, says Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. He said the MRT 2 would be
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Malaysians to be Prasarana, MAHB CEO
PUTRAJAYA: Both Prasarana Malaysia Bhd as well as Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) will have a local as their top executive, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook. He said Prasarana and MAHB’s board of directors would submit the list
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British School Jakarta Promotes Water Activities to Boost Students’ Learning Experience
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Jan. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — British School Jakarta (BSJ) has unveiled a new play-based program in its Kindergarten called Splash and Play in an attempt to stimulate students’ multi-sensory exploration through a range of water play sessions. Held on
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PSM: Please stop the circus surrounding Section 13, SOSMA
This morning (16 January 2020), I walked with other LTTE-SOSMA detainees’ families from court to court like zombies to hear the bail applications of three of the detainees – Seremban Jaya assemblyman P. Gunasekaran, Gadek state assemblyman G. Saminathan and
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Australia town mourns volunteer firefighter fallen in bushfires
Firefighters, family and the small Australian town of Holbrook hailed fallen volunteer firefighter Samuel McPaul a hero in a solemn funeral today, as long awaited rains started to extinguish some of the deadly bushfires raging for months. McPaul, 28, was
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Australia’s bushfire-stricken east welcomes drenching rain
Intense thunderstorms with heavy rains dampened bushfires on Australia’s east coast today and brought relief to farmers battling years of drought, but the city of Melbourne braced for another wave of unhealthy air over the weekend. Australia, famous for its
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Change in subuh prayer time in Perak
IPOH, Jan 17 — An extra of eight minutes will be added to the original time of the Subuh prayer in Perak beginning tomorrow, said State Deputy Mufti Datuk Zamri Hashim. He said this was consented by the Sultan of
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HMJ International Co., Ltd. (HMJI) Expands its Presence in Indonesia and Malaysia
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Jan. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Hotel Management Japan Co. Ltd. (HMJ), a prominent hotel operator that manages some of Japan’s renowned hotels such as the Oriental Hotel Tokyo Bay, Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel, Hilton Tokyo Odaiba, and Namba Oriental
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Eleven US troops injured in Jan 8 Iran missile attack in Iraq
The US treated 11 of its troops for symptoms of concussion after an Iranian missile attack on an Iraqi base where US forces were stationed, the US military said yesterday, after initially saying no service members were hurt. The attack
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Japanese minister Koizumi’s first child born, paternity leave looms
Japanese environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who has said he will take paternity leave here in a rare move for a Japanese man, announced today the birth of his first child: a boy. Koizumi, son of charismatic former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi and
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