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Improving governance a priority for Malaysia, taxation secondary
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 18 ― Malaysia’s first priority must be to improve the issue of governance while taxation is the secondary issue in any reasonable public and economic policy initiatives, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. He said the issue
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UAE luxury real estate developer DAMAC Group plans to set up RM250m data centre in Cyberjaya
DUBAI, Oct 18 — DAMAC Group, a luxury real estate developer in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is planning to establish a data centre in Malaysia with an investment value of RM250 million at Cyberjaya. Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi
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Delay raising Service Tax rate to 8pc, former finance minister Guan Eng urges govt
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 ― The government has been urged to reconsider and postpone for the time being the proposal regarding the (sales and) service tax (SST). According to Budget 2024, the government plans to increase the SST rate to
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Investigations underway to check inside job link in online scam cases
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Ramkarpal Singh today said that whether or not there are elements of leakages involving insiders behind online scams, will depend on the outcome of
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Palestinian issue highlights urgent need for global solidarity
ALOR SETAR, Oct 18 — The Palestinian issue highlights the urgent need for global solidarity, compassion and the sharing of resources, said the Sultan of Kedah Al Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah. He said, in this regard Zakat and
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HUIDA TECH’s HD540Pro Agricultural Drone Improves Spraying Efficiency by 60 percent for Mexican Fruit Growers
MEXICALI, Mexico, Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Heilongjiang Huida Technology Co., Ltd. (“Huida Tech”), a leading Chinese manufacturer of agricultural drones, tractor guidance systems, and autopilot systems, has partnered with Mexican dealer ORBITECH to deploy the HD540Pro agricultural drone in
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PAS rescinds ‘muktamar’ invite to embassies whose govts openly back Israel regime
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — PAS said today that it has cancelled invitations to its annual congress or “muktamar” this weekend to embassies whose countries have openly expressed their backing of Israel’s “Zionist regime” and its attacks on Gaza and
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Called up by Washington, ambassador to the US Nazri Aziz insists Malaysia has no sympathy for Israeli regime
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — Malaysia’s commiseration is only for Palestine, its ambassador to the United States Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz has reportedly said amid pressure by Washington. The former minister asserted that any sane government would never
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Mindef always committed to MAF veterans’ welfare
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — The Ministry of Defence has always paid attention to the welfare of armed forces veterans, whether pensioners or non-pensioners and especially those living below the poverty by providing various facilities to help the group. Deputy
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Cause of Batang Kali landslide likely ‘natural’, not enough evidence to blame human activities
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — Last year’s landslide near Batang Kali that killed dozens of campers including children was “likely” caused by “natural failure”, the Natural Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) said in its investigation report of one of the deadliest
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