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Highways to go toll-free on December 23 and 26 in conjunction with Christmas
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 — Ministry of Works (KKR) has confirmed that highways will go toll-free on December 23 and 26 in conjunction with the upcoming Christmas weekend. The free toll period has been previously hinted at by Deputy Works
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Prasarana to submit report on monorail tyre fire
KAJANG, Dec 21 — Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) has been instructed to submit a full report on the incident where a tyre from a KL Monorail train caught fire and fell onto the road near the Titiwangsa Monorail Station last
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Wilhelmsen and MPC Capital acquire Hamburg-based ship manager Zeaborn
SINGAPORE and HAMBURG, Germany, Dec. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Wilhelmsen Ship Management (“Wilhelmsen”), a provider of third-party ship management services headquartered in Singapore, and Hamburg-based asset manager MPC Capital have agreed to acquire 100 % of the company Zeaborn Ship
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Mitra’s administrative status to be announced by PM Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 — The administrative status of the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra), whether it remains under the Prime Minister’s Department (JPM) or otherwise, will be announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim soon. Deputy Entrepreneur Development
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Indah Water says mitigation measures taken at sewage treatment plant following Puchong landslide
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21— Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) Sdn Bhd has taken urgent mitigation measures at IWK’s Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) in Taman Wawasan, Puchong, due to the recent landslide following a heavy downpour last Saturday. IWK in a statement
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PM Anwar approves RM25m for additional blocks of UPSI student accommodation
TANJUNG MALIM, Dec 21 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today approved an allocation of RM25 million for the construction of 18 additional blocks of student accommodation for those studying at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) here. Anwar, who
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MMEA personnel pleads guilty to accepting bribe in Penang, fined RM7,000
BUTTERWORTH, Dec 21 — A Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) personnel was fined RM7,000, in default six months in jail, by the Sessions Court here today for accepting a bribe. Judge Zulhazmi Abdullah meted out the fine on Mohd Fadzil
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Free Prasarana train, bus rides for PwDs from Feb 1
KAJANG, Dec 21 — All OKU card holders will enjoy free public transportation services under Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) from Feb 1 next year, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke. Loke said the initiative involves all mass rapid transit (MRT), light
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High Court orders lawyer Shafee to pay over RM5.5m in income tax arrears
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 — Lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah was ordered by the High Court here today to pay over RM5.5 million in income tax arrears to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB). Judicial Commissioner Roz Mawar Rozain issued
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Israel-based ships allowed to dock previously due to Israeli-Palestinian peace process
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 — Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the government in 2002 allowed Israel-based shipping company, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd, to dock at Malaysia’s ports as the country hoped that the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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