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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — Prasarana Berhad Malaysia has been instructed to procure only electric buses once the last batch of previously ordered diesel units is delivered March next year, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said today. The move comes as
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Sabah’s first green steel project expected to take off by end 2024
KOTA KINABALU, Jan 9 — Sabah is on its way to fully adopting green technology with an RM20 billion green steel project at the Sipitang Oil and Gas Industrial Park (SOGIP). Hajiji said the state welcomes investments in products that
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Fahmi takes bus ride from Parliament to Putrajaya to assess quality of cellular service
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — The issue of dropped calls or sudden disconnections in mobile phone calls has caught the attention of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), which conducted the Cellular Service Quality Test (Voice Calls) today. The
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Unemployed man who beheaded father escapes gallows, get 35 years’ jail
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 9 — An unemployed man who beheaded his father and chopped off the victim’s legs and hands escaped the gallows after the Federal Court here today substituted the death sentence to 35 years in jail. A panel of
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Religious affairs minister rejects actor Rosyam Nor’s brothel proposal for foreigners
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 9 — The proposal to open brothels for foreigners as a measure to reduce rape cases in the country, as suggested by an actor, is not acceptable at all, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs)
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Court orders handover of star witness’s interrogation statement to defence for impeachment proceedings in Guan Eng’s corruption case
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — The Sessions Court today ordered the prosecution to furnish to the defence redacted documents of a key witness interrogation statement for impeachment proceedings to commence in former chief minister Lim Guan Eng’s ongoing corruption trial.
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Agong confers awards, medals and honours on 341 individuals
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today conferred the Darjah Johan Mangku Negara (JMN) award to deputy chief of Navy Vice Admiral Datuk Zulhelmy Ithnain. Zulhelmy headed the list of 341 recipients
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Meet the New Lenovo Brand SSD Line
SINGAPORE, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The solid-state drive (SSD) market size will grow from USD 55.69 billion in 2023 to USD 125.05 billion by 2028, a CAGR of 17.56% during 2023-2028, according to research by MordorIntelligence[1]. Much of that
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Microland Earns Prestigious Certification as a Great Workplace from Great Place To Work® India once again
BENGALURU, India, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Microland Limited, a global digital transformation leader, has achieved certification as a Great Workplace by Great Place To Work® for the second time. This recognition is a testament to Microland’s commitment to fostering a
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The World’s First EV Powered by Farasis Energy’s Sodium-ion Batteries Rolls Off the Assembly Line
A Milestone for the EV Industry, Signaling the Dawn of the Sodium Battery Era GANZHOU,China, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — With the introduction of sodium-ion batteries, China’s electric vehicle (EV) sector enters a transformative phase, marking a significant shift in
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