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Sabah says hardcore poverty cut by 90pc in just one year, as Hajiji credits financial aid and housing push
KOTA KINABALU, April 15 – Hardcore poverty in Sabah has reduced by nearly 90 per cent over the past year, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said today. The Sulaman assemblyman told the State Assembly that based on data from
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King and Queen offer condolences to Abdullah Badawi’s family
KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim and Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, King and Queen of Malaysia, expressed their condolences to the entire family of former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on his passing yesterday. “Our
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Najib quietly attends Abdullah Badawi’s wake after court grants temporary release
KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was seen at the National Mosque this morning to pay his final respects to his predecessor Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Clad in a black suit and songkok, Najib entered
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Former prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi dies at 85, Khairy confirms
KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 — Malaysia’s fifth Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi died today at the age of 85. The news about the passing of the statesman at the National Heart Institute (IJN) was confirmed by his son in
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How Pak Lah’s humble approach shaped Malaysia’s economic and human capital landscape
KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 — Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, fondly known as Pak Lah, was a man with a demure personality, but he had a big heart for doing what was best, equitable and right for Malaysia and its people.
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Anwar pays tribute to Tun Abdullah Badawi: ‘A statesman who led with compassion and humanity’
KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today paid tribute to Malaysia’s fifth prime minister, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, following news of his passing. Describing Abdullah, fondly known as Pak Lah, as a leader of immense
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Xi Jinping’s elusive Hongqi N701 limo, rumoured to resist RPGs, makes appearance in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — When Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Malaysia this week, attention will also turn to his official vehicle, the rarely seen and highly exclusive Hongqi N701 limousine. According to the New Straits Times, the N701 is
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Nearly 90pc of cleanup done after Putra Heights gas fire
KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 — Nearly 90 per cent of landscape and infrastructure cleanup work at two residential areas affected by the recent gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, has been completed within 12 days. KDEB Waste Management
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Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung files appeal after narrow loss in PKR division polls
PETALING JAYA, April 14 — Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung has filed an official appeal with PKR’s election committee after losing the Petaling Jaya division polls to incumbent chief Hee Loy Sian. In a Facebook post, Lee said the
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Shafee wins RM340,000 in damages against Malaysian Bar for unlawful motion
KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 — The High Court here today ordered the Malaysian Bar to pay RM340,000 in damages to senior lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah in his suit against the Bar and two others over his conduct as
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