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Selangor on track to top RM100b investment mark this year, says Amirudin
SEPANG, Sept 8 — Selangor is confident that the value of investments recorded by the state this year will exceed RM100 billion based on the current positive momentum, said Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. He said the state
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Malaysia plans 9GW of gas-fired power capacity by 2032 as demand rises, says economy minister
PETALING JAYA, Sept 8 — Malaysia expects about nine gigawatts (GW) of gas-fired power capacity to be deployed by 2032 as the country manages growing electricity demand while progressively phasing out coal-fired generation. Minister of Economy Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir
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AirAsia resumes most flights disrupted by Anak Krakatau eruption
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — AirAsia has resumed flights to and from destinations affected by the Anak Krakatau volcanic eruption following the reopening of Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. The airline said the airport had been temporarily closed since September 6
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Johor ready for cloud seeding as El Nino looms from October
JOHOR BAHRU, Sept 8 — Johor is prepared to conduct cloud seeding exercises if any of the state’s 17 dams experience low water levels in preparation for the El Nino phenomenon by next month, said Johor Public Works, Transport, Infrastructure
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Azalina: Politicians could face corruption charges without political financing law
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Politicians could easily find themselves facing corruption cases if there is no political financing law in Malaysia to regulate financial aid given to them, Pengerang MP Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said today. Azalina, who
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No data centre approval without enough water, power, says Selangor MB
SEPANG, Sept 8 — The Selangor government is closely monitoring water and power supply capacity amid the rapid expansion of data centres in the state, said Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. He said the state would not approve data
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Anwar urges younger generation to keep Tun Abdul Razak’s legacy, ideas alive in nation-building
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged the younger generation not to merely remember the late Tun Abdul Razak Hussein as a historical figure, but instead to rekindle the torch of his struggle and
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Singapore to raise ministerial salaries by up to 9pc, taking MR4 pay to about S$1.2m as PM Wong pledges to donate full increase
SINGAPORE, Sept 8 — Singapore will raise political office holders’ salaries by up to 9 per cent from October 15, taking the annual pay for a minister at the lowest MR4 grade to about S$1.2 million (RM3.8 million). CNA reported
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Singapore Airlines adds relief flights and retimes services to Jakarta after Anak Krakatau eruption
SINGAPORE, Sept 8 — Singapore Airlines has retimed several Singapore-Jakarta flights and added eight relief services today as Indonesia’s main airport reopens following disruptions caused by ash from the Mount Anak Krakatau eruption. CNA reported that SIA will operate four
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China starts charging fees on Japanese chipmaking chemical after dumping probe
BEIJING, Sept 8 — China began collecting “deposits” on imports of a key chipmaking chemical from Japan today after it said a probe found evidence of dumping that harmed Beijing’s domestic industry. The Chinese commerce ministry announced in January an
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