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DAP reps who fail performance targets risk losing candidacy in GE16
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — DAP representatives must meet strict key performance indicators (KPIs) or risk losing their candidacy in the next general election (GE16), party secretary-general Anthony Loke said today. According to Berita Harian, Loke stressed that all DAP
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Fahmi confirms Pakatan vetting complete, Melaka candidates to sign bond with RM10m penalty
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) has completed vetting candidates who will contest the 16th Melaka state election, including checks with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), PH communications director Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil said. He said the selected
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No, QR payments are not getting a service charge from Nov 1
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — The Finance Ministry today debunked a poster claiming that QR payments will start carrying a service charge from November 1. The ministry said in a Facebook post today that the poster, which circulated under the headline
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Paris police arrest record 855 people after violent protests and widespread looting
PARIS, Oct 18 — Police in Paris said Sunday they had arrested a “record” 855 people over protest violence in the capital the day before, with the prosecutor’s office saying more than 500 were being held in custody. The capital, and
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Smoking SMRT bus in Singapore’s Punggol revives questions over Mercedes-Benz Citaro fire incidents
SINGAPORE, Oct 18 — Passengers onboard a SMRT bus were forced to alight at Punggol after the back of the vehicle started emitting smoke yesterday evening. A video posted on social media shows more than 10 passengers getting off the
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N. Sembilan crisis won’t disrupt BN’s Melaka state election machinery
MELAKA, Oct 18 — The crisis in Negeri Sembilan is not expected to affect Barisan Nasional’s (BN) preparations for the Melaka state election next month, Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said. He said the key was to ensure
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Anwar approves RM30m to resurface 600 roads in Perak
IPOH, Oct 18 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has approved a special allocation of RM30 million to resurface 600 roads in residential areas across Perak, said Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming. He said the allocation,
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Fahmi condemns cyberbullying of UM student Ummi after she questioned Najib fine donations
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil has condemned the bullying and threats directed at Universiti Malaya (UM) student Ummi Umairah Bakhit following views she expressed at a forum. He also urged all victims of cyberbullying
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MCMC probes Threads content suspected of insulting Negeri Sembilan royal institution
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 18 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has launched an investigation into content uploaded on the social media platform Threads, suspected of containing insults against the royal institution of Negeri Sembilan. In a statement today, MCMC
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Flydubai captain recalls co-pilot’s axe attack in alleged bid to crash plane and kill passengers
DUBAI, Oct 17 —The captain of a flydubai flight whose co-pilot attacked him with an axe in an alleged bid to bring down the plane said one thought kept running through his head as the harrowing ordeal unfolded: “You can’t
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