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MEF proposes that instead of extending paternity leave, fathers should ‘share’ their wives’ maternity leave
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) thinks that fathers should be given the option to share maternity leave entitlement with their spouses. The Star reported today that MEF President Datuk Syed Hussain Syed Husman proposed the arrangement saying
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Terengganu canteen operator loses over RM100,000 after falling for fake ‘anti-money laundering enforcer’ phone scam
KUALA TERENGGANU, Aug 16 — A canteen operator lost RM131,000 after falling prey to a phone scam. Kuala Terengganu District police chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor said the 48-year-old victim received a call on July 31 from an individual claiming
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EC expects over 60pc voter turnout in tomorrow’s Nenggiri polls
GUA MUSANG, Aug 16 — The Election Commission (SPR) expects the voter turnout for the Nenggiri state by-election tomorrow to reach 60 per cent. EC Secretary Datuk Ikmalrudin Ishak said the results are expected to be announced at 9 pm
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Home of KK Maybank social media craze gets a makeover
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — The social media phenomenon around the closed Maybank branch on Jalan Pantai in Kota Kinabula, Sabah, has moved the local authority there to launch maintenance works in the general vicinity. According to the Kota Kinabalu
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No way up for civil servants who see abuse but don’t report it
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 16 — Senior civil servants found enabling abuse by keeping silent about this will be disciplined and denied promotions, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said when unveiling public service reforms today. In an address delivered to thousands
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Global AgriTech Summit 2024 (GATES24) Press Conference HighlightsUpcoming Event’s Groundbreaking Focus on Agriculture’s Future
Kota Kinabalu, Aug 15 — The Global AgriTech Summit 2024 (GATES24), organised by My Events International, is set to take place from October 8-9, 2024, at the prestigious Sabah International Convention Centre in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The summit is expected
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IGP insists action already taken against royal security officer who attacked deaf e-hailing driver
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has taken disciplinary action against a security escort personnel accused of assaulting a disabled (PwD) e-hailing driver at a hotel in the capital on May 28. Inspector-General of Police Tan
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University students among 208,000 mule account holders in Malaysia, lured by cash offers from scammers of up to RM1,000, Bukit Aman reveals
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 — Lured by offers of cash ranging from RM500 to RM1,000, federal police have revealed that university students were among the 208,000 mule account holders in the country identified by the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation
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‘Nowhere near Changi’ when Papagomo claimed I was there, Guan Eng’s son says in libel suit against blogger
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 — The second son of former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng told the High Court here today that although he was in Singapore on Feb 29, 2020, he was nowhere near the Changi Airport. The
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Malaysia strongly condemns Aug 13 storming of Al-Aqsa mosque by Zionist Israeli extremists
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 15 — The government of Malaysia strongly condemns the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque by Zionist Israeli extremists on August 13. The Foreign Ministry, in a statement on Wednesday, said that this blatant act, carried out under the
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