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Manoharan replaces Ammar as Tourism Malaysia’s new DG
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — Long-serving Malaysian Tourism Promotion Board (Tourism Malaysia) senior executive Manoharan Periasamy has been named as the board’s new director-general, replacing Datuk Ammar Abd Ghapar who was controversially demoted last week. In a post shared on
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Don’t be negligent and lazy to the extent of delaying progress, Selangor Sultan tells civil servants
SHAH ALAM, Feb 27 ― Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah today reminded the civil servants in Selangor not to adopt a negligent and lazy attitude to the extent of causing delays and problems in the implementation of development projects in the
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MPs collectively recite Rukun Negara for first time in Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — Members of Parliament regardless of party affiliation came together today to recite the Rukun Negara for the first time in Parliament. This marks the inaugural recitation of the national principles in Dewan Rakyat as a
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Bersih hands over reform demands to MPs after march to Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) delivered a memorandum containing the electoral watchdog’s demands to federal lawmakers today, after a march to Parliament to signify growing impatience with the pace of reforms in
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Speaker warns MPs to keep squabbling out of Dewan Rakyat
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — Parliament Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul today instructed MPs not to bring their political arguments into the Dewan Rakyat, and to keep discussions in the federal legislature to the topics at hand. Highlighting their recent
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Proposal to exclude water and electricity bills from SST hike to be discussed next month
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali today said the proposal to exclude water and electricity bills from the upcoming sales and service tax (SST) hike will be presented at the
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Malaysia, Cambodia to convene Joint Trade Committee
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 27 — Malaysia and Cambodia today agreed to convene a Joint Trade Committee (JTC) this year to explore potential trade and investment as well as tourism that will benefit both countries, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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Cabinet gives greenlight for Penang International Airport’s expansion, to cost over RM1b
LANGKAWI, Feb 27 ― The government has given approval for the RM1 billion worth of Penang International Airport’s (PIA) expansion and upgrade, which will be handled by Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), says Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook. “The
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Five food delivery riders charged with murder of car driver in Bangi
BANGI, Feb 27 ― Five food delivery riders were charged today in the Bandar Baru Bangi Magistrate’s Court here with the murder of a motorist in Taman Pelangi Semenyih 2 last week. Mohd Yuree Ranoff Mohd Bachuri, 41, Azharul Azuan
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Dengue cases down from February 11 to 17, four deaths reported
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 27 — The number of dengue fever cases has dropped to 3,483 cases in the 7th Epidemiological Week (ME07), from February 11 to 17, compared with 3,631 cases reported in the previous week, with four deaths due to
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