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Govt raises efforts to boost digital economy contribution to GDP
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — The government has increased efforts to ensure the digital economy sector is on the right track to be a major contributor to Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP). Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo said the sector
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Taib Mahmud’s wife Raghad confirms viral photo of elderly man in hospital bed not her husband
KUCHING, Feb 20 — Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Raghad Kurdi Taib, the wife of former Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, today confirmed a certain image of a person lying on a hospital bed published by an
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MyWatch ex-chairman gets leave to appeal unlawful detention
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 20 — Former Malaysian Crime Watch Task Force (MyWatch) chairman R. Sri Sanjeevan can appeal to the Federal Court against the dismissal of a ruling in declaring his 16-day detention under the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 (POCA)
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MDEC aims to train 30,000 entrepreneurs, students under eUsahawan programme
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) aims to train 30,000 micro-entrepreneurs, university students and Technical and Vocational Education and Training students through the eUsahawan programme this year, with a sales target of RM35 million. Digital
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BNM says ringgit’s slide doesn’t reflect economic strength amid currency polemic
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said today the ringgit’s performance does not reflect the country’s economic strength, as the currency slid further to its lowest level since the 1998 Asian Financial Crisis today. The ringgit’s recent
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King attends pre-council meeting of Conference of Rulers
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, today attended the pre-council meeting of the Conference of Rulers at Istana Negara. According to the post on Sultan Ibrahim’s Facebook page, the 265th meeting of the Conference
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Nilai cops arrest man after wife, daughters found hanged
SEREMBAN, Feb 20 — The police have arrested a technician, in his 30s, for investigation following the discovery of the bodies of his wife and two daughters hanging from a fan in a house in Lenggeng, Nilai yesterday. Nilai district
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Journalists won’t turn redundant despite rise of AI
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 20 — Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today dismissed assertions suggesting that the rise of artificial intelligence l (AI) would render the roles of journalists obsolete, emphasising the irreplaceable human element in journalism. He countered the notion by highlighting
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Federal Court rejects two NGOs’ leave to appeal
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 20 — The Federal Court today in a majority decision rejected two non-governmental organisations’ (NGOs) application for leave to appeal against a previous court ruling which found vernacular schools to be constitutional, which means the existence of vernacular
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Govt has no special funds to obtain exclusive rights for international artist concerts
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 20 — Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today said that the government does not allocate special funds to obtain exclusive rights for international artists who hold concerts in the country. He explained that foreign artist concerts are typically organised
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