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Rafizi plans to develop Malaysia’s sugarcare industry
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s sugar cane industry will be developed to help meet the nation’s demand for sugar, said Minister of Economy Rafizi Ramli. He said that currently, the country is entirely dependent on importing raw sugar from Brazil following the
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Dewan Rakyat: Govt actively tracing, acquiring archival material abroad
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is actively tracing and acquiring archival materials, including documents abroad on Malaysia’s border demarcation and sovereignty. National Unity (KPN) Minister Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang said these are being done via the National Archives of Malaysia with
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Dewan Rakyat to focus on children’s welfare issues todayDewan Rakyat to focus on children’s welfare issues today
KUALA LUMPUR: The issue of children’s welfare is expected to be the focus of today’s Dewan Rakyat sitting. Based on the Order Paper available on the Parliament website, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (BN-Bera) is scheduled to ask whether the
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Malaysia faces cancer threat from the sea
KUALA LUMPUR: Microplastics and discharge from treated wastewater from nuclear plants are seen as potential major threats towards human health. Professor in the Chemistry and Physics Department in the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
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Cops seize toothpaste containing cannabis leaf extract addressed to politiciansCops seize toothpaste containing cannabis leaf extract addressed to politicians
PUTRAJAYA: Sepang police confiscated a parcel believed to contain a tube of toothpaste infused with cannabis leaf extract addressed to two politicians at a courier hub on Pulau Meranti near here, on Friday (March 10). Sepang district police chief ACP
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Prime Minister’s Dept: Viral news of PM declaring Wednesday holiday is fake
KUALA LUMPUR: The Prime Minister’s Department has stated that a screenshot of news purportedly showing Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim declaring this Wednesday as a holiday to celebrate Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh’s Academy Awards (Oscars) win is fake. The
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Over 38,000 flood evacuees still at relief centres in three statesOver 38,000 flood evacuees still at relief centres in three states
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 38,738 flood evacuees were still housed in 126 relief centres across three states as of 8 am today. In JOHOR, the number of evacuees dropped to 38,587 from the 39,677 recorded at 8 pm yesterday.
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Rafizi: RM750 million allocation for IPR sufficient
KUALA LUMPUR: The allocation of a total of RM750 million under Budget 2023 to implement the People’s Income Initiative (IPR) to help 130,000 hardcore poor is sufficient, says Economy Minister Mohd Rafizi Ramli. He said it was because the government
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Measures to reduce country’s fiscal deficit among focus in Dewan Rakyat today
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to answer a question about the government’s measures to reduce the country’s fiscal deficit to 3.2 per cent by 2025 in the Dewan Rakyat today. According to the Order Paper
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Apex Court sets March 31 to give verdict in Najib’s review bid in SRC case
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has set March 31 to give its verdict in former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s bid to review his conviction and sentence of his RM42 million SRC International Sdn Bhd case. The decision date was
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