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Acting governor lauds Sarawak government over O&G tax collections
KUCHING, Sept 16 — Acting Governor Tan Sri Mohamad Asfia Awang Nasar today said the state has received a total of RM13.3 billion from the 5 per cent sales and service tax (SST) imposed on oil and gas from Petronas
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Don’t turn mosques, surau into political arena, says religious affairs minister
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 16 — Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar today called for mosques and surau not to be used as political arena. He said when mosques and surau are involved in partisan politics,
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Bangsar water disruption: Lembah Pantai MP’s office to help pay September bills
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16 — The Lembah Pantai Member of Parliament’s (MP) Office will help pay the September water bills for 500 homes in Taman Bangsar, which experienced water supply disruptions due to a burst pipe in Jalan Maarof, early
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Sabah Pakatan rejects report speculating Musa Aman could be new chairman
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16 — Sabah Pakatan Harapan (PH) today dismissed a news report claiming there were efforts to appoint former chief minister Tan Sri Musa Aman as the coalition’s leader in the state. Sabah PH chief Datuk Christina Liew,
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No hard evidence of any Muslim emperor in Ming Dynasty as claimed by Hadi, says association
KUCHING, Sept 16 — The Malaysia Dynamic Community Association has regarded the claim by PAS president Tan Sri Hadi Awang about the Chinese Ming Dynasty emperors having embraced Islam, as “unfounded”. The association’s chairman Paul Fong said while there were
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Moggie on significance of September 16, why Sarawak must continue MA63 fight
KUCHING, Sept 16 ― Malaysia Day must be given more emphasis than any other national event, as it is the day the Federation of Malaysia was founded, says former federal minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Leo Moggie. The Federation, he
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Malay Mail editor Audrey Edwards dies at 48
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16 — Malay Mail’s Life editor and veteran journalist Audrey Edwards died yesterday. She was 48 years’ old. Prior to Malay Mail, Edwards had spent part of her 18-year career at The Star where she first cultivated
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Agong congratulates Singapore’s ninth president
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today congratulated Tharman Shanmugaratnam who was sworn in as Singapore’s ninth president yesterday. In a post on Istana Negara Facebook, Al-Sultan Abdullah expressed the hope that
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Ex-minister sees Dr Mahathir becoming de facto Perikatan leader after named unofficial SG4 adviser
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) is working to turn Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad its de facto leader after naming the former prime minister as the unofficial adviser to the four states under its control, according to Umno
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Penang sets up unity affairs unit to work with state civil society groups
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 15 — Penang Deputy Chief Minister II Jagdeep Singh Deo today set up a Unity Affairs Unit under his office to engage and resolve issues facing the various communities and civil society organisations in the state. He
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