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Anwar asks Negeri Sembilan voters to maintain Pakatan mandate for development continuity
SEREMBAN, July 16 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called on voters to continue supporting Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the 16th Negeri Sembilan state election to ensure the continuity of development initiatives for the benefit of the people.
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Govt weighs SST relief for elderly care centres amid cost concerns
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — The Ministry of Finance (MoF), together with the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM), is conducting a further study on a proposal to exempt elderly care centres from the Sales and Service Tax (SST).
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KFC, sushi chain and now ice cream: Japan cyberattack widens fallout
TOKYO, July 16 — A major Japanese ice cream maker said Thursday that it is seeing shipment delays following a cyberattack at its logistics partner that has already affected Kentucky Fried Chicken and a large sushi chain. Ezaki Glico, known
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Padini says MACC has unfrozen all bank accounts linked to probe
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — Padini Holdings Berhad said today that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has unfrozen all of the company’s and its subsidiaries’ bank accounts that had been frozen as part of an anti-money laundering investigation, adding that
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SARA aid sees strong uptake with 99pc utilisation among STR recipients
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — The Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) programme has seen a 99 per cent utilisation rate among nearly nine million monthly Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) recipients, with spending hitting RM3.45 billion so far this year. The Ministry of
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Australia targets big firms with tougher modern slavery penalties after US tariff threat
SYDNEY, July 16 — Australia will make big companies criminally liable for modern slavery in supply chains, the nation’s top lawyer said Thursday, weeks after the United States threatened trade tariffs over the issue. Attorney General Michelle Rowland said laws
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Iran claims drone strikes on US facilities in Kuwait, Bahrain
TEHRAN, July 16 — Iran’s army said on Thursday it carried out drone attacks against US bases and facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain, state TV reported, after the United States carried out strikes on the Islamic republic. Iran’s military said
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PAC: RM10.879b cooking oil subsidy failed to fully reach intended recipients
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has called for an overhaul of the country’s cooking oil subsidy management system after finding that the existing mechanism failed to ensure subsidised cooking oil reached those who genuinely needed
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Mat Sabu: Measures in place to protect food supply from El Nino impact
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — The government is strengthening various mitigation measures to reduce the impact of the El Nino phenomenon on the agro-food sector, including ensuring more efficient water resource management, expanding the use of smart irrigation technology and providing
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Education Ministry: Nearly 20pc of Chinese secondary students enrolled in UEC schools this year
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — Nearly 20 per cent of Chinese secondary school students in Malaysia are enrolled in Chinese independent high schools offering the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) stream this year, according to the Education Ministry. In a written
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