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Daim confirms ECRL track undergo changes after cost shaved
PUCHONG: Malaysia’s chief negotiator with China Tun Daim Zainuddin has confirmed that East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) track underwent changes. He told reporters that the first station would no longer be in Gombak. The initial project proposal began in Gombak,
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Dr Mahathir skips Rantau by-election due to busy schedule
PUCHONG: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is skipping the Rantau by-election even though today is the last day of campaigning. PKR’s Dr S Streram is vying for the Rantau seat for Pakatan Harapan (PH) in a four cornered tussle
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ECRL gets green light, costs slashed by RM21.5 billion
PUCHONG: The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) has been given the go ahead following negotiations that led to cost reduction of MR21.5 billion, from RM65.5 billion to to RM44, confirmed the Prime Minister’s Office. “The Malaysia government welcomes the signing
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FGV backs government plans to diversity settlers income stream
KUALA LUMPUR – The government’s plan to diversify the income streams of Felda settlers to alleviate the settlers’ financial situation is a positive move. In a statement today, FGV Holdings Bhd (FGV) said it would be happy to participate in
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Kenneth Easwaran and wife charged for exploitation and forced labour
KLANG: Malaysian Associated Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s former president Tan Sri Kenneth Easwaran was today charged along with his wife, Vivienne on three counts of exploitation and forced labour involving three Indonesian domestic workers. Kenneth whose real name
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Report: Jho Low is in China, with business in Hong Kong
PUCHONG: Fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho who is wanted in Malaysia for allegedly being the mastermind behind the 1Malaysia Development Board scandal is residing in China, reported local Chinese language daily, Sin Chew Jit Poh. The elusive businessman better known
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NaMo TV Channel’s first hurdle from Election Commission
INDIA POLLS NEW DELHI: NaMo TV channel, a broadcast channel linked to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing its first hurdle as the ruling party, Bharathiya Janata Party’s media organ. India’s Election Commission barred it from airing political content
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Pas tells S’pore: DAP is extremist and fanatic party
RANTAU: PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang related to a crowd of 3,000 that he told Singapore High Commissioner Vanu Gopala Menon that DAP is an extremist and fanatic party during a recent visit from the Singapore envoy. “We
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India Elections: Laser, possibly from sniper gun, pointed at Rahul Gandhi’s head
New Delhi/Amethi: In the midst of India election fever, the Congress party has alleged that there is a threat to its president Rahul Gandhi’s life in Amethi. The Congress has written to the Ministry of Home Affairs with regard to
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Caged debunk IGP over Suhakam’s enforced disappeance report
PUCHONG: Citizens Against Enforced Disappearances (Caged) debunked the notion that the police force was cooperative in Suhakam inquiry into the disappearance of Pastor Raymond Koh and social activist Amri Che Mat. Suhakam concluded that the disappearance was a case of
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