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Lim: RM50 bill replacement is just a rumour
KUALA LUMPUR: Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has refuted rumours which have gone viral on social media that the current RM50 bill would be replaced by the RM60 commemorative note. The RM60 note was issued in 2017 by Bank Negara Malaysia
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Liew: AG’s call to appoint private lawyers to prosecute Najib, former leaders
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has defended former Federal Court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram’s appointment as the lead prosecutor in Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak’s corruption case involving 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB). According to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department
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Adib inquest: Forensics expert challenges those contradicting him
SHAH ALAM: Online netizens at large who claim they have more information on the cause of death of fireman Muhammad Adib Muhd Kassim, should come and testify at the inquest into his death. Forensics expert Dr Ahmad Hafizam, who continued
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“Azmin out to defend position as minister?”
KUALA LUMPUR: PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim hinted that his deputy, Azmin Ali was emotional and out to defend his position as a cabinet minister. Azmin is the Economic Affairs Minister. “I think he needs to cool himself a
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Selangor Sultan wants MACC to remain independent, function without fear or favour .
SHAH ALAM: The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, today advised the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to remain independent, transparent and bold and to discharge its duty without fear or favour. The Ruler said the MACC must function without
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“Dr Mahathir is no dictator as he was elected democratically”
KUALA LUMPUR: PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang has come to the defence of Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as a result of Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar describing the premier as dictator. “He is not a
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Pentagon authorizes $1 bn for Trump’s border wall
WASHINGTON: Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan said Monday he had authorized US$1 billion (RM4 billion) to build part of the wall sought by President Donald Trump along the US-Mexico border. The Department of Homeland Security asked the Pentagon to build 92km
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Bangladesh celebrates 49th Independence Day
BANGLADESH: Marking the separation of what was East Pakistan and Pakistan, Bangladesh Independence Day is a national holiday celebrated on 26 March. On that date in 1971, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman signed a declaration making East Pakistan the sovereign and independent country of Bangladesh It
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LFL pans Home Ministry over stateless children stand
PUCHONG: Legal rights NGO Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) panned Home Ministry over its stand on stateless children. “By virtue of the 2nd schedule part 2 section 1(a) of the constitution, as long as one of the parents of the child
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PM Mahathir: LIMA triggers Malaysia to keep up with growing defence industry
LANGKAWI: The introduction of Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) in 1991 has helped to trigger Malaysia keep up with the catalytic and rapidly growing defence industry, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The Prime Minister, when launching LIMA ‘19
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