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Anwar – PH to announce the candidate for Rantau by-election tomorrow or day after
SEREMBAN, March 10: Pakatan Harapan (PH) will announce its candidate for the Rantau state by-election in another day or two, according to PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said the state PKR leadership council had proposed six names to
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Launching of Bersatu in Sabah on April 6
KOTA KINABALU, March 10: The launching of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) in Sabah will he held on April 6 at Padang Merdeka, here. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who is also Bersatu chairman, is expected to launch it
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Uproar in Malaysia – LGBT groups at Women’s Day march
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian minister has decried the presence of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) groups at a march celebrating International Women’s Day on Saturday, calling it “a misuse of democratic space.” The statement comes amid concerns over growing
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[Breaking]: Ethiopian Airlines flight crashes with 157 passengers on board
NAIROBI: An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crashed Sunday morning en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, Kenya with 149 passengers and eight crew believed to be on board, Ethiopian Airlines said as Ethiopia’s prime minister offered condolences to passengers’ families.
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Punishment for insulting another religion – The Prophet’s way
By: Anas Zubedy I write in response to the recent 10-year jail sentence for insulting Islam and the Prophet. I have strong convictions that we must re-look at this law. It is not justly balanced. Ironically, it is also not
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Maher Zain praises DPM Wan Azizah and Anwar Ibrahim
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10: Sensational Islamic singer songwriter Maher Zain praises DPM Wan Azizah and Anwar Ibrahim after spending time at their residence, earlier they attended his concert last night at Axiata Arena. Bukit Jalil has been the first stop
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Wan Azizah: Comprehensive support system empowers women
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail ( said a comprehensive support system should be drawn up to help empower women in the economic, social and political spheres. Wan Azizah, who is also Women, Family and Community Development
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MCA, MIC remain component parties of BN
KUALA LUMPUR, March 8: MCA and MIC remain as component parties of the Barisan Nasional (BN), along with UMNO, BN deputy chairman Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said today. He said an MCA-approved resolution to dissolve BN was tabled at the
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Ku Nan is still BN sec-gen, Nazri advised to step aside
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, and not Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz, is Barisan Nasional’s secretary-general, says Barisan deputy chairman Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan. He said this was because the coalition’s by-laws stated that any decision must get
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Petronas announces RM30bln special dividend for FY18
KUALA LUMPUR, March: Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) will deliver RM54 billion in the dividend to the government, including a special dividend of RM30 billion for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2018, said the president and group chief executive officer,
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