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Only 17 per cent Malaysian businesses have a woman CEO
KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 : Only 17 per cent of businesses in Malaysia have a woman in the role of chief executive officer or managing director, said global professional services network, Grant Thornton International Ltd. In its latest “Women in Business”
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Happy International Women’s Day
Dear Women, When you were a little girl, what did you love to do? Where did your imagination take you? How did you express yourself? Did you dance, sing, spend hours in nature, paint your face, make up stories, or
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India rape victim kills attacker
KOLKOTA, India: An Indian woman who was raped and set on fire killed her attacker by dragging him into the flames, police said Wednesday. The woman survived with burns to her face and hands while the man died in hospital
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Tourism Malaysia, MAHB sign MoJC with Condor Airlines
KUALA LUMPUR: Tourism Malaysia and Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) have signed a Memorandum of Joint Collaboration (MoJC) with Condor Airlines to support the airline’s Frankfurt-Kuala Lumpur flight operations for the summer 2019 season. In a joint statement today, Tourism
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Jammu bus stand bomb blast, 28 injured, security on high alert
Jammu: An explosion took place near Jammu bus stand at about 12.00 pm on Thursday. Police said that 28 people have been injured in the blast and have been shifted to a hospital. IGP Jammu Manish Kumar Sinha said that the police
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Malaysia welcomes all tourists, regardless of sexual orientation
PETALING JAYA: Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi’s remark that there was no homosexuality in the country was simply a misunderstanding, according to his office. In a statement issued last night (Wednesday), it claimed that Mohamaddin was merely
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Huawei sues US over government ban on its products
HONG KONG/WASHINGTON: Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies sued the U.S. government on Thursday saying a law limiting its U.S. business was unconstitutional, ratcheting up its fight back against a government bent on closing it out of global markets. Huawei
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Taiping is No 3 most sustainable city in the world
IPOH: Taiping has been recognised as among the top three sustainable cities in the world. Touted as Peninsular Malaysia’s wettest town, Taiping was placed third, behind Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, and Vancouver, Canada. Taiping was recognised during the 2019
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Anwar called upon to immediately replace Dr Mahathir as PM
GEORGE TOWN: A Pakatan Harapan (PH) lawmaker has called for Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to immediately replace Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as Prime Minister. Batu Uban assemblyman Kumaresan Aramugam said that the move would allow PH to regain the people’s
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Government drafting legislative amendments on threats to national unity, security – Gobind
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 – The government is in the process of drafting amendments to legislations to enable them deal with threats on national unity and security more effectively. Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo said the process included
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