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BPR hotline back in operation
CYBERJAYA: The Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR) hotline at1800-88-2747 is back in operation beginning today after it was temporarily closed last Monday. The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) in a statement today said the line operates every Monday to Friday from 9am
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Heavy rains cause landslide at Paitan, Beluran
SANDAKAN- A landslide which occurred along a road at Paitan, Beluran following incessant heavy rains last night has caused structural damage to the Paitan Water Department building. Beluran Fire and Rescue Station chief Rastam Keladi in confirming the incident said a team
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Pasir Salak MP Tajuddin Rahman positive for COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR: Pasir Salak Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman was confirmed positive for COVID-19 today. A posting uploaded by the administrator on his official Facebook site said Tajuddin, who is also Prasarana Malaysia Bhd chairman, got the result after
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Top Glove condemns Canadian TV for misleading reports on working conditions
KUALA LUMPUR: Top Glove Corp Bhd has refuted the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s (CBC) recent report on its workers’ welfare, saying it is misleading and has damaged the company’s good reputation. The company said the report had intentionally downplayed or excluded altogether the most current remedial
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Tenom Pangi Hydro Plant did not cause Beaufort floods – SESB
KOTA KINABALU: The release of river water through the Tenom Pangi Hydro Power Station was not the cause of floods in Beaufort as what has been circulated in social media every monsoon season, according to Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB). Its
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Cagamas kicks off 2021 with bonds, sukuk issuances worth RM710 mln
KUALA LUMPUR: Cagamas Bhd has launched bonds and sukuk with aggregate issuances of RM710 million to fund the purchase of house financing, housing loans and industrial hire purchases from the financial system. Its president and chief executive officer Datuk Chung
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Public must work together to fight COVID-19 transmission – Perlis Raja Muda
KANGAR: The public must work together to prevent COVID-19 transmission and appreciate the services of frontline workers because their efforts and sacrifices cannot be repaid, said Raja Muda of Perlis Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail. He said the fight against COVID-19 is
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Three MAQIS officers in remand over meat cartel issue
JOHOR BAHRU: Three assistant enforcement officers of the Malaysian Department of Quarantine and Inspection Services (Maqis) in Johor were ordered in remand for five days for alleged corrupt activities in connection with the issue on the meat cartel. The remand
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ASEAN Digital Senior Officials Meeting begins Tuesday
KUALA LUMPUR: The inaugural ASEAN Digital Ministers’ Meeting (ADGMIN1) begins today with the Senior Officials’ Meeting (ADGSOM1). Held virtually, ADGSOM1 will be headed by the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia Malaysia (KKMM) secretary-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Mentek. The meeting is
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COVID-19: 66-year-old Malaysian woman among new community cases in Singapore
SINGAPORE: A 66-year-old woman from Malaysia is one of the two new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection in Singapore. Labelled as Case 59395, the elderly is a Long-Term Visit Pass holder and has been residing here since January 2020, said the republic’s Ministry of Health (MOH) in
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