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Ungku Aziz the irreplaceable academician

KUALA LUMPUR: The country’s education and economic icon Royal Prof Ungku Abdul Aziz Ungku Abdul Hamid, who died yesterday, is considered one in a million. Ungku Abdul Aziz, affectionately known as Pak Ungku, reportedly breathed his last at about 4

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Bursa Malaysia extends gains to open higher

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia extended yesterday’s gains to open higher amid positive sentiment brought by the approval by Parliament of Budget 2021, while taking the cue from the overnight US stocks strong performance. Fresh optimism over the US stimulus package

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Covid-19: No compulsory quarantine required for Sabahans returning from Brunei

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government has decided that Sabahans in Brunei could return to the state without having to undergo compulsory quarantine, said state Housing and Local Government Minister, Datuk Masidi Manjun. Masidi, who is also the state government’s spokesman on

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Lim: Malaysians must demand an “all-of –government” against Covid-19 pandemic increase

Malaysians must bestir themselves and demand an “all-of –government” and “whole-of-society” strategy against Covid-19 pandemic as Malaysia will overtake China in having more cumulative total of Covid-19 cases either today or tomorrow Malaysians must bestir themselves and demand an “all-of

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PN government developing country for people, not cronies – Abdul Rahman

KUALA LUMPUR: The Perikatan Nasional (PN) government is developing the country through character development, combating COVID-19, expanding small and medium industries and reducing unemployment, said Deputy Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Mohamad. Abdul Rahman said while PN was doing its

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Measures to restore the country’s credit rating to be raised in Parliament today

KUALA LUMPUR: Measures to restore the country’s credit rating following the decision by Fitch Ratings that have revised Malaysia’s credit rating will be raised at the Dewan Rakyat sitting today. According to the Order of the Meeting, the matter will

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Bursa Malaysia extends losses to open lower

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia extended yesterday’s losses to open lower, taking the cue from the overnight US stocks which slipped for the fourth consecutive day on Monday as investors weighed stimulus progress and vaccine distribution. Investors awaited word on whether

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MAHB upbeat on recovery with new flights, ops resumption

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) remains confident on the gradual recovery of the passenger traffic at its airports with another airline starting operations along with the resumption of flights by other airlines. In a statement today, MAHB said its

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𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥 s𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 f𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 b𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 “𝐏𝐌 f𝐨𝐫 a𝐥𝐥”

“Walk the talk”, “practise what you preach”, “actions speak louder than words”: you folks know the meaning, right?Well the Prime Minister and his government don’t. While Muhyiddin Yassin says the welfare of the Indian community is important, the severe 42%

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Curfew in waters off ESSZone extended to Dec 31

TAWAU: The curfew in the waters off seven districts in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZone), scheduled to end tomorrow, has been extended to Dec 31. Sabah police commissioner Datuk Hazani Ghazali (pix) said the curfew covers the waters off Tawau,

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