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Dr M: Mukhriz’s govt at the mercy of PAS
PUTRAJAYA: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad equates the fate of his son, Kedah menteri besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz similar to an egg at the tip of a horn (seperti telur di hujung tanduk), after Pakatan Harapan managed to
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Govt sets up Economic Action Council to address economic woes
PUTRAJAYA: The government has decided to set up an Economic Action Council (EAC) as an immediate step to address the economic woes faced by the country. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the EAC, which will be chaired by him, will
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New government legal and constitutional, says Muhyiddin
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today chaired the maiden Cabinet meeting of the new government, which he emphasised is legal and constitutional. Addressing a press conference after the meeting, the prime minister said it is a government for all
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Dutch Court postpones MH17 crash hearings until March 23
AMSTERDAM: The Hague District Court today decided to postpone the hearings in the case of the Flight MH17 crash in eastern Ukraine in 2014 until March 23, reported Sputnik news agency. The hearings began at the Schiphol Judicial Complex yesterday.
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Muhyiddin chairs first Cabinet meeting
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today chaired the new government’s first Cabinet meeting at Perdana Putra here today. The meeting which commenced at 9.25 am was attended by all 31 ministers who were sworn in yesterday. Muhyiddin and
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Najib: My Facebook posts ruined Pakatan? I’ll play video games from now on…
PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak poked fun at Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s allegation that the former was responsible for the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan government. In a Facebook post today, Najib said that he
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Dr M says Muhyiddin has won, blames Najib for downfall
PUTRAJAYA: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad appeared to have accepted defeat, saying that Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin may have enough support from MPs to run the country until the next general election. “It can last until
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Jepak Holding case: RM6.5 million was withdrawn from Saidi’s bank account-witness
KUALA LUMPUR: An assistant bank manager told the High Court yesterday that Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd managing director Saidi Abang Samsudin had withdrawn RM6.5 million in cash from his bank account, through two separate transactions made in 2016 and 2017. Low Ai Lin, 52,
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MTUC hopes Saravanan will protect workers rights, unions
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) hopes the appointment of Datuk Seri M Saravanan as Human Resources Minister and Awang Hashim as his deputy will ensure that the rights of workers and unions are protected. MTUC secretary-general J Solomon in
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COVID-19: MAF proposes more local meets
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF) is proposing to increase the number of locaI meets as an alternative for national athletes to remain competitive. MAF deputy president, Datuk Mumtaz Jaafar said the move was to ensure the performance of national athletes
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