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RM1.5 million for 150 village community councils in Melaka
MELAKA: The Rural Development Ministry approved a RM1.5 million grant to the Village Community Management Council (MPKK) for the first phase of its distribution in Melaka this year. State Women, Family Development, Social Welfare and Orang Asli Affairs Committee chairman
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Dr M defends AG, chides Syazlin for not representing Adib’s family
PUCHONG: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad defended Attorney General Tommy Thomas against calls for the latter’s resignation over alleged hiccups over the inquest into the death of firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim. “People are going for this person (Thomas)
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Dr Mahathir: Use Facebook as a positive platform
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad today stressed Facebook and other social media platform providers to continue cooperating with the government as well as law enforcement agencies to ensure social media remains a platform for positivity. Mahathir said while
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Thomas: Syazlin withdrew due to conflict of interest
PUTRAJAYA: Attorney General Tommy Thomas clarified that the withdrawal of lawyer Syazlin Mansor who represented the Housing and Local Government Ministry and the Fire Department from the ongoing Adib death inquest was due to several factors, with the primary factor
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Hamid: Police to review all reports involving ex telco chief
PUCHONG: The police are reviewing all reports received since 2015 involving a former CEO of a telecommunications company, including complaints of him allegedly molesting his children. Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Abdul Hamid Bador said 17 police reports were lodged
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Najib trial: Increased CSR funds on polls year ‘coincidental’
KUALA LUMPUR: Ihsan Perdana Sdn Bhd (IPSB) managing director Datuk Dr Shamsul Anwar Sulaiman testified today that it was merely coincidental that IPSB received an additional RM302 million for corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects in 2013 that coincided with the
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JPJ, ex-SPAD staff charged with 164 counts of bribery
SEBERANG PERAI: Eight Road Transport Department (JPJ) officials and an ex-official with the Land and Public Transport Commission (SPAD) were today charged with a whopping 164 counts of accepting bribes totalling RM136,010 at the Special Sessions Court for Corruption. They
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Adib’s inquest: Syazlin was removed by the AG
PUCHONG: Lawyer Syazlin Mansor, who was representing the government on the inquest investigating the death of firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim, had her appointment revoked by Attorney General Tommy Thomas. In a statement, aide to Housing and Local Government Minister
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Perversion of human rights
One year after the new PH government has come into office, we find that human rights continue to be perverted because of apparent lack of political will to significantly reform the old institutionalised politics of racism and racial discrimination. The
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AG Tommy Thomas: See, engage, disturb for reforms
KUALA LUMPUR: Attorney General Tommy Thomas called upon the civil society organisations to continue engaging and educating the government agencies in pushing for necessary reforms for human rights. “All have become complacent post May 9, expecting the government and me
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