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Selangor Rail Line still in planning stage, completion targeted for 2060
SHAH ALAM, Aug 12 — The Selangor government is still in the discussion stage with various parties including the private sector to identify the appropriate development and financing model for the development of the Selangor Rail Line. State Investment, Trade
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JPJ to meet RXZ Members organisers over safety, improvements to motorcycle gathering
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 — The Road Transport Department (JPJ) will hold its first engagement session with RXZ Members organisers to discuss improvements to the motorcycle gathering, following a series of accidents linked to the event, Sinar Harian reported. JPJ Senior Director
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Legal action looms for Facebook page attacking Perak state developer
IPOH, Aug 12 — The Perak State Development Corporation (PKNPk) has lodged reports with the police and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) over the dissemination of various allegations against the corporation, its management and certain individuals linked to
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Op Chick: MACC busts illegal China frozen chicken import ring in Sabah, three nabbed
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has busted a syndicate suspected of illegally importing frozen chicken from China into Sabah by allegedly bribing authorities at a port, Sinar Harian reported. Citing a source, the Malay daily reported that
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Heritage pride, yes; public holiday, no: Melaka govt sets the record straight on Aug 21 despite Unesco heritage link
MELAKA, Aug 12 — There will be no public holiday in Melaka on Aug 21, as the date is not listed in the state’s 2026 Public Holiday Schedule and no occasional holiday has been declared. State secretary Datuk Salhah Salleh
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All registered Malaysians in Colombia safe after 7.4-magnitude quake, says Wisma Putra
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 12 — The Foreign Ministry has confirmed that all registered Malaysians in Colombia are safe and accounted for following a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck western Colombia on Monday. In a statement issued on Tuesday (Aug 11), the
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Tabung Haji’s RM27.5b UJSB sukuk safe, govt will honour guarantee, says Amir Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 — The government always ensures that its debts are repaid, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan. He said government debt instruments such as Malaysian Government Securities (MGS) and Treasury bills, for example, are
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Tabung Haji’s losses weren’t due to market slump, its stocks fell much harder, says Amir Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 — Claims that Tabung Haji (TH) suffered losses due to a stock market downturn are baseless, as the stock market remained strong and reached its highest level in 2018, while the decline that year was only
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Drug smuggling via KLIA: 14 Malaysians arrested abroad since January, say police
SHAH ALAM, Aug 11 — A total of 14 Malaysians have been arrested overseas for alleged drug smuggling activities after departing on outbound flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) between January and July this year, federal narcotics police said
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King orders full probe into Tabung Haji RCI findings
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, has ordered a comprehensive and transparent investigation into the findings of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report on Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH). The Star reported that Minister in
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