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DPM: Power transition issue settled, let’s move on
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will focus on addressing problems and issues facing the country, especially the impact of the COVID-19 infection on the economy, rather than on the power transition, said Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. She
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Dr M: I will retire on my own terms
.PUTRAJAYA: The Pakatan Harapan leadership had decided not to set a fixed date for the power transition plan between Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Instead, the ruling coalition allowed Mahathir to decide
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COVID-19: Indonesian woman jailed, fined for spreading fake news
KUALA LUMPUR: An Indonesian woman was sentenced to one week in jail and fined RM1,000 by the Magistrate’s Court here today after she pleaded guilty to making a false statement in connection with the spread of COVID-19 infection on her
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COVID-19: MMA lauds Health Ministry for quick response in handling the disease
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has applauded the Health Ministry’s effectiveness in handling COVID-19 in the country. Its president Dr N Ganabaskaran said the ministry’s quick response in surveillance efforts and infectious disease control, providing reports from time
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Using art to feature centuries of Hajj pilgrimage
KUALA LUMPUR: My work is about raising awareness among the younger generation on how the Holy City of Makkah have transformed over centuries, said artist Reem Nazir. Speaking to The Leaders Online, the famed painter said that her creative work
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LTTE: Attorney General drops all charges against 12 arrested
PETALING JAYA: Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas has decided to drop all charges against the 12 individuals charged for suspected links with the now-defunct Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) group. In a statement today, Thomas said that there
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TM posted a loss of RM51.09 million for the last quarter of 2019
KUALA LUMPUR: Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) posted a net loss of RM51.09 million for the fourth quarter of 2019, compared with RM69.65 million net profit the previous year due to a one-off RM233.7 million fair value adjustment on medium-term notes
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Zed Zaidi, three others charged for fake news on COVID-19
SEPANG: The Malaysian Artistes Association president Zed Zaidi and three others were charged at the Magistrate’s Court here today, with publishing statements on Facebook and Twitter regarding COVID-19, which are likely to cause fear or alarm to the public, last
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Dr M: Two more national cars and one motorbike project under NAP 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: The government plans to develop two national cars and one national motorcycle in the new Malaysia Vehicle Project under the National Automotive Policy 2020 (NAP 2020). Malaysia is also open to foreign collaborations for the development of the
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Statistics Dept: M’sia consumer price index up 1.6%
Malaysia’s January consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.6% from a year earlier, the fastest pace in nearly two years, government data showed today. The annual inflation rate was in line with the pace forecast by economists in a Reuters poll
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