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Najib: Give ang pow to all IPTAs, not only KUTAR
PUCHONG: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today urged Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng to give staffs of all institutions of higher learning (IPTA) ang pow for the upcoming Chinese New Year celebration. In a Facebook post, Najib
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199 express bus drivers undergo urine test for CNY
MELAKA: A total of 199 drivers of express buses operating at the Melaka Sentral bus terminal underwent urine tests for drug in an operation conducted since four days ago in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration. State Health and
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Coronavirus outbreak: Wuhan under quarantine – Health Ministry
KUALA LUMPUR: China has imposed a quarantine on Wuhan in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak there, the Health Ministry shared on its official Twitter site today. Its Twitter feed said the 11 million people living there are barred from
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11 Kelantan Exco, 3 ex-officio members get RM50,000 payout each
KOTA BHARU: Eleven members of the Kelantan state executive council and its three ex-officio members have received a special payout of RM50,000 each. Kelantan deputy menteri besar Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah said the special payout was given to members
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Dr M receives courtesy call from Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad received a courtesy call from Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his delegation at his office in Perdana Putra yesterday. In several tweets with attached pictures on his Twitter handle @chedetoffical, Mahathir said during
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Toll reduction: Pakatan Harapan has made good where BN failed
KUALA LUMPUR: The restructuring of PLUS Malaysia Bhd’s (PLUS) highway toll rates starting Feb 1 will be the first time in the history of the highway concessionaire in which toll rates have been reduced without the government having to make
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Lim: Power transition should be discussed internally
PUTRAJAYA: Discussions on the power transition for the prime minister’s post should be done internally, said DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng. “Having a public spat will only benefit our opponents. So, let us focus on governing and this issue will
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Saudi Arabia imposes new charge of SAR300 (RM326) for haj visa
SEPANG: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa said Saudi Arabian government will charge haj pilgrims SAR300 (about RM326) each for visa issued beginning 1441H/2020M haj pilgrimage season. Mujahid said the newly introduced charge by
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Shafie Apdal: Sabah govt drops plan to implement PSS
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah government has cancelled the planned implementation of the Sabah Temporary Pass (PSS) to accede to the wishes of Sabahans. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said today that this was decided by the state Cabinet and
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Single mother charged with causing daughter’s death
JOHOR BAHRU: A single mother was charged in the Magistrate Court here today with causing the death of her own two-year-old daughter last week. Nurul Shamira Mazlan, 21, appeared calm and nodded after the charge was read out to her
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