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Haze: Schools, higher institutions in Johor to close
KUALA LUMPUR: The worsening haze has forced 129 schools in Tangkak and 89 schools in Muar, as well as institutions of higher learning including matriculation colleges in Johor to close. A total of 40,000 students will be affected by the
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Cuepacs: Sale of MyKad to foreigners is a betrayal
KOTA BHARU: The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) has condemned civil servants who were in cahoots with a syndicate selling MyKad to foreigners. Describing it as a form of betrayal of the trust
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DAP: Umno courted PAS because they lost power
SEREMBAN: Umno and PAS would not have established a political partnership if the former had not lost power in the first place, Negeri Sembilan DAP chairman Anthony Loke said yesterday. He said that when Umno was in power, PAS was
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Too early to comment on Umno-PAS pact, says MCA and MIC
KUALA LUMPUR: The signing of Umno-PAS National Consensus Charter received a mixed reaction, including from those who are sceptical of the ‘taawun-siyasi’ or political collaboration between the two parties. One main question is how far the collaboration truly achieved its
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Cloud seeding to be expanded to other states if haze worsens
SERI ISKANDAR: Cloud seeding operations in Sarawak and Selangor will be extended to other states if the haze worsens there, said Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Deputy Minister Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis today. She said however that if the
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Haze: Do what you must, Yeo tells Indonesia
PUTRAJAYA: Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin urged the Indonesian government to do what it takes to tackle the haze situation affecting the region. This comes after the Indonesian authorities singled out four Malaysian-linked companies
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Dr M: Shared Prosperity Vision is about closing economic gap
PUTRAJAYA: The Shared Prosperity Vision is an effort to close the gap between the rich and the poor, urban and rural as well as worker’s income, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Speaking at a media conference today, after
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Cops release PSM leader after Raja Permaisuri Agong, gov’t leaders’ criticism
PUCHONG: The police decided to abandon their plan to seek remand to detain Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) youth chief Khalid Ismath and released him on police bail. This came after the police received widespread condemnation from government backbenchers, non-governmental organisations
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Zahid to Umno and PAS: Don’t play racial politics, practise moderation
KUALA LUMPUR: Do not get trapped by narrow racial politics, said Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today at a speech at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC). Speaking after signing the Umno-PAS cooperation pledge, Zahid also said both
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Hadi to Zahid: We’re family now, let’s win the people’s trust
With the formalisation of the Umno-PAS charter today, PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang offered an olive branch to their new found ally; join the PAS-led state governments in Kelantan and Terengganu. “There are definitely plans. Umno is family
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