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Over 1k screened on board MV Genting Dream, none with COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR: Health screenings of 678 passengers and 445 crew members of the MV Genting Dream cruise ship, currently docked at the Boustead Cruise Centre (BCC), Port Klang, found none of them has shown COVID-19 symptoms, said Health Minister Datuk
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COVID-2019: Report on meetings with industry players submitted to PM
PUTRAJAYA: A report on the meeting between the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (MDTCA) and industry players to get recommendations on the impact of COVID-19 infection has been submitted to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Domestic Trade and
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Malaysia’s labour productivity in Q4 2019 up 1.5%
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s labour productivity in the fourth quarter of 2019 (Q4 2019), as measured by value added per hours worked, rose 1.5% compared to a growth of 2.6% in the third quarter 2019 (Q3 2019), the Department of Statistics Malaysia
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Anwar: Dr M can stay in the Cabinet when I’m PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yesterday said he is open to the idea of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad staying as a Cabinet member after stepping down as the prime minister. The PKR president said this would allow Mahathir to
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Pan Borneo Highway: PWD will try to absorb laid-off workers
KUCHING: The Public Works Department (PWD) will try to absorb Lebuh Raya Borneo Utara Sdn Bhd (LBU) workers who have been laid off following the termination of Project Delivery Partner (PDP) contracts by the government for the construction of the
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Trailer driver charged with reckless driving
SUNGAI SIPUT: A trailer driver was charged at the Magistrate’s Court here today with four counts of driving in a reckless or dangerous manner that resulted in the death of four in a family, last week. However, no plea was
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B20: Biodiesel introduced to sustain palm oil demand, maintain price stability
KUALA LUMPUR: The implementation of the Biodiesel B20 Programme for the transport sector is expected to provide sustainable support for palm oil demand, hence ensure price stability for the commodity, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
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Dzulkefly: Two more COVID-19 patients cured and discharged
PUCHONG: Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad today said two more COVID-19 patients in the country have been cured and discharged. Dzulkefly said the cumulative patients that have been cured and discharged until today are at 17. “One of
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Touch ‘n’ Go top-up charges waived at Shell stations along PLUS, LPT
KUALA LUMPUR: Shell Malaysia has waived the 50 sen Touch ‘n Go top-up fee at all stations along the PLUS Expressways (NKVE and ELITE) and the East-Coast Expressways (LPT). Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd and Shell Timur Sdn Bhd managing
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Gobind condemns criminal intimidation made against Lim
KOTA KINABALU: Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo today condemned the alleged criminal intimidation made over social media against Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng, saying it was a serious matter. “Besides fake news, criminal intimidation over social media is
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