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Dzulkefly: WHO praises Malaysia’s preparedness, ability to deal with COVID-19
PUTRAJAYA: The World Health Organization (WHO) has, once again, commended Malaysia’s preparedness and ability to address COVID-19 infection. WHO also held Malaysia in high regard in terms of public health, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad after holding
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Court orders man who stepped on al-Quran to get mental health check
JOHOR BAHRU: The Magistrate’s Court today ordered a man seen stepping on the al-Quran in a viral video recently to be sent to Permai Hospital here for a mental health assessment. The order under Section 342 of the Criminal Procedure
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Tabung Haji asset stripping: Gov’t must be transparent to the public
Lembaga Tabung Haji, Minister at the Prime Minister Office Datuk Seri Mujahid Yusof Rawa and Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng must give an immediate explanation on the order for TH Hotel & Residence to cease its hospitality services operations of
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Baby flung out of car case: Two men charged for reckless driving
REMBAU: Two men were charged at the Magistrate’s Court here today for reckless driving and in dangerous manner that resulted a two-year-old boy to sustain injuries after being thrown out of a moving vehicle earlier this month. Nabil Hariz Jefridin,
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PBAPP calls on Kedah govt to intensify cloud seeding
GEORGE TOWN: Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd (PBAPP) is urging the Kedah state government to intensify cloud seeding operations to induce rainfall over dams and water catchment areas, especially the water catchment areas for the dams that release
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Aidi Ismail appointed the new Sarawak Police Commissioner
KUCHING: Datuk Aidi Ismail has been appointed as the new Sarawak Police Commissioner, succeeding Datuk Ramli Din. Aidi, a former Terengganu police chief, takes over from Ramli who has been promoted to Bukit Aman Narcotics Crimes Investigation Department (NCID) director
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Govt, NSC file objections on summons filed by Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government and the National Security Council (NSC) have submitted preliminary objections to the originating summons filed by Port Dickson MP Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to challenge the implementation of the NSC Act 2016. This was disclosed
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TH hotels to continue operating under UJPM
KUALA LUMPUR: The operations of four Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) hotels which has been transferred to the Finance Ministry’s special purpose vehicle, Urusharta Jamaah Sdn Bhd (UJ), will continue under the new management without any downsizing. The entire management and staff of
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Ku Nan’s RM1 million graft case to be heard before new judge
KUALA LUMPUR: The former Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor’s RM 1 million corruption case will be heard before a new High Court judge. This followed the Court of Appeal’s decision on Feb 12 which allowed Tengku Adnan’s
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Outlook 2020: Battle for change with Shared Prosperity Vision
The Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 (SPV 2030) emphasises the need for Malaysia to adopt new digital technology and skills to improve its overall competitiveness as a country which includes the government, large enterprises, SME’s and including its workforce to pave
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