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Have confidence in New Malaysia, reject extremism of all kinds
I am reminded of Charles Dickens’ famous quote in his book A Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,
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Shared Prosperity Vision: Malaysia’s compass for national development
KUALA LUMPUR: As we approach the dawn of a new decade, Malaysia will rely on its next big picture of foresight to be an important guide and compass for the country’s national planning over the next 10 years. The Shared
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Bank Negara: Malaysia’s reserves at US$103.17 bln as of Nov
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s reserves remained usable as of end-November 2019, with official reserve assets at US$103.17 billion, in accordance with the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard (IMF SDDS) format. In a statement today, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said
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TLO poll: Dzulkefly the best minister for 2019, Khalid the worst
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad was voted as the best performing minister in 2019 by The Leaders Online readers. The online poll, which was conducted between Dec 17 till yesterday, showed that 50% of the readers chose Dzulkefly
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PAS: Take action against overstaying tourists
PUCHONG: PAS today urged the government to take stern action against tourists who overstay in the country. Its information chief Kamaruzaman Mohamad said the party is worried about reports that a large number of tourists, especially from China and India,
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Zakir Naik slaps Ramasamy with another defamation suit
PUCHONG: Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik filed another defamation suit against Penang deputy chief minister II, P Ramasamy recently. This new suit is the second case filed by the preacher against the DAP leader. Online news portal Malaysiakini was quoted
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PTPTN gets RM2.07 bln in repayments, exceeding target
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) collected an encouraging RM2.07 billion in repayments for 2019, exceeding its RM2 billion target. Its chairman Wan Saiful Wan Jan said loan repayments had increased to 82.5% as of Nov 30
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Khalid: Review of dubious land transactions secures RM481 million for DBKL
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Territories Ministry secured RM481 million for Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) this year, as a result of a review of 97 dubious land transactions. Minister Khalid Abdul Samad said all negotiations undertaken currently by the ministry and
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Wisma Putra seeking more info on ship, Malaysians detained in Iran
KUALA LUMPUR: The Foreign Ministry is working to identify a ship and its 16 Malaysian crew who were arrested by the Iranian authorities at the Strait of Hormuz yesterday for allegedly carrying illegal fuel. Its minister, Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah, when
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Khalid: Malay, Islamic characteristics of Kampung Baru will be preserved
KUALA LUMPUR: Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abd Samad gave the assurance that the identity of Kampung Baru would be maintained, with its Malay and Islamic characteristics that have existed for more than 100 years to be preserved. He said the
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