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DPM: Legal framework on gender discrimination still being drafted
PUTRAJAYA: The government is still in the process of drafting a legal framework to address gender discrimination, Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said. For this purpose, Dr Wan Azizah, who is also Women, Family and Community Development Minister said
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High Court dismisses Petronas’ application for stay of proceedings
KUCHING: The High Court here today dismissed an application by Petronas for a stay of proceedings in the Sarawak Government’s suit against the national oil corporation over the payment of State Sales Tax (SST). Judicial Commissioner Christopher Chin made the
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Despatch rider charged with threatening minister on Facebook
SUNGAI BESAR: A despatch rider who threatened a minister on his Facebook account in March last year was charged in the Sabak Bernam Magistrate’s Court here today. Mohd Noor Izwan Mohd Ibrahim, 37, however pleaded not guilty after the charge was read out to
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Telco shop worker charged with murder
MUAR: A telecommunications shop employee was charged at the Magistrate’s Court here today with the murder of a labourer last month. Lim Yew Lung, 32, was accused of murdering Tsun Chin Kiang, 43 at a telecommunications outlet in Jalan Perwira 1, Taman
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Rubber production incentive activated for January 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Rubber Board (LGM) says the Rubber Production Incentive has been activated for January 2020 for 440,000 rubber smallholders in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak. In a statement, LGM said this follows the farmgate rubber price for the month at below
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Self-serving politicians, businessmen trying to block Anwar’s rise to power
There are three main groups that do not want PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to have a smooth transition in becoming the next prime minister. The first is the business group, who are close to the present prime minister,
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Malaysia ensures Singapore panic buying doesn’t spread to Johor
PUTRAJAYA: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) has been conducting surveillance in Johor since Saturday to ensure there is no panic buying of essential food or household items by Singaporeans in the state. The ministry in a statement yesterday
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Umno: Don’t bring in Pakistani workers, create jobs for locals first
PUCHONG: Stop mollycoddling foreign workers and create jobs for Malaysians first, said Umno youth chief Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki. In a statement yesterday, Asyraf said that the Pakatan Harapan government should focus on creating high quality jobs for Malaysians first before
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Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing: The essential Malaysian
He is somewhat of an enigma, hard to pigeon-hole. And it depends on when, what, where, why and how you had dealings with him. You are probably one of those blind men who tried to describe the elephant purely from
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Bank Muamalat offers moratorium relief for coronavirus-affected customers, staff
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd (Bank Muamalat) is offering a temporary moratorium of up to six months for the monthly instalment payments on certain financing obligations for all customers and staff, as a relief for those who have been
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