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Dr Jamilah: No deaths from H1N1 in Sarawak
KUCHING: The Sarawak Health Department has denied rumours that there were three deaths in the Sarawak General Hospital recently from influenza, H1N1 as claimed in a viral message on the social media. Its director Dr Jamilah Hashim said investigations found that
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1MDB and MOFI succeed in appeal against IPIC litigation in England
KUALA LUMPUR: 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and Minister of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) have succeeded in their appeal at the Court of Appeal in London to proceed with the hearing to set aside the Consent Award that sought to frustrate any
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Mahathir: ASEAN needs to develop its own freighter capabilities
BUSAN (South Korea): ASEAN needs to develop its own freighter capabilities to transport high value and expensive products, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Speaking to the media after the conclusion of the ASEAN-South Korea Commemorative Summit here, the
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English has conquered the world like a virus, says envoy
KUALA LUMPUR: English has conquered the world like a virus and is the fastest growing language in human history, said British High Commissioner to Malaysia Charles Hay. In today’s world there are close to 385 million native English speakers in
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Varsities´ global rankings among main topics in Parliament today
KUALA LUMPUR: The global rankings of local public and private higher learning institutions according to the Global Higher Education Ranking System will be a hot topic in the Dewan Rakyat today. According to the Dewan Rakyat’s order paper, the issue
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Dr M: M’sia ready to learn and work with any countries
BUSAN: Malaysia is willing to learn and work with any countries that can benefit the nation, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Speaking to the media after concluding the ASEAN-South Korea Commemorative Summit here, the prime minister said there is no
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Hong Kong to strengthen business ties with Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Hong Kong aims to strengthen its business ties with Malaysia by capitalising on the growing opportunities under the Belt and Road Initiative through the visit of its high-level business and professional delegation which ended today. Hong Kong Special
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Paul Yong rape trial: High court sends case back to Sessions Court
IPOH: The High Court today dismissed Perak DAP assemblyman Paul Yong’s application to transfer his rape trial from the Sessions Court to higher court. The decision was made by judicial commissioner Datuk Mohd Radzi Harun after reviewing submissions from the
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Lim: Government may set up a housing loan bank
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is considering a proposal to set up a special bank to ease the process of loans application for affordable and low-cost housing, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. However, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said the
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AIA Vitality: Majority of Malaysian workers are unhealthy
PUCHONG: Malaysia’s Healthiest Workplace Survey 2019 revealed that half of the workforce in Malaysia suffer from stress and sleep deprivation. The survey, conducted by AIA Vitality, said 53% of 17,595 workers in 230 organisations of different sizes and sectors across
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