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The two sides of Mahathir Mohamad
I grew up during Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s first tenure as Prime Minister of Malaysia. I lived through two versions of the Mahathir premiership. The first 10 years of Mahathir as Prime Minister witnessed Malaysia slowly becoming an ASEAN Tiger,
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DPM: Govt to continue efforts for a better Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail today said the year, 2020 will see more measures implemented by the government to be enjoyed by all Malaysians and the efforts will continue for the betterment of
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Kimanis by-election: EC sends cards to 29,663 registered voters
KOTA KINABALU: The Election Commission (EC) continues with its initiative to send the voter’s card to 29,663 registered voters in the Kimanis parliamentary constituency ahead of the by-election slated on Jan 18. Its chairman Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun said it
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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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