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Pangkor Island ready to embrace duty free status
LUMUT: With less than a month to go before the Pangkor Island to be proclaimed a duty-free island on Jan 1, new attractions and improvements are underway on the island so that when the day arrives, all facilities will be
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Dzulkefly: Polio virus probably brought in from outside Malaysia
PUTRAJAYA: Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the polio virus which infected a three-month-old Malaysian boy from Tuaran, Sabah was suspected to have come from outside Sabah. He said there were two possibilities how the polio virus, which
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Private clinics required to display consultation fees clearly: Consumer group
KUALA LUMPUR: Private clinics should be required to display a transparent list of consultation fees to patients before receiving treatment, says a consumer association. Malaysian Consumer Protection and Welfare Board (LPKPM) president Dr Lee Nan Seng said the move was
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Wan Azizah’s father dies
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail’s father, Datuk Wan Ismail Wan Mahmood, passed away early today at his residence in Ampang. According to Wan Azizah’s Facebook posting, his remains will be taken to Masjid
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Latheefa: 411 detained in Sabah for corruption since 2015
KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained 411 people from both public and private sectors, as well as members of the public in Sabah for corruption offences since 2015. Its chief commissioner Latheefa Koya said during the same
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Akalbudi Foundation paid for Zahid’s 20 car road taxes, insurances
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court today was told that the road taxes and insurance sfor 20 vehicles belonging to former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi amounting RM107,509.55 was paid using funds from Akalbudi Foundation, between January and
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Najib bought watch worth RM466,330 for Rosmah in Dec 2014
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak told the High Court today that he gave his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, a watch worth RM466,330.11, for her birthday in December 2014. Najib, 66, said he paid for
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World Bank: Malaysia’s consumer price inflation to rise to 1.5-2.0% next year
KUALA LUMPUR: World Bank Group said Malaysia’s headline inflation is expected to increase modestly in 2020, with consumer price inflation to average higher in the range of 1.5-2% next year as compared with 0.7% projected for 2019. In its 21st
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1MDB: Feb 3 for management of Obyu Holdings forfeiture case
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today set Feb 3 next year for case management of a government’s application to forfeit assets worth RM680 million allegedly linked to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) that were seized from premises belonging to Obyu
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Health Ministry: Vaccinate your kids against polio!
PUCHONG: Health Ministry today advised parents to ensure that their children are vaccinated from polio after being born, as Malaysia just had its first polio case after 27 years recently. In a Facebook post, the ministry said parents must ensure
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