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Dr M: Businesses should invest in R&D, review outdated practises
PETALING JAYA: There is a need for Malaysian businesses to change their business strategy to remain competitive, including focusing more on research and development (R&D), said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He noted that sometimes they are too operation-oriented
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Dewan Rakyat: Suicide and catering industry to be discussed today
KUALA LUMPUR: Measures taken by the government to manage the increase in suicide attempts and contribution of the catering industry to the country are expected to be the focus at the Dewan Rakyat sitting today. According to the Dewan Rakyat
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Budget 2020: Mitra will focus on education, training for Indians
KUALA LUMPUR: Education and training would continue to be a major segment of the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra) expenditure through the RM100 million allocation announced in the Budget 2020 last Friday. Mitra director general M Mahalingam said the body,
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Speaking English doesn’t mean forgetting our roots
KUANTAN: Speaking English does not mean we are forgetting our traditions, nor does it mean that we are leaving behind our identity, Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah said today. She said that one can still keep
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Tian Chua to know whether he can contest elections on Nov 6
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court today fixed Nov 6 to deliver its decision on whether former Batu MP Chua Tian Chang, better known as Tian Chua, can contest in elections. Judge Datuk Seri Mariana Yahya set the date in her
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Yeoh: Claims that women abuse maternity leave is poppycock
PUTRAJAYA: The thought that women will abuse their maternity leave by spending it on holiday is a just a myth, said Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Hannah Yeoh. She said the maternity leave for mothers was to ensure
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AG Report to govt: Increase revenue, spend wisely
KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Government has been advised to continue with efforts to increase revenue through various sources and to adopt prudent spending, said the Auditor-General’s Report 2018, the Federal Government’s Financial Statements. In its recommendation, the audit suggested for
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Lim: Our tax on the rich the lowest in the region
KUALA LUMPUR: Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said today that even with the two-percentage point increase in income tax rate for those with taxable income in excess of RM2 million, the rate remains among the lowest in this region. He
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DPM: Women workforce is the key for Malaysia’s development
PUTRAJAYA: Female labour force in Malaysia must be mobilised to help the nation become a developed and high-income country, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. She said the latest data showed that women participation in
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High court: No evidence Umno received RM2mln from Aset Kayamas
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court ruled that there was no evidence to prove Umno has received RM2 million from Aset Kayamas Sdn Bhd in the former Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor’s corruption trial today. Judge Mohamed
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