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Halal status boosts marketability of local products
KUALA LUMPUR: For a majority of consumers in this country, the halal status is one of the main considerations in their choice of food and beverage products when they go shopping. The halal stamp on the food and beverage packaging is
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Harry Warganegara speaks of Indonesian prospects at SEA Games
JAKARTA: The Indonesian Olympic Committee (KOI) has appointed Harry Warganegara to be chef de mission (CDM) of the Indonesian contingent for the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines, which takes place from Nov 30 to Dec 11. The
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Two die in car-lorry collision on CSR highway
KUANTAN: Two friends were killed after the car they were in crashed into the back of a parked lorry in the emergency lane at KM86 of the Central Spine Road (CSR) highway in Lipis near here early this morning. Lipis
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Malaysian peacekeepers in Congo safe
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s peacekeepers in the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) are safe and unaffected by the latest deadly clashes in the eastern part of the country. There are currently six Malaysian
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Ismail: No need for IPCMC, stop pressuring the police
PUCHONG: The Opposition rejected the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) Bill 2019 proposed by the Pakatan Harapan government in Dewan Rakyat. Its leader, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaacob said the bloc made the decision after taken into consideration
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Palm oil still has a future, Kok tells Daim
Palm oil, as the most cost-effective oil would continue to play a pivotal role in the world, says Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok. “It is hard to imagine a scenario wherein it can be replaced by other oils, including coconut,
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Health Ministry: Homosexual intercourse main of cause of HIV spread
PUCHONG: Homosexual intercourse is now the main cause of HIV infection among Malaysians. In an infographic posted by the Health Ministry, the government said that the pattern of HIV spread among Malaysians have changed since it was first detected back
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Electoral Reform Committee: Announce next GE date earlier
KUALA LUMPUR: Proposal for the next general election date to be announced earlier is among the 15 items on the agenda for the Electoral Reform Committee (ERC). ERC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman said all the 15 items
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Zakaria has not received letter of dismissal from PKR
SEPANG: Zakaria Abdul Hamid said he has yet to receive the letter of dismissal from PKR. Zakaria said he found out about his sacking as Bera PKR division chief on Sunday through the media. “I was not contacted or called
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Fire razes eight houses, 50 left homeless
GEORGE TOWN: About 50 people from eight families were left with only the clothes on their backs after eight homes and a car workshop were destroyed in a fire near Taman Cemerlang, Jelutong yesterday. There were no fatalities in the
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