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Khairy: Leave me out of Pakatan’s power play, too busy on public policy
PUCHONG: Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin today denied that he had submitted a private member’s motion to debate the power transition plan between Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Port Dickson MP Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. In a series of Instagram posts,
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Social media abuzz over unverified new Cabinet list
PUCHONG: There is list circulating on the social media platform, purportedly showing the new list of Cabinet members for next year. The unverified list indicates that PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will become the new Deputy Prime Minister, replacing
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Finas’ Ahmad Idham ridiculed for Netflix censorship call
KUALA LUMPUR: National Film Development Corporation (Finas) chief executive officer Ahmad Idham Ahmad Nadzri received backlash from social media netizens after he suggested that digital content on movie streaming platform, Netflix, to be censored. On Nov 16, Idham, who is
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Child marriage: Federal govt can criminalise it, bypass state laws
So, the government claimed that Muslim or customary marriage is a matter within state jurisdiction, therefore the Federal Government can only try to persuade but cannot compel the states to raise the age of marriage to 18. Is it true?
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IGP: Don’t worry about Yazid Sufaat, our eyes are on him
KUALA LUMPUR: The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador assured Malaysians that militant Yazid Sufaat, who has been released after serving a two-year detention period, is being closely monitored by the police. Hamid said Yazid was released
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Najib ‘lauds’ Guan Eng for shooting up national debt to over RM800 bln
PUCHONG: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak trolled Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng for increasing the government debt after taking up another loan worth RM2.7 billion loan today. In a Facebook post today, Najib said the new loan
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Lim advises Indians to fully utilise govt grant
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has advised Malaysia’s Indian community to fully utilise the RM100 million grant allocated by the government through the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (MITRA) under the 2019 Budget. He said the
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Being dropped from squad a turning point for Safawi Rasid’s career
KUALA LUMPUR: This is not the first time Harimau Malaya ace Muhammad Safawi Rasid has been dropped by Under-22 head coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee from his squad. In 2016, Kim Swee, who was then the head coach of the
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It’s been a hectic year for Malaysia’s ambassador to Japan
TOKYO: It has been quite a hectic stint for Datuk Kennedy Jawan in the almost one year that he has been here as Malaysia’s Ambassador to Japan. Last month, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and
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Syed Saddiq: Let e-sports be enjoyed all over the country
KUALA LUMPUR: The Youth and Sports Ministry (KBS) wants to ensure the development of electronic sports (e-sports) to be enjoyed at all levels nationwide. Its Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (pix) said through E-sports Strategic Development Plan, the government will ensure
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