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Saifuddin to replace Muhyiddin?
KUALA LUMPUR: Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail would head the Home Ministry, replacing Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, reported revived Malay daily Utusan Online. Citing an unnamed source, the daily added that Finance Minister Lim
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Malaysia’s trade surplus expands to RM14.27 bln in July
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded a trade surplus in July 2019 amounting to RM14.27 billion, up 75.6% from the same month of the previous year and marking the 261st consecutive month of trade surplus since November 1997. Exports picked up by
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Najib’s aide received US$800,000; Jho Low deep in 1MDB
KUALA LUMPUR: The former special officer of Najib Razak, Amhari Efendi Nazaruddin told the High Court here today that he had received over US$800,000 in a foreign bank account. Amhari in his testimony said that he was shocked to receive
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Green light for MACC to forfeit RM4.9 million from Yayasan Permata
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has been given the green light to forfeit RM4.9 million from Yayasan Permata Malaysia in a 1MDB forfeiture suit. The order was made by High Court judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah as Yayasan Genius
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RM6 billion in losses annually due to illegal fishing
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia loses up to RM6 billion due to illegal fishing annually, according to the director of Landing and Licensing Division in the Department of Fisheries Malaysia (DOF), Wan Muhammad Aznan Abdullah. He said despite tough enforcement measures in
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Eight convictions in human trafficking in first year
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court that promised justice for victims of human trafficking made eight convictions in its inaugural year despite the launch of hundreds of investigations in recent years, data obtained exclusively by the Thomson Reuters Foundation revealed. Malaysia
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Police report against my brother not me
PUCHONG: PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s political secretary Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak clarified that it was his brother, not he, who was wanted by the police over a brawl that took place on Saturday in Ampang. He also
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Jho Low was Najib’s unofficial special adviser
KUALA LUMPUR: A former special officer to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak told the High Court here today that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, was the unofficial special advisor to the former.
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Anwar to Azmin: Attend party meetings!
KUALA LUMPUR: PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim issued a stern warning to his deputy, Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali; attend party meetings! “I don’t know if he is boycotting party meetings or not. “All I know, he has not
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IGP: Police to recommend whipping for wildlife smugglers
BIDOR: The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) will recommend mandatory whipping for criminals involved in smuggling of wildlife. Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Abdul Hamid Bador said he would send the recommendation to the Legal Affairs Division for tougher penalties against
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