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Nora Anne Quoirin case is a missing persons case, not abduction
PUCHONG: Nora Anne Quoirin, a special needs 15-year-old who disappeared overnight from her holiday bedroom at an upscale forest resort in Seremban, Negri Sembilan is still regarded as a missing persons case and not an abduction, local police clarified. “The
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DAP not split over khat
KUALA LUMPUR: The DAP is not split over the controversy surrounding the introduction of khat for Standard Four students nationwide, stressed party secretary general Lim Guan Eng. “The discussion was done in an open and frank matter. What is important
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Guan Eng: Sin Chew Jit Poh raised Chinese fears over khat
KUALA LUMPUR: Chinese daily, Sin Chew Jit Poh was blamed for the opposition of the Chinese community against the introduction of Jawi writing, known as khat. DAP secretary general Lim Guan Eng took to Facebook last night in accusing the
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Jho Low wanted to reverse fund transfers made to Najib’s accounts
KUALA LUMPUR: Ambank’s former relationship manager Joanne Yu Ging Ping testified that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, instructed her to transfer to reverse a transfer of RM27 million into Najib Abdul Razak’s AmBank account ending
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Race based affirmative action not viable, need based a necessity
PETALING JAYA: Special advisor to the government, Tun Daim Zainuddin has called for a need based affirmative action since the race based policy in practice is no longer viable. Speaking at an international conference on emerging issues in public policy
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Kula is for refugees right to work
KUALA LUMPUR: Human Resources Minister M Kulasegaran is personally supportive of allowing refugees to work in Malaysia as promised in the Pakatan Harapan manifesto even though there has not been any concrete action to realise that promise yet. “The government
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Court of Appeal maintains Najib’s 1MDB trial date
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal ruled against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s appeal for a later trial date for his 1Malaysia Development Berhad corruption trial. The appellate court ruled that the 1MDB trial will begin in a fortnight,
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Najib and wife to overthrow businessman’s conspiracy suit bid set
KUALA LUMPUR: The decision whether to allow former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and three others to strike out a RM52.6 million lawsuit against them will be heard on 23 October by the
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Foreign funds sold RM601.2 mln in local equities last week
KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign funds sold RM601.2 million net in local equities last week, the largest weekly foreign fund net outflow in 11 weeks, said MIDF Research today. In its fund flow report, it said the pace of foreign net selling
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Skill training, certificate, free movement for human trafficking victims
KUALA LUMPUR: Elementary skill training and certificates for trafficked victims in the country will be introduced this year as part of Putrajaya’s effort in improving the lives of the trafficked victims. In addition to that, regulations were gazetted to allow
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