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Two-party system not feasible to explain Malaysian politics
BANGI: The two-party system approach used by analysts in analyzing Malaysia is not feasible to be used in Malaysia as it fails to explain the fluid movement of political figures from one party to another. “Analysts have been using many
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MySalam: RM400 million premium for a RM 3million pay out?
Dear Tun Dr Mahathir, Three weeks ago, a 48 year-old lorry driver with stage four colon cancer came to see me as he was in financial distress. He had been the sole breadwinner and family finances were deeply in the
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Dr M: A leader must have integrity and honesty
SHAH ALAM: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said a leader should be a person of integrity and honesty or risk having the person turning corrupt. Speaking at the 10th University Scholars Leadership Symposium 2019, Mahathir also said a leader
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MTEM: Abolish NEP at your own peril, Anwar
PUCHONG: The Malay Economic Action Council (MTEM) warned PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today not to replace the New Economic Policy (NEP) with a needs-based policy. In a statement, MTEM chief executive officer Ahmad Yazid Othman said that anyone
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Panda cub ‘Yi Yi’ born in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: The second Malaysian-born giant panda finally has a name – ‘Yi Yi’, which means friendship. Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr Xavier Jayakumar announced the 19-month-old female panda cub’s name at a ceremony at the Zoo Negara
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‘Ghost Smoke’ candies seized in nationwide checks
PUTRAJAYA: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) seized 1,762 packets of ‘Ghost Smoke’ candy during inspections on 2,401 business premises nationwide last month. Its enforcement director, Datuk Iskandar Halim Sulaiman, said in a statement that the ministry had
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Explosive device found in Bukit Damansara house compound
Police have found an improvised explosive device (IED) at the compound of a house in Bukit Damansara yesterday, said Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim. “The bomb disposable unit (UPB) deployed to inspect the object has confirmed (that)
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Hari Raya Aidiladha falls on August 11
KUALA LUMPUR: Muslims in Malaysia will celebrate Hari Raya Aidiladha on Sunday, August 11, the Office of the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal said in a statement. “In fulfilling the proclamation by Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong, after getting
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DAP to Fadhli: Kit Siang a Malaysian citizen, Zakir is not
PUCHONG: A DAP MP today hit back at Kota Bharu MP Ahmad Fadhli Shaari for asking DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang to leave Malaysia over his call for Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik to leave the country voluntarily. In a
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Logging activities at Kampung Tasik Cunex to cease immediately
IPOH: All logging activities in areas which may overlap with land claimed by the Orang Asli in Kampung Tasik Cunex, Gerik were immediately stopped until the discussion process between the state government and Orang Asli community was completed. The directive
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