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Dr M confirms meeting with Opposition, mum on details
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad confirmed today that a group of Opposition politicians had met him a few days ago. The politicians, he said, pledged to support him to lead as prime minister for a full term. Mahathir,
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Dr M: Labour market reforms crucial to address job mismatches
PUTRAJAYA: Labour market reforms are crucial to address job mismatches which contribute to graduate underemployment, unemployment and slow wage growth as well as over-dependence on foreign labour, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Speaking at a round-table session with
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‘Men seduced to rape’: PKR senator apologises, retracts proposal
PUCHONG: PKR senator Mohd Imran Abd Hamid apologised to Malaysians over his controversial remark calling for laws to protect men from being seduced by women into committing sexual crimes. In a statement today, Imran also said he had retracted the
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Perak menteri besar erred on Orang Asli customary land rights
The Malaysian Bar views with concern recent media reports on the Perak Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu’s suggestion that there are no Orang Asli customary or ancestral lands in Perak as these lands are not recognised by the Perak Constitution
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Anwar to Imran: Retract statement on men seduced to commit sex crimes
PUCHONG: PKR today dismissed calls by one of its senators yesterday who called for laws ‘to protect men from being seduced into committing sex crimes against women’. In a statement, PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim referred to the proposal
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An open letter to brother Dr Zakir Naik
Brother Zakir, peace be with you. I am writing this letter to humbly ask you to leave Malaysia voluntarily. I will explain my reasons below, but first, I would like to thank you for many of the universal messages of
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Jho Low went all out to ensure Najib’s accounts had funds
KUALA LUMPUR: Fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, went to extreme extent in depositing funds into former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s current account to ensure the cheques issued did not bounce. A total of
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Amirudin: Action will be taken against firm behind Sungai Selangor pollution
SHAH ALAM: Selangor menteri besar Amirudin Shari said the state government will take action against any companies that are found guilty of the diesel contamination at Sungai Selangor, that left over a million households in the state and Kuala Lumpur
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PAS veep too throws support for Dr Mahathir
KOTA BHARU: A PAS leader has joined the bandwagon in declaring his support for Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in the footsteps of PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang. PAS vice-president Datuk Mohd Amar Abdullah who is also
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Ex-Ambank staff topped up RM55,000 for Najib’s overdrawn account
KUALA LUMPUR: Former AmBank relationship manager Joanna Yu Ging Ping admitted that she may have used RM55,000 of her own money to regularise former premier Najib Abdul Razak’s bank account ending 906 on 29 Sept 2014. This happened after his
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