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Dr M: People still love and support Pakatan
KUALA LUMPUR: The people still support and appreciate Pakatan Harapan (PH), said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday. Responding to several reports that said the public was miffed with the government and support level had dropped from 80% to
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Insurance companies welcome to contribute to Socso
IPOH: Human Resources Ministry welcomes any insurance company wanting to contribute to the Social Security Organisation (Socso), said minister M Kulasegaran. However, this can only be done if a large number of insurance agents and consultants contribute to ensure that
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Tanjung Piai by-election: Umno may contest there, hints Zahid
JOHOR BAHRU: Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today hinted that the nationalist party may contest in the Tanjung Piai by-election instead of MCA. Speaking at the opening of the Johor Umno Convention today, Zahid said Malay voters there
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Corruption, power abuse hampering economic progress
KUALA LUMPUR: Corruption and abuse of power are the main factors hindering the country’s economic growth and income distribution, not the bumiputera empowerment agenda, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He also said the government’s agenda to help the
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Dr M: Gov’t may refine SST and introduce new tax regime
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that the government may introduce new taxes, on top of fine tuning the existing Sales and Services Tax, to generate more revenue for the nation’s coffers. “We will improve on this.
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Dr M blames previous govt for failing to achieve Vision 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia failed to become a developed nation by 2020 due to the failures of previous administration, claimed Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. “The ultimate objective of Vision 2020 was not achieved because for the last 15 years,
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India to Malaysia: We’re buddies…remember that!
The Indian government yesterday urged Malaysia to stop making uninformed statements on Jammu and Kashmir, and remember the good ties both nations enjoy. In a report by The Economic Times, India’s External Affairs Ministry reminded Malaysia that Jammu and Kashmir
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Fine for oil palm estates above 40.5 ha without MSPO cert
Oil palm estates of more than 40.47 hectares and palm oil mills that fail to obtain the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification will be fined and penalised under the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (Licensing) 2005 regulation number 15. This
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Khazanah Nasional’s debt down to RM47 bln
Khazanah Nasional Bhd has managed to reduce its debt burden from RM55 billion to RM47 billion in one year through asset and investment sales. In an interview with RTM yesterday, Khazanah Nasional managing director Shahril Ridza Redzuan said the country’s
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Ku Nan’s trial: RM2 mln not credited into Umno’s account, says prosecution
KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution in the corruption trial of Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor in its submission yesterday said there was no record of a transaction of RM2 million into Umno’s account from the company that the accused allegedly
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