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Perhilitan: Tigers spotted in T’ganu could be ‘pets’
The two tigers spotted strolling casually around Kampung Besul in Dungun yesterday are most probably someone’s pets, according to Terengganu Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) director Abdul Malek Mohd Yusof. Malek said based on the tigers’ tame behaviour, the
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Anwar – Azmin feud can bring Pakatan down
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno veteran, Gua Musang MP Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah was quoted by the media as stating that the ongoing feud between the top two PKR leaders – Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Datuk Seri Azmin Ali can lead to
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Malaysia top in Southeast Asia for press freedom
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is ranked first among Southeast Asia countries in the 2019 World Press Freedom Index, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The index places Malaysia at 123 out of 145 countries in the world, he said. This is
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IGP: A political party leader behind sex videos, spent hundreds of thousands
KUALA LUMPUR: A leader of a political party is behind the dissemination of the viral sex video aimed at bringing down Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali. In a statement, Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Abdul Hamid Bador
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45 percent Malaysians want Anwar as PM
PUCHONG: A public opinion survey by PKR linked Selangor think tank, Institute Darul Ehsan have found that 45 per cent of Malaysians want PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as the eighth prime minister once Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir
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Time to hand over power without burdening Dr Mahathir
One of the tenets of democracy has always been that there must be fair contest in periodically held elections where the people can decide who they want to represent them in government. The key here is that there must be
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Dr Mahathir: 15 per cent of NACP already implemented
PUTRAJAYA: Fifteen per cent or 17 initiatives out of the 115 initiatives outlined in the National Anti-Corruption Plan (NACP) have already been implemented, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. They involved nine initiatives in the field of political governance,
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Govt withdraws two bills
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has withdrawn two bills — Currency Bill 2019 and Central Bank of Malaysia (Amendment) Bill 2019 — that were scheduled for second reading in the Dewan Rakyat today. Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Amiruddin Hamzah, in requesting
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Dzulkefly: Let’s talk about mental health, eliminate stigma
KUALA LUMPUR: Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad encouraged Malaysians to voice their views on mental illness in a healthy discourse and stop the stigma attached to it. Speaking in the Dewan Rakyat, Dzulkefly said that the government was concerned
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OSA to be replaced with FOI
KUALA LUMPUR: The Freedom of Information Act (FOI) will be drawn up to replace the Official Secrets Act 1972 (OSA), said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He said a Cabinet Special Committee on Anti-Corruption which met today had agreed
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