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PM: No more new tax for this year, but reforms
KUALA LUMPUR: There will be no new tax for this year, except for sugar tax which was announced during the 2019 Budget, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced today. “(However), it (implementation) is delayed a bit as we want
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Msia committed to friendly economics ties
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is committed to friendly economic ties with all its partners especially those with whom the country has the strongest and closest links, says the Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. While the government would like to see
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Federal govt to revive stalled projects in Sarawak: Baru Bian
KUCHING: The Federal Government will ensure that stalled projects under the previous government, especially in Sarawak, will be restored immediately and effectively implemented until fully completed. Works Minister Baru Bian (said, the stalled projects in Sarawak including Sri Aman Hospital, Petra Jaya
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Noh Omar barred from Dewan Rakyat for 3 days
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno’s Tan Sri Noh Omar (has been ordered out of the Dewan Rakyat and barred from entering for three days for openly insulting the Speaker’s chair. Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker Nga Kor Ming made the ruling today after the Tanjong
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MACC: Three individuals detained over SSM project worth RM30m
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) detained three individuals suspected of being involved in the abuse of power and corruption over a project involving the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) estimated to be worth RM30 million. According to a
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Sultan Ibrahim cancels two birthday events as his ‘rakyat’ suffering
JOHOR BAHRU: The Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar today has canceled the royal tea reception and state banquet held next week in conjunction with his birthday celebration. Sultan Ibrahim, in a statement issued to the Royal Press
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Israeli rabbi, wounded in Palestinian attack, dies
JERUSALEM: An Israeli rabbi died on Monday of wounds from a Palestinian attack a day earlier in the occupied West Bank in which a soldier was killed – an incident that played into Israeli politics three weeks before a national
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Cyclone Idai: Mozambique president estimates 1,000 may have died
MAPUTO: The number of people killed in a powerful storm and preceding floods in Mozambique could exceed 1,000, the president said on Monday, putting the potential death toll greatly more than current figures. Eighty-four deaths have been confirmed so far
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Pollachi Sexual Abuse case: Shock Wave across India
TAMIL NADU: Activists fear victims of an alleged sex blackmail gang terrorising an Indian city will not come forward after the name of one survivor was made public by government officials. The woman’s name was contained in an official document
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MAHB worker critically injured in accident at Subang airport runway
PETALING JAYA: An accident involving an airport engineering vehicle and a private aircraft occurred at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport runway in Subang early Monday. A Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) said the driver of the vehicle was critically
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