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Budget 2020: We need better fiscal policy, says ex-BNM deputy governor
With more than a week to go before the tabling of Budget 2020, former Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) deputy governor Tan Sri Lin See Yan said that Malaysia needs a fiscal policy to generate growth for the economy. The country,
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Jho Low arranged payment exceeding US$500 mln for misappropriation
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court was told today that fugitive businessman, Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, had arranged for the security deposit payment of US$576,943,490 to Aabar Investments PJS (Aabar) for the takeover of Tanjong Energy Holdings Sdn Bhd
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Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 to replace NEP
KUALA LUMPUR: The Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 (Vision 2030) will be the new economic and development policy to replace the current New Economic Policy (NEP), which is deemed as having put the country in the wrong direction. Institut Masa Depan
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Consent not required for a post mortem in a police case
The public have so little confidence in the Malaysian police that they question every action taken by them. On September 14, in Rawang, the police shot and killed three persons. I went to the funeral of a couple of them.
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Police summons Umno leader for ‘martyr’ remark
PUCHONG: The police have summoned Puteri Umno vice chief Nurul Amal Mohd Fauzi to give a statement over a speech made last week, where she described the man who was gunned down after he ran amok at a factory in
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Hong Kong on edge ahead of Chinese anniversary
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s metro stations and roads re-opened today, after a chaotic weekend that saw police fire water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who set fires and threw petrol bombs outside government offices and across central
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Perlis PAS chief stable after collapsing at ceramah
KANGAR: Perlis PAS commissioner Mohd Shukri Ramli collapsed while speaking at an Umno-PAS Cooperation Premier Ceramah at Dewan 2020 and was rushed to the emergency unit of Tuanku Fauziah Hospital (HTF) last night. However, the Sanglang assemblyman was reported to
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Tg Piai by-election: Candidate factor crucial for a win
KULAI: An ideal candidate is seen as among the factors which could determine victory in the Tanjung Piai by-election, said Johor PKR deputy chairman Jimmy Puah Wee Tse. He said whoever is the candidate selected, PKR Johor is prepared to
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SAMB: Water supply in Malacca fully restored
MELAKA: The water supply to all affected areas in the state due to the low level of water in the rivers, dams and water retention ponds has been fully restored. Syarikat Air Melaka Berhad (SAMB) in a statement, said, however,
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Mahathir defends palm oil at the UN
NEW YORK: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Malaysia is opposed to attempts to ban the import of palm oil at the United Nations (UN), saying it is a classic case of the denial of free trade. Speaking at the General
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