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Dr M to Opposition: Thank you for supporting ‘Undi18’ Bill
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was delighted by the overwhelming bipartisan support in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday for the proposed amendments to the Federal Constitution to lower the voting age to 18 years. Describing it as the
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Siti Hasmah conferred Asia HRD Lifetime Achievement Award
CYBERJAYA: The Prime Minister’s wife, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali, was conferred the Asia Human Resources Development (HRD) Lifetime Achievement Award at the Asia HRD Awards 2019 held at Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences yesterday. According to a
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Gay sex video: Anwar’s pol sec among those arrested
KUALA LUMPUR: The politician nabbed by federal police in Johor yesterday to assist investigations into the sex video scandal targeting Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali has been identified as PKR’s Perak leader – Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak.
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Motion on Sabah’s additional 13 state seats tabled today
KUALA LUMPUR: The motion that will increase the state seats in Sabah from 60 to 73 is expected to be tabled for approval at the Dewan Rakyat today. On Aug 9, 2016, the Sabah state assembly passed an amendment to
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Sabah Umno members drafted into Bersatu? Bullshit
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Bersatu secretary Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee has rubbished claims by Tuaran Umno acting chief Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Dahlan that Umno members were being drafted as Bersatu members without their knowledge. He said Bersatu’s approach was
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Don’t misunderstand PAC report on GST refund
PUTRAJAYA: Treasury Secretary-General (KSP) Datuk Ahmad Badri Mohd Zahir does not want media reports on the Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) report on the collection of Goods and Services Tax (GST) to be misinterpreted and cause misunderstanding or the public inquiring
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IPCMC needed because police can’t investigate their own
KUALA LUMPUR: Lawyer M Visvanathan who also heads Eliminating Death in Custody Together (Edict) in his push for the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission said that IPCMC is needed simply because the police cannot investigate their own. Referring to
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Dewan Rakyat passes ‘Undi18’ constitutional amendment
KUALA LUMPUR: The Constitutional (Amendment) Bill 2019 to lower the voting age from 21 to 18 was approved in the Dewan Rakyat today with more than two-thirds majority required. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof said all 211
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Sexual assault on schoolgirl: Police wrapped up probe, forward details to DPP
SEREMBAN: The police have completed their investigation into the sexual assault case involving a 12-year old girl by a 65-year old lorry driver. Negeri Sembilan state CID chief Wan Rukman Wan Hassan said that the police will forward their investigation
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Ban political parties that fail to keep up election promises
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Annuar Musa (Ketereh-BN) has called for the ban of political parties by the Election Commission (EC) from contesting in the 15th general election as the parties failed to keep up their electoral promises made during the
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