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Muhammad Qayyim, Mariam to represent Kelantan at national-level Quran recital competition
KOTA BHARU, March 8: Visually-impaired Muhammad Qayyim Sarimi and Mariam Jusoh emerged the winner of the the men’s and women’s category, respectively, of the Kelantan-level 1440H/2019M Quran recital competition held at the Darulnaim Islamic Complex last night. Muhammad Qayyim, from
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Missing man feared eaten by crocodile
KINABATANGAN, March 8 :A man who was reported missing is feared to have been eaten by a crocodile at Kampung Sinar Jaya here last night. The 40-year-old victim was said to have fallen victim to a crocodile attack while fishing
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Only 17 per cent Malaysian businesses have a woman CEO
KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 : Only 17 per cent of businesses in Malaysia have a woman in the role of chief executive officer or managing director, said global professional services network, Grant Thornton International Ltd. In its latest “Women in Business”
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Happy International Women’s Day
Dear Women, When you were a little girl, what did you love to do? Where did your imagination take you? How did you express yourself? Did you dance, sing, spend hours in nature, paint your face, make up stories, or
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Tourism Malaysia, MAHB sign MoJC with Condor Airlines
KUALA LUMPUR: Tourism Malaysia and Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) have signed a Memorandum of Joint Collaboration (MoJC) with Condor Airlines to support the airline’s Frankfurt-Kuala Lumpur flight operations for the summer 2019 season. In a joint statement today, Tourism
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Malaysia welcomes all tourists, regardless of sexual orientation
PETALING JAYA: Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi’s remark that there was no homosexuality in the country was simply a misunderstanding, according to his office. In a statement issued last night (Wednesday), it claimed that Mohamaddin was merely
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MACC seizes millions in cash from home of Batu Caves temple committee top official
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) has seized more than RM1 million, foreign currency, numerous luxury watches, expensive cars, gold, jewellery and other valuables after raiding the home of a top office bearer of the Batu Caves Hindu
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Mukhriz: Kedah government to woo FDI in high value-added industries
ALOR SETAR: Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir has called on civil servants in the state to help him establish a “New Kedah” in line with the “New Malaysia” spirit at the federal level. He said this was in keeping
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Taiping is No 3 most sustainable city in the world
IPOH: Taiping has been recognised as among the top three sustainable cities in the world. Touted as Peninsular Malaysia’s wettest town, Taiping was placed third, behind Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, and Vancouver, Canada. Taiping was recognised during the 2019
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PH is not intimidated by PAS, UMNO marriage
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the Pakatan Harapan (PH) is not afraid to see the coalition of PAS and UMNO because this gives many opportunities and issues to expose that both parties have made it mandatory
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