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Tun M: Petronas geared towards achieving Paris Agreement
KUALA LUMPUR: Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) is spearheading an industry-wide study with various agencies to develop an Oil, Gas, Energy and Environment White Paper on Malaysia’s Future Energy Landscape. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the study supported Malaysia’s
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MACC question Zaid Hamidi, again, over land swap deals
PUTRAJAYA: Former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has arrived at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters here for further questioning in the investigations linked to land swaps under the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration. Zahid, who also had
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Anwar: It’s a done deal
KUALA LUMPUR: PKR President Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pix) is confident with the succession plan which will see him take over the reins from Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, saying that it is a done deal. He said although he found
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Over one million tourists visit Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: More than one million tourists visited Sabah from January to May this year, with 662,560 of them being local tourists and 371,311 million foreigners who arrived on flights via the Kota Kinabalu International Airport. Sabah’s Deputy Chief Minister
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Dr Mahathir: I will not be PM beyond three years
PUCHONG: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has reportedly said that he “will not go beyond three years” as prime minister, amid calls for his anointed successor, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, to take over. Speaking to CNBC in Bangkok where
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Dr Mahathir’s return a boost for IMT-GT
BANGKOK: The leadership of Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed is being welcomed back at the regional level after an absence of 16 – years. His pro – active outlook on the business prospects and visionary sense of things within
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Disabled widower beaten to death by lover’s husband
PARIT: A disabled widower was beaten to death with a stick spiked with nails by his lover’s jealous husband in Jalan Kenanga 8, Felcra Changkat Lada in Kampung Gajah near here. Badrul Hisham Ngah Aziz, 42, who had a deformed left leg, sustained
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Dr Mahathir: Is Umno no longer infidel?
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said PAS must declare UMNO as an Islamic party before forging a political cooperation with the opposition party. In a cynical tone, Dr Mahathir said this was because PAS had previously declared UMNO
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Dr M: E-commerce and economy sharing to be taxed
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he has floated the idea of Malaysia taxing e-commerce and sharing economy-related activities during the Plenary Session of the 34th Asean Summit. “I mentioned about tax, now that we have online businesses…
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Conversions humiliate the Orang Asli community
PUCHONG: Conversion activities of the Orang Asli community is not merely limited to Kelantan but also involves other states. Even worse is the fact that it is humiliates the Orang Asli. “Many Orang Asli people have been converted in Kelantan
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