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Resolve our housing woes by acquiring the land, MB
SHAH ALAM: A group of 30 ex-Bukit Beruntung estate workers staged a protest in front of the Selangor state secretariat building in their attempts to resolve their housing woes. Accompanied by PSM secretary general A Sivarajan they submitted a memorandum
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PAS: Pakatan’s ‘civil war’ will damage Malaysia
PUCHONG: The infighting within Pakatan Harapan and the purported power struggle among its leaders will dent Malaysia’s progress. In a statement, PAS deputy president Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said the apparent rift within PKR was also undermining Prime
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Dr M denies proposed takeover of highways put on hold
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today denied that the proposed RM6.2 billion takeover of four highway concessionaires has been put on hold pending a review. He also refuted a news report saying that the plan was initiated without
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Remand of four suspects in elderly couple death extended
SEREMBAN: The four individuals taken into police custody last Friday to assist with the investigation into the death of an elderly couple who were found with stab wounds in their house in Nilai had their remand period extended to Aug
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DPM: Don’t blame women for being victims of sexual crimes
KUALA LUMPUR: Blaming a woman for a crime committed against her due to the way she talks or dresses is wrong, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. “Political leaders, both elected and appointed representatives, must
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Dr M confirms meeting with Opposition, mum on details
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad confirmed today that a group of Opposition politicians had met him a few days ago. The politicians, he said, pledged to support him to lead as prime minister for a full term. Mahathir,
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Dr M: Labour market reforms crucial to address job mismatches
PUTRAJAYA: Labour market reforms are crucial to address job mismatches which contribute to graduate underemployment, unemployment and slow wage growth as well as over-dependence on foreign labour, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Speaking at a round-table session with
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‘Men seduced to rape’: PKR senator apologises, retracts proposal
PUCHONG: PKR senator Mohd Imran Abd Hamid apologised to Malaysians over his controversial remark calling for laws to protect men from being seduced by women into committing sexual crimes. In a statement today, Imran also said he had retracted the
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Perak menteri besar erred on Orang Asli customary land rights
The Malaysian Bar views with concern recent media reports on the Perak Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu’s suggestion that there are no Orang Asli customary or ancestral lands in Perak as these lands are not recognised by the Perak Constitution
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Anwar to Imran: Retract statement on men seduced to commit sex crimes
PUCHONG: PKR today dismissed calls by one of its senators yesterday who called for laws ‘to protect men from being seduced into committing sex crimes against women’. In a statement, PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim referred to the proposal
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