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Anwar: Leaders must be able to forgive and move on
KUALA LUMPUR: What does it take to be a leader? Taking the words of philosopher Herman Kahn, the future prime minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that leadership is a responsibility, not a privilege. He also spoke on
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Vietnamese woman linked to Kim Jong-Nam murder freed today
KUALA LUMPUR: Doan Thi Huong, the Vietnamese woman initially accused of the murder of Kim Jong-Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader, has been released from prison at 7.20 am today. Lawyer Hisyam Teh Poh Teik representing the 30-year-old
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Malaysian Media Council should be managed by media practitioners
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Media Council (MMM), to be set up soon, should be managed fully by media practitioners to avoid the public from having any prejudice against its real function, said National Journalist Award recipient Tan Sri Johan Jaaffar.
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Ending Malaysia’s global kleptocracy: PH greatest achievement
SANDAKAN: The greatest achievement of the Pakatan Harapan-led (PH) government in its first year in office was putting an end to the infamy of Malaysia as a global kleptocracy and ensuring work-in-progress in transforming Malaysia into a nation of integrity,
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Najib trial: Najib’s parliament salary breakdown revealed
KUALA LUMPUR: Parliament paid Datuk Seri Najib Razak a salary totalling RM1.27 million to be the prime minister and MP for Pekan between January 2011 and March last year, said a Malaysian parliament staff chief. The Head of Members of
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Najib trial: 1MDB wanted RM3 billion to set up SRC , says former EPU senior staff
KUALA LUMPUR: An ex-Economic Planning Unit (EPU) senior officer told the High Court in Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s SRC International trial that 1MDB previously sought RM3 billion from the government as grant in setting up its subsidiary company. The former
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Two foreigners died of methanol poisoning
IPOH: Two men, a Bangladeshi and a Myanmarese, died at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital (HRPB) here yesterday of suspected methanol poisoning. Perak Health director Datuk Dr Ding Lay Ming said both victims, who were in a semi-conscious state, were admitted
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Perak-born stateless child now a citizen
KUALA LUMPUR: High Court judge Datuk Faizah Jamaludin ruled that a 13-year-old Perak born girl is a Malaysian citizen and “no longer illegitimate” at the time the Home Ministry rejected her citizenship application in 2012 nor when she filed for
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Khalid slams independent candidate who claims he has Amanah’s support
SANDAKAN: Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) regrets the action of its former member who claimed he has the support of the party’s leadership to contest as an independent candidate in the Sandakan by-election. Amanah communications director Khalid Samad, who is also Federal
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New IGP Hamid Bador to take over tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR: There will be a new man at helm of the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) tomorrow when the current Inspector-General of Police (IGP) goes on compulsory retirement. Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun who was appointed as IGP on Sept
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