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EC taken to task over Lajim Ukin’s Sandakan by-election observer status
PETALING JAYA: Election watchdog Bersih 2.0 has taken the Election Commission to task over the decision to appoint politicians such as Lajim Ukin as an election observer. He was spotted wearing the EC’s election observer tag and T-shirt in Sandakan
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Zamri Vinoth arrested under Section 298A of Penal Code, 233 CMA
ARAU: Police have confirmed the arrest of Indian Muslim convert preacher Zamri Vinoth Abdullah in Perlis today following a series of police reports lodged against him for insulting the Hindu faith in his religious talk in Kelantan. Perlis police chief
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Complexities in fulfilling promises on petroleum royalty
KUALA LUMPUR: In the run-up to the GE14, PH made election promises that included institutional reforms as well as increasing royalty payments to oil-producing states — namely Terengganu, Kelantan, Sabah and Sarawak — from five percent to 20 percent, which
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Vivian Wong: Malaysia needs the young as future leaders
SANDAKAN: The country needs young leaders to ensure the survival of the national leadership in future, said DAP’s candidate for Sandakan, Vivian Wong Shir Yee. She said if the youths were given an opportunity, they would certainly try their level
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Dr Mahathir: Accept our differences for the sake of peace
BEIJING: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad called for the acceptance of different cultures and values to forge mutual understanding for the sake of world peace. He said there should not be just one single value system for the world
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Absent anti-Rome Statute criticised for intellectual dishonesty
KUALA LUMPUR: The four law lecturers who prepared a paper to warn the Malay rulers of the alleged danger of Malaysia’s acceptance of the Rome Statute were today criticised in a forum as being “intellectually dishonest” and having misled the
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Maika shareholders accuse Gnanalingam, G-Team Resources in affidavit
KUALA LUMPUR: An affidavit have been filed by three plaintiffs against a total of six defendants including a company over alleged wrongdoings and conflict of in Maika Holdings. The plaintiffs are Maika Holdings shareholders – Datuk S Marathamuthu, R Alameloo
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Disappointed AG wanted to debate anti Rome Statute academics
KUALA LUMPUR: AG Tommy Thomas was disappointed that he was not able to debate with the four academics when they advised the Malay rulers against the Rome Statute. He told a forum that he and the academics had apparently briefed
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AG Tommy Thomas: Hypocrite BN govt wanted Rome Statute in 2011
KUALA LUMPUR: Attorney General (AG) Tommy Thomas today accused BN of hypocrisy on their criticism against the Pakatan Harapan government’s move in March to sign the Rome Statute. Thomas said that the previous Barisan Nasional government had itself decided that
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Tok Mat: No hidden agenda in Umno – PAS unity rally
KUANTAN: There is no hidden agenda behind the rally of unity between Umno and PAS in Kuantan, says Umno’s acting president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, better known as Tok Mat. Mohamad said he did not want the gathering to be
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