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Actress and husband remanded over RM1.5 million land scam involving fake lots in Selangor
SEREMBAN, March 5 — An actress and her husband have been remanded for three days starting today to assist police investigations into an alleged scam involving the sale of non-existent alienated land lots, which caused losses of RM1.5 million. The
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Amir Hamzah: EPF on track for 60pc of members to meet RM390,000 basic savings level by 2030
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — An estimated 60 per cent of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members can potentially reach the basic savings level of around RM390,000 at the age of 60 by 2030, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir
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Topple govt probe: IGP says three to four more individuals to be called in
PUTRAJAYA, March 5 — Police expect to call in another three to four individuals to give statements in investigations into an alleged movement to topple the federal government, Inspector-General of Police Mohd Khalid Ismail said today. He said authorities have
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Miti: Malaysia-US minerals deal will not affect conditions imposed on Lynas
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — Both of Malaysia’s commitments regarding Licensing Certainty as contained in the Joint Statement on the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) (Article 5.2) and the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Critical Minerals (Areas of Cooperation, Section
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Bank Negara maintains OPR at 2.75pc, says policy stance supportive of economy
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — Bank Negara Malaysia’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent during its meeting today. The central bank said at the current OPR level, the MPC
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Farm Fresh confirms farm director killed in Philippines helicopter crash
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Farm Fresh Bhd announced that its farm director, Jacob Mathan, was the Malaysian killed in a helicopter crash in Pililla, Rizal province, the Philippines, yesterday. In a letter posted on Farm Fresh’s official Facebook account,
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Health Ministry vows to slash waiting times for heart surgery with infrastructure boost across Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 —The Ministry of Health (MOH) has implemented various short‑ and medium‑term measures to shorten waiting times for heart patients, including developing and upgrading infrastructure and equipment at invasive cardiology laboratories (ICLs), the Senate was told today.
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Malaysians strongly advised to defer non-essential travel to seven Middle East countries
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Malaysians are strongly advised to defer all non-essential travel to Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the official travel advisory issued by the Foreign Ministry is still in
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MACC seeks Rafizi’s former aide in chip project probe
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is seeking information on the whereabouts of a former aide to PKR leader Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli as part of an investigation into a government-backed semiconductor project. The commission issued
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MACC: Former federal minister among 12 called in for questioning over RM1.11b semiconductor chip deal
PUTRAJAYA, March 4 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission today confirmed that a former federal minister was among 12 individuals called in for questioning as part of an investigation into a government-backed semiconductor project worth RM1.11 billion. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)
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