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Sabah Rail to go cashless by June
KOTA KINABALU, April 26 — Sabah State Railway (JKNS) is developing a cashless payment system for daily commuters, expected to be completed by June this year. Its director Mohammad Safri Abdul Habi said the initiative is part of the department’s
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Usno split over GRS exit decision, deputy says move not unanimous
KOTA KINABALU, April 26 — United Sabah National Organisation (Usno) Deputy President Datuk Ibrahim Linggam today said the decision to leave Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) was not a unanimous one. He described the decision by party president Tan Sri Pandikar
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Azam Baki plans active retirement without politics after leaving MACC
KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — Outgoing Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said he intends to remain physically active after stepping down next month, while brushing aside talk of a political future. Azam, whose contract ends
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Ex-judge Abdul Halim as new MACC boss will rebuild public trust, says govt backbenchers chief
JOHOR BAHRU, April 26 — The appointment of former High Court judge, Datuk Seri Abdul Halim Aman as the new Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner is a strategic move to strengthen institutional reform and enhance public confidence in the
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RM230m scandal: MACC extends remand on NGO deputy chief, company director till April 30
KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Selangor has obtained an order to extend the remand of a deputy president of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) and a company director to assist in investigations into the misappropriation of
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DAP sec-gen says party fully respects royals amid backlash over Selangor pig farm proposal remarks
KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — DAP has once again reaffirmed that it remains steadfast in its principle of holding the royal institution in the highest regard and has never compromised on that matter. DAP Secretary-General Anthony Loke Siew Fook said
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PM Anwar’s digital divide warning: ‘Technology must benefit everyone
BUKIT MERTAJAM, April 25 —The nation’s digital transformation agenda must benefit the wider population and not be confined to a select group, particularly urban and high-income communities, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. He said the government is determined to
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Anwar: Abdul Halim free from business and political links, right choice to lead MACC
BATU KAWAN, April 25 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today explained the selection of former judge Datuk Seri Abdul Halim Aman as the new chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), touting his judicial background and lack
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New MACC chief must probe ‘corporate mafia’ claims, says DAP’s Gobind
KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — DAP national chairman Gobind Singh Deo today challenged the incoming Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief to investigate allegations of a “corporate mafia” within the agency and resolve the shareholding controversy involving his predecessor, Tan Sri
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Penang development allocation up 60pc since 2022, says Anwar
BATU KAWAN, April 25 — Development allocation for Penang has increased by up to 60 per cent compared with 2022, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said allocations to the state, which were below RM5 billion in 2021
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