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Technology adoption, business growth key to higher wages, says minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — The adoption of technology and business scaling can boost company productivity and enhance the ability to share the gains of growth with employees through wage increases, said Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir. He noted
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Zara Qairina’s mother refused post-mortem despite being briefed, wanted immediate burial, inquest told
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 13 — The mother of Zara Qairina Mahathir, Noraidah Lamat, did not want a post-mortem conducted on her daughter and refused to allow it, despite being briefed on the matter, the Coroner’s Court was told today. Investigating
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Malaysia cautious over proposal to co-chair The Hague Group
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — Malaysia must carefully consider a proposal by several countries for it to co-chair The Hague Group alongside South Africa, given legal constraints and its status as a non-party to relevant international conventions, the Dewan Rakyat
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BYD driver still hospitalised as probe into fatal Jalan Kuching crash involving five-year-old girl heads to DPP
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — The driver of a BYD Seal involved in a six-vehicle collision that killed a five-year-old girl on Jalan Kuching is still receiving treatment at a private hospital. Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief
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MACC joins police probe into MyEG, Zetrix AI over RM314m unpaid collections
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 13 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has stepped into the controversy surrounding My EG Sdn Bhd (MyEG) and Zetrix AI Berhad, joining an active police investigation following an official complaint over RM314 million in unremitted government revenue.
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Change in wind patterns in next two weeks expected to ease haze in Peninsula and Sarawak
BEIJING, Oct 13 — A shift in wind patterns towards the Indian Ocean, expected within the next two weeks, could help alleviate the impact of transboundary haze in the Peninsula and Sarawak. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
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Perikatan gets High Court nod to challenge RoS suspension, but activities remain suspended pending Oct 22 stay bid
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) must remain under an indefinite suspension of its activities for now, after the High Court declined to temporarily halt the Registrar of Societies’ (RoS) order despite allowing the coalition to challenge it
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King grants audience to IGP
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, today granted an audience to Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohd Khalid Ismail at Istana Negara. According to a post on Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar’s Facebook page, Mohd
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Johor police deploy 13 district control centres statewide to assist in haze monitoring
JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 13 — The Johor police contingent are assisting the state government in monitoring the haze through the activation of its 13 district control centres (DCC) across the state. Johor police chief Datuk Ab Rahaman Arsad said the
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Children of Malay-foreign marriages may be registered as Malay, but foreign spouses won’t automatically gain Bumiputera status
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — Foreign nationals who marry Muslim Malay citizens in Malaysia will not automatically see their ethnicity altered or qualify for special Bumiputera privileges, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said in a written parliamentary reply.
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