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N. Sembilan polls: Anwar touts Pakatan manifesto as blueprint for continued state development
SEREMBAN, July 30 — Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) manifesto for the Negeri Sembilan state election reflects the coalition’s commitment to continuing the state’s stable, progressive and inclusive development agenda for the well-being of all its people, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar
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Penang JPJ issues 1,328 summonses to foreign drivers under Ops PeWA since Jan 1
BUTTERWORTH, July 30 — The Penang Road Transport Department (JPJ) has issued 1,328 summonses to foreign drivers for various offences and impounded 178 vehicles under Op Khas Pemandu Warga Asing (PeWA) conducted since January 1. State JPJ director Zulkifly Ismail
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Malaysia highways to get 77 new telecommunications towers to improve coverage, says works minister
CYBERJAYA, July 30 — A total of 77 new telecommunications towers are targeted to be built along about 50 kilometres of highway stretches identified as having unsatisfactory telecommunications coverage, Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said. He said the
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Starlink to trial satellite-to-phone internet service in Malaysia, says Fahmi
CYBERJAYA, July 30 — Satellite internet provider Starlink plans to conduct a trial of its direct-to-device (D2D), or direct-to-cell, technology in Malaysia, Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil said. He said the technology has the potential to deliver internet connectivity
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Home Ministry starts refugee checks as Malaysia prepares to send back 5,000 Myanmar nationals
BUKIT KAYU HITAM, July 30 — The Home Ministry (KDN) has begun identifying, documenting and screening Rohingya refugees as part of preparations to repatriate 5,000 Myanmar nationals after the Myanmar government agreed to accept the return of its citizens currently
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Special Parliament sitting on Tabung Haji RCI report set for Aug 11, says Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim revealed that the special parliamentary sitting on Tabung Haji’s Royal Commision of Inquiry (RCI) report will be held on August 11. This was confirmed by Anwar following the launch
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Negeri Sembilan palace revokes two titles awarded to Rais Yatim
SEREMBAN, July 30 — The Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, has ordered the immediate revocation of the Darjah Seri Utama Negeri Sembilan (SPNS) and Darjah Dato’ Setia Negeri Sembilan (DSNS) awards conferred on Tan Sri
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Authorities dismiss Bangi escape rumour after four drug rehabilitation inmates rearrested in Perak
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — The National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK) has confirmed that four inmates from the Perlop Narcotics Addiction Rehabilitation Centre (Puspen) in Perak, who escaped on Friday (July 24), have been rearrested. AADK director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh said
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Anwar says Malaysia belongs to all after apologising over remark that upset Indian community
SEREMBAN, July 30 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reiterated his apology to the Indian community over his earlier use of a term which he acknowledged was inappropriate, admitting that he had chosen the wrong word while expressing
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Tabung Haji’s RM88b depositor guarantee could be triggered if LTH fails, says RCI
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — The government’s guarantee to depositors of Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH), currently worth RM88 billion, will be activated should TH fail to implement the LTH Recovery and Restructuring Plan 2018, according to the Tabung Haji Royal
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