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Report: Not enough women in senior positions in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: The pandemic-prompted change in working practices has brought about only slight progress for women in senior positions at corporate organisations in Malaysia, according to a recent report. The Grant Thornton International Business Report: Women in Business 2023 states
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Indian national charged with murdering pensioner
MALACCA: An Indian national man was charged in the Ayer Keroh Magistrate’s Court here today with murdering a pensioner last month. S. Logamurugan, 27, together with another person still at large, was charged with murdering Sa’adon Sahat, 57, behind a
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Ikan Pekasam trader charged with insulting Johor Sultan on Twitter
SEPANG: A pekasam fish trader pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to the charge of posting offensive communications against the Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar on Twitter last year. Nor Fadzelli Nor Asmadi, 32,
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Asia E University would be playing pivotal role as Malaysia’s 1st IPM
KUALA LUMPUR – In conjunction with Kind Malaysia 2023, ABS Greentech signed a Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) with Asia e University Malaysia. The inaugural Asia Smart Farming & Food Security 2023 (ASF’23), will be held on the 3rd – 4th
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Anwar witnesses signing of MoUs between Malaysia-Saudi Arabia companies
JEDDAH: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has witnessed the signing of three Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia private companies. The MoUs were inked between Dagang Nexchange Bhd and Ajlan & Bros Holding Group Co; the
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Ramadan bazaars bustling despite drizzle
KUALA LUMPUR: A slight drizzle here and in a number of places elsewhere in the country did not stop the crowd from returning to the bazaars on the first day of Ramadan. A Bernama check in KUALA LUMPUR found that
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King, Queen remind Muslims not to waste food during Ramadan
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah advised Muslims in the country to not waste food when breaking fast during the Ramadan month. The King decreed that wastage of food while breaking of fast among Muslims
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Anwar: Malaysia ready to cooperate with Afghanistan
JEDDAH: Malaysia is ready to cooperate and even improve ties with Afghanistan, a country under Taliban administration that the United Nations early this month described as the most repressive country in the world for women’s and girls’ rights. Prime Minister
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Judge: Hearing can be held at home, hospital, if accused continuous to be absent from court
KUALA LUMPUR: Siti Nuramira Abdullah, who is accused of insulting Islam by admitting she is a Muslim who memorised 15 juzuk (chapters) of the Quran before revealing herself in a skimpy outfit at a comedy club, was today warned that
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Najib given permission to undergo medical treatment at HKL
PUTRAJAYA: Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail today confirmed that Datuk Seri Najib Razak has been given a release for a few days to undergo medical treatment at Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL). He said that the former prime minister
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