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Haziq and five others remanded
KUALA LUMPUR: The man who implicated Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali in a gay sex video clip – Haziq Abdullah Abdul Aziz has been remanded for six days along with five other individuals. Federal CID director Datuk Huzir
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Baru Bian: Maju Holdings has made an offer for PLUS takeover
GEORGE TOWN: Works Minister Baru Bian confirmed today the ministry has received an official offer from Maju Holdings Sdn Bhd to take over PLUS Malaysia Bhd. He said the ministry is studying the offer before bringing it up to the
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Ismail Sabri attempts to cite Finance Minister to privileges committee
KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob attempted to cite Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng to the Rights and Privileges Committee for allegedly misleading the Dewan Rakyat over the ‘missing’ RM19.1 billion. “The PAC report on GST refunds
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Yeo: No electricity tariff hike this year
KUALA LUMPUR: There will be no electricity tariff hike for all categories of consumers this year, said Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister, Yeo Bee Yin. Speaking at the Dewan Rakyat, she said the government had taken various
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Lashana Lynch to play 007 in new James Bond movie
James Bond fans wanting 007 to be either black or female are in for a double treat — with the movie spy about to be played by a black woman, according to a report yesterday. British actress Lashana Lynch, 31,
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“Tainted” Najib a “liability” in denial
KUALA LUMPUR: Padang Rengas MP Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz has raised the heat by describing former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak as a tainted leader who is in denial as the latter holds the BN advisory chairman position. “I
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Malaria outbreak: No need to worry, says Dzulkefly
PUTRAJAYA: There is no need to worry about the malaria outbreak affecting the Orang Asli people from Pos Lenjang in Kuala Lipis, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad. Speaking to reporters, he said that the Orang Asli people contracted
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PAC: GST refund money not missing
KUALA LUMPUR: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has confirmed that no goods and services tax (GST) refund money has gone missing. The PAC however found that the transfer of the funds into a consolidated revenue account instead of the GST
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People’s consultative paper to be tabled on PTPTN
KUALA LUMPUR: A People’s Consultative Paper (KKR) will be tabled to the Cabinet on a new mechanism for repayment of National High Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loans, the Dewan Rakyat heard today. Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik said the findings
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Lim pours fuel into fire over BN’s recipe for electoral catastrophe
PUCHONG: DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang has poured fuel into the fire by jumping into the bandwagon by describing Pekan MP Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s appointment as BN advisory council chairman as a recipe for electoral catastrophe to the coalition.
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