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Hong Kong’s extradition bill is dead
Hong Kong CEO Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the extradition bill that sparked the territory’s biggest political crisis in decades was dead, admitting that the government’s work on the bill had been a “total failure”. The bill, which would have
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Oil prices dip due to trade tensions
TOKYO: Crude oil prices fell on Tuesday amid worries over the outlook for demand after the latest signs that international trade disputes have been dragging on the global economy, although tensions in the Middle East offered some support to prices.
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July 25: Case management over Najib’s RM1.69 billion income tax suit
KUALA LUMPUR: The government lawsuit against Datuk Seri Najib Razak seeking him to pay RM1.69 billion in income tax which he still owed the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) for the assessment years from 2011 to 2017 has been fixed for
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Deutsche Bank axes 18,000 staff across the world
Deutsche Bank laid off staff from Sydney to New York yesterday as it began to slash 18,000 jobs in a 7.4 billion euro (RM34.38 billion) ‘reinvention’ move that will lead to yet another annual loss, a plan that knocked its
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T’ganu MB: Raise the local contractors to 50% in ECRL
KUALA NERUS: Terengganu Menteri Besar Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar has urged the federal government to increase the scope of involvement of local contractors in the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project from 40 per cent to 50 per cent. He
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Negeri Sembilan dengue cases double over same period in 2018
SEREMBAN: A total of 1,268 cases of dengue fever recorded in Negeri Sembilan as of July 6, compared to 681 cases for the same period last year. State health director Datuk Dr Zainudin Mohd Ali said it was an increase
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Uncle of Sultan of Selangor dies
SHAH ALAM: The uncle of Selangor Ruler, Tengku Besar Putra Selangor, Tengku Ismail Shah Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah passed away yesterday at 8pm. In a statement at the Selangor Royal Office Facebook, Tengku Ismail Shah, 84, breathed his last at
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Farmers, fishermen issues to take centre stage at Dewan Rakyat
KUALA LUMPUR: Issues pertaining to the well-being of farmers and fishermen are among matters to be debated in the Dewan Rakyat session today. Based on the Dewan Rakyat order papers, Datuk Seri Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir (PH-Jerlun) is scheduled to
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Dr M: I was inviting party members, not the political entity
KUALA LUMPUR: My invitation to unite the Malays was directed to members of other parties, not the political entity itself, said Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) chairperson Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Speaking after the Pakatan Harapan (PH) leadership council meeting
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Malay unity offer: Zahid says no to Dr M
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today firmly rejected Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s invitation for the party to join Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM). Speaking at the Parliament today, Zahid said this was not only
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