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Govt financial assistance to airlines should be last resort – MAVCOM
KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — The government’s financial assistance to airlines amidst the COVID-19 pandemic must be carefully structured, and it should be the last resort, says local aviation regulatory body, the Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM). In a statement today, MAVCOM said considering the
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M’sian in London hopes for a safe travel home as scheduled on April 15
KUALA LUMPUR: It’s the fifth day of a lockdown in the United Kingdom in its fight against the COVID-19, and for Malaysian Maznah Khalil, who is currently with her family in London, the feelings are mixed – apprehension on one
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COVID-19: Malaysian among latest positive cases in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) today confirmed and verified four more cases of COVID-19 in the city island, bringing the tally to 102. According to MOH, the 100th case is a 20-year-old male Malaysian national who has no recent travel history
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Marzuki leads Malaysian delegation to ASEM
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Marzuki Yahya is leading the Malaysian delegation to the foreign ministers’ meeting of the 14th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) today and tomorrow in Madrid, Spain. The Foreign Ministry in a statement today said Marzuki was
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Smuggled cigarettes: big blow to curbing smoking habit
KUALA LUMPUR: The dumping of smuggled cigarettes in the country, reaching up to 12 billion sticks a year, is a massive blow to the aim of the Ministry of Health to curb the smoking habit among Malaysians. The effort of
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Waytha: Consultative Council for People’s Harmony launched to ensure Malaysian unity
PUTRAJAYA: The Consultative Council for People’s Harmony (MPKR) was launched yesterday to replace the functions and responsibilities of the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC). Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department P. Waytha Moorthy (pix) said MPKR would be a credible
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11 foreign women detained
KUALA LUMPUR: Eleven foreign women, believed to be guest relations officers, were arrested by the police in a raid at a restaurant in the Pandan Indah light industrial area, Tasik Tambahan, last night. The women, comprising 10 Chinese nationals and
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Malaysian keglers bag two titles in Kuwait
KUALA LUMPUR: It was double joy for the Malaysian keglers after bagging the overall title and also the men’s overall category at the 25th Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships which concluded in Kuwait on Wednesday. National bowler Esther Cheah delivered the
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Bus mishap in Turkey: One Malaysian dead, 10 hurt
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian was killed and 10 others were hurt after their tour bus was involved in a mishap in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, this evening. A spokesman at Wisma Putra, when contacted by Bernama, confirmed the accident involving a bus
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Malaysian Media Council should be managed by media practitioners
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Media Council (MMM), to be set up soon, should be managed fully by media practitioners to avoid the public from having any prejudice against its real function, said National Journalist Award recipient Tan Sri Johan Jaaffar.
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