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Anwar received courtesy call from Thai DPM

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today received a visit from Thai Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan at his official residence Seri Perdana here. Prawit was accompanied by Thai Deputy Defence Minister Gen Chaichan Changmongko during the courtesy call. Prawit and his delegation were received by Anwar, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan... Read More

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December 8, 2022

56 LRT train sets expected to operate on Kelana Jaya route in stages next year

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 56 sets of Light Rail Transit (LRT) trains are expected to operate in stages on the Kelana Jaya route by the third quarter of next year to increase the frequency of services during peak hours, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke. Currently, he said, only 38 sets of LRT trains were... Read More

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December 8, 2022

Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture retains its name

KUALA LUMPUR: The Cabinet meeting yesterday decided to retain the name of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC), said its minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. In a statement here today, Tiong said his focus would not only be on tourism, but also matters related to arts and culture which are important treasures... Read More

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December 8, 2022

GE15: PN wins in Padang Serai, BN retains Tioman

KUALA LUMPUR: The announcement of the Padang Serai Parliamentary seat last night completes the contest for all 222 parliamentary seats in the 15th general election (GE15) in what is considered the most intense in Malaysia’s political history. Polling for the seat, which was supposed to be on Nov 19, had to be postponed following the... Read More

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December 8, 2022

Spring Festival calligraphy event on Dec 31

MIRI: A calligraphy competition on writing Spring Festival Couplets will be held here on Dec 31. The event which is open to primary and secondary students and also features an open category offers the Dato Sri Dr Lee Kim Shin challenge trophy. It is being organised by the Federation of Miri Division Chinese Associations Sarawak... Read More

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December 7, 2022

List of deputy ministers to be finalised soon

KUALA LUMPUR: Appointments to the posts of deputy ministers will be finalised soon, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in a Facebook post today. The prime minister also noted that the weekly Cabinet meeting this morning was productive and was conducted in a harmonious manner. “I stressed that issues affecting the people especially the cost of... Read More

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December 7, 2022

K-KOM is now Ministry of Communications and Digital

PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (K-KOM) is now known as the Ministry of Communications and Digital, said its minister Fahmi Fadzil. Fahmi told a media conference after attending the Cabinet meeting here that the name change had been confirmed by Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali. “I wish to... Read More

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December 7, 2022

Claim Anwar received RM15 mln as Selangor Economic advisor recycled accusation

SHAH ALAM: Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s allegation that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim received RM15 million while he was Selangor’s Economic advisor is a recycled accusation that has been denied numerous times, says the political secretary to the Selangor Menteri Besar Juwairiya Zulkifli. In a statement posted on Facebook, Juwairiya... Read More

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December 7, 2022

Unemployed man gets 9 years’ jail for hurting wife, children

MELAKA: An unemployed man was sentenced to nine years in jail by the Ayer Keroh Sessions and Magistrate’s Courts here today after he pleaded guilty to four counts of hurting his wife and two children. In the Sessions Court, Rony Abraham, 37, was sentenced to three years in jail by Judge Mohd Sabri Ismail for... Read More

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December 7, 2022

GE15: Candidates with highest votes will still be declared winners despite withdrawal

KULIM: The candidates who garnered the highest votes in the Padang Serai parliamentary seat and the Tioman state seat in the 15th general election (GE15) will still be declared the winners although they had announced their withdrawal. Election Commission (EC) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh said this was because their candidacies had been confirmed... Read More

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