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Who is Hussain? Jawi is on it
KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Territory Islamic Religious Department (JAWI) takes note of concerns raised by the Muslim community over a program organised by the Who Is Hussain organisation last Saturday. During the programme, a few of its members handed out free donuts at a Monorel station near Bukit Bintang
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Khairy: More will resign from Umno if there is no clear direction
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin reacted to news that Cheras Umno division chief Datuk Seri Syed Ali Al-Habshee had left the party by saying that the upcoming Umno general assembly must serve as a ‘turning point’. “If the AGM fails to provide a clear direction for the members
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Lesen terbang: RTD sets up special committee to study licence issuing mechanism
PONTIAN: The Road Transport Department (RTD) has set up a special committee to study the mechanism behind the issuance of drivers licences following the discovery of a syndicate suspected of having issued 14,000 ‘lesen terbang’ (illegal drivers licences). RTD director, Datuk Seri Shaharuddin Khalid,
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Constitutional protection based on gender, not sexual orientation: Syarie lawyer
KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Constitution upholds the rights of Malaysians regardless of faiths, races and gender. Syarie Lawyers Association of Malaysia (PPSM) president Musa Awang said that justice is the equivalent of putting something in its rightful place and not equalising something.
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Johor MB to probe claim rep demanded councils award contracts to cronies
JOHOR BARU, Sept 24 - Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Osman Sapian said he will investigate allegations that a state assemblyman had demanded that local municipal councils award contracts to his cronies....
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Umno files application for return of RM116.7 million cash seized from Pavilion Residences
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno has filed an application at the High Court here to reclaim RM116.7 million it claims belongs to the party from police, who had seized the cash from residences connected to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. Lawyer Datuk Hariharan Tara Singh, in a statement, said a statement
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Syed Saddiq wants his ministry to become leader in integrity, good governance
ARAU: The Youth and Sports Ministry is set to become the first ministry to require all its staff attached to the minister’s office to declare their assets. Its minister, Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, said he is committed to making his ministry the leader in terms of integrity and good governance.
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SMEs should be more disciplined and pay off loans: Mohd Redzuan
KAJANG: Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) need to change attitude and be more disciplined to pay off loans to banks, said Entrepreneur Development Minister Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof. “Untill today, only 27 per cent of borrowers have repaid their loans. The government is targeting to increase to 40 per
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LONDON: British home appliances developer and manufacturer, Dyson, has indicated an interest in bringing in more investment into Malaysia.This was expressed by Dyson founder and innovator, Sir James Dyson, to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad during a visit to Imperial College London on Monday morning
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No postponement for Johor PKR polls, says party’s state chief
JOHOR BARU, Sept 24 - Johor PKR’s election will continue as planned end of this month despite problems with the party’s newly introduced electronic-voting (e-voting) system last weekend. Johor...
