[ad_1] ISKANDAR PUTERI: The state government is planning to establish the Johor Investment Company (Jico) in Singapore soon in an effort to boost bilateral relations with its neighbor through the Causeway. Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad said Jico’s main role was to improve and facilitate trade between Johor and Singapore. …
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[ad_1] Hollywood producer Riza Aziz. KUALA LUMPUR: The Session Court here today granted a discharge that does not amount to an acquittal by Hollywood producer Riza Aziz, who had been charged with five money laundering charges worth $ 248 million. Judge Azman Ahmad allowed the request after ad hoc prosecutor …
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[ad_1] SEOUL (The Straits Times / ANN): South Korea conducted more than 15,000 tests on Wednesday (May 13) as health officials rushed to contain a Covid-19 outbreak linked to at least nine clubs in the nightlife district of Itaewon in Seoul. The promise of anonymous evidence has encouraged more people …
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[ad_1] KAJANG: Police have opened an investigation into allegations that the Minister of Religious Affairs failed to comply with the movement control order (MCO). Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Zaid Hassan confirmed having received a police report on the matter. “We have opened a police investigation document to facilitate initial …
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[ad_1] FOLLOWING the “fall” of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government in Kedah, the political maneuvers in other states that are still under the control of the PH, particularly Selangor, have also been revealed. According to a Without Chew Daily Report yesterday, a PH source has revealed that Selangor Perikatan Nasional …
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[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar today warned state assemblymen to stay away from a “virus” which he said was caused by political bickering and maneuvring for personal interests. Speaking at the opening of the 14th Johor state assembly at the Sultan Ismail Building in Kota Iskandar, …
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[ad_1] GENEVA (Xinhua): – Officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday (May 13) that it was difficult to predict when the pandemic would end, but countries should remain positive and collaborate closely. “We have a new virus that is entering the human population for the first time …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (May 14): The FBM KLCI reversed its previous gains and fell below the 1,400 level as of mid-morning today, as the breadth of the market turned negative as global economic risks and the extent of Covid-19 epidemic reoccupied. At 10 a.m., the FBM KLCI lost 8.24 points …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (May 14): Malaysia’s economy registered its slowest growth in a decade to start the year, and the second quarter is expected to be even more difficult. The largest set of stimulus measures in Southeast Asia will be tested to keep the economy afloat. The government has presented …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (May 14): The FBM KLCI crossed the 1,400-point threshold early in the trade early on Thursday as glove makers linked to the index continued to be in vogue. Glove maker stocks advanced after the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the coronavirus causing COVID-19 could become endemic …
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