[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at the all-time low near zero after concluding the final 2020 policy meeting, while expecting rates to stay there until at least 2023, reported the Xinhua news agency. “Economic activity and employment have continued to recover …
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[ad_1] MACC is now on the hunt for a suspicious woman. PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrested four men for posing as their superior officers and also as a Deputy Prosecutor (DPP) to solicit bribes, purportedly to help resolve cases the commission is investigating. Three of them, including the …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The main contractor and subcontractor for the Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Expressway (SUKE) highway project has been fined RM180,000 for failing to ensure safety at the road construction site. Public Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said this happened after an incident in which a concrete slab …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The selection of the Covid-19 vaccine produced by the international pharmaceutical company Pfizer is based on an interim report from clinical trials of its level of effectiveness, which is 95 percent, Dewan Rakyat was told today. Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the report was …
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[ad_1] KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Upko opposition wants opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to be policy-oriented and prepare for the upcoming general elections, rather than focus on taking back Putrajaya through defections. Upko Chairman Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau said in a statement on Thursday (December 17) that it …
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[ad_1] Facebook is openly attacking Apple through a series of full-page newspaper ads recently published in the US According to a report by Bloomberg, the social media company claims that the iPhone maker’s upcoming iOS privacy changes will greatly affect small companies. AD Once rolled out on Apple’s mobile operating …
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[ad_1] M Santhiea, an 18-year-old former university student, is accused of causing the death of her newborn in an apartment building in Air Itam, Penang, on July 10. GEORGE TOWN: A teenage girl who allegedly dumped her newborn baby from her apartment in July and was later charged with murder …
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[ad_1] Jordi Alba and Frenkie de Jong found the net when Barcelona rallied to claim a 2-1 victory over Real Sociedad. Ronald Koeman made the audacious decision to remove Clement Lenglet from his starting lineup, opening Ronald Araujo and Oscar Mingueza as center-back with Pedri also included in the Barça …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 crisis has demonstrated the multi-faceted and interconnected nature of the food system, highlighting the need to think about food security and agri-food policy in broader terms, said Agriculture and Food Industries Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Ronald Kiandee. “The Covid-19 crisis has served to highlight the …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The government will carry out a detailed study to determine whether the Goods and Services Tax (GST) should be reintroduced or continue with the Sales and Services Tax (SST) now in force. Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Abd Rahim Bakri said the government would have to determine …
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