[ad_1] GEORGE TOWN: Penang has welcomed the government’s plan to ensure that the island’s ferries remain in service. “I hope it becomes a reality and that the iconic ferry will continue to serve the people of Penang and also the visitors,” said Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. He added that …
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[ad_1] Batu MP P Prabakaran voted when he was supposed to be under a house surveillance order last Thursday. KUALA LUMPUR: Several government MPs have called for P Prabakaran (PH-Batu) to be referred to the Parliament’s Rights and Privileges Committee for allegedly violating a quarantine order by attending Dewan Rakyat’s …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Several people, including former defense minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (photo), will be questioned by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) about the RM9bil Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) project, says Wong Kah Woh. The PAC chairman said former Navy Chief Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Jaafar and …
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[ad_1] PKR MP for Tebrau Steven Choong says GST is much easier to control than SST. (Photo by Bernama) KUALA LUMPUR: A deputy from Pakatan Harapan says he misses the goods and services tax (GST), and tells Dewan Rakyat that today it is a much better tax system than the …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will benefit from its participation in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement, as it improves economic integration and facilitation between ASEAN countries and their dialogue partners, namely China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. Vice Minister of Industry and International Trade, Senator Datuk Lim …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: There will be no “middleman agreements” regarding the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines for the country, the finance minister promised. “We will only negotiate directly with vaccine suppliers without the use of intermediaries”, Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz (Photo) said in concluding responses to discussions on …
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[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: Four men were arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for posing as their superior officers and also as assistant prosecutors to solicit bribes, allegedly to help solve the cases the commission investigates. Three of them, including the mastermind, known as “Dato Roy,” who claimed to be a …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The government is using satellite technology through the Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) to provide Internet service in rural and remote areas throughout the country, the Senate was informed. Communications and Multimedia Deputy Minister Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin said this was in line with the ministry’s move …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: 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 highway construction site. Public Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said this happened after an incident in which a concrete slab fell …
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[ad_1] 00:32 After weeks of space travel, China’s Chang’e-5 probe returned to Earth with fresh samples of lunar rock and soil on Thursday morning Beijing time. The precious cargo is the first lunar samples humanity has obtained in more than four decades. The return capsule landed at the designated landing …
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