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Fund Federal responsibilities through Budget, not GLCs, says Dr Wee
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- Fund Federal responsibilities through Budget, not GLCs, says Dr Wee
- Runtime
- 10:07
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (BN-Ayer Hitam) has urged the government to stop relying on government-linked companies (GLCs), government-linked investment companies (GLICs) and statutory bodies to fund Federal responsibilities, warning that the practice could become fiscally unsustainable.
Debating Budget 2027 in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (Oct 14), Wee also called for the 800kWh monthly electricity subsidy threshold to be made permanent, extended to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and for electricity consumers using more than 800kWh to be exempted from the 8% sales and service tax (SST).
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- China cracks down on Myanmar scam gang, sentences three to death
- Runtime
- 1:50
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- A Chinese court has sentenced three members of the Wei family criminal gang to death for running scam centres in Myanmar's Kokang region, while three others received life sentences and 55 were jailed for up to 24 years.
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- QuickCheck: Did a landspout hit Kota Damansara?
- Runtime
- 1:16
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Videos of cars being shoved around by fierce winds at a toll plaza in Kota Damansara have since gone viral on social media.
Many users were quick to call the Tuesday evening storm a mini tornado.
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- Kamala Harris speaks at Korea event, warns window closing for AI safeguards
- Runtime
- 3:53
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Former US Vice President Kamala Harris urged governments and technology companies to urgently put safeguards in place for artificial intelligence, warning that the window for containing its gravest risks was closing.
Harris said this to AI developers during an appearance at South Korea's Asan Institute for Policy Studies in Seoul on Wednesday (Oct 14).
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- Driver in Jalan Kuching crash that killed five-year-old girl to be charged on Oct 15
- Runtime
- 1:47
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- A motorist allegedly involved in a multi-vehicle crash on Jalan Kuching that killed a five-year-old girl will face three charges at the Kuala Lumpur Magistrate’s Court (Traffic) on Thursday (Oct 15), police said.
He was arrested at a private hospital in Damansara on Wednesday (Oct 14) and held at Dang Wangi police headquarters.
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- Here are the top 3 #StatePolls2026 stories for Oct 14
- Runtime
- 0:31
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Stay up to date with our daily 2026 state polls coverage at elections.thestar.com.my or https://www.thestar.com.my/tag/State+Polls+2026
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- Anti-Corruption Governance
- Runtime
- 1:57
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The latest StarESG A-EPIC regional edition shines a spotlight on governance, including safeguards against corruption in companies.
Read the issue on thestar.com.my/esg
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- No registration needed for RM1,000 aid, taxi and school bus drivers told
- Runtime
- 6:41
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Eligible taxi, hire car and school bus drivers will receive the RM1,000 one-off financial aid before Deepavali without needing to register or fill in forms, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
Speaking after launching the aid at the ministry's office on Wednesday (Oct 14), Loke said the aid was made possible after the Government agreed to channel part of the proceeds from the special H-series number plate bids..
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- Melaka polls: Amid talk of seat-switches, Barisan's Rim incumbent wants to defend seat
- Runtime
- 2:58
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Amid talk of incumbents switching constituencies, Barisan Nasional's Datuk Khaidirah Abu Zahar has made her preference clear - she wants to defend her current seat in the upcoming Melaka polls.
Khaidirah said this at the closing ceremony of a workshop on making nail bags at the World Youth Foundation hall in Melaka on Wednesday (Oct 14).
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- Selangor cops seeking five more suspects in kidnap-murder case
- Runtime
- 1:51
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Selangor police are hunting five more suspects over the murder of a 42-year-old man abducted from Ampang Waterfront on Sept 24 and later found killed and buried in Semenyih.
The five Malaysians, aged 35 to 48, are believed to still be in Selangor.
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- Ex Perisai Panthera 2026: KLIA runs full-scale drill, five airport operators observe
- Runtime
- 2:57
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- A passenger aircraft “crashed” on Runway 2 at KLIA on Wednesday (Oct 14), but it was Ex Perisai Panthera 2026, a full-scale emergency exercise.
Responders from 24 agencies took part, with five international airport organisations observing for the first time.
KLIA said its targets were met, but minor problems were identified for future improvement.
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- M'sia must expand non-petroleum revenue base, says MP
- Runtime
- 2:50
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Malaysia must strengthen its non-petroleum revenue base to reduce reliance on volatile oil income and ensure long-term fiscal sustainability, said Simpang Renggam MP Datuk Seri Hasni Mohammad during his debate on Budget 2027 in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (Oct 14).
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- Taxi drivers stood by me in 1998, says Anwar
- Runtime
- 4:05
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says taxi drivers were his most loyal supporters when he was arrested in 1998, so he could not say no to giving them extra help now.
He said at the Transport Ministry on Wednesday (Oct 14), where the first batch of drivers received the RM1,000 one-off aid.
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- Stay on and continue your duties, Anwar urges Loke
- Runtime
- 6:42
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged Anthony Loke to remain as Transport Minister and continue his work, despite the DAP secretary-general's resignation offer over the Pardons Board's decision allowing Datuk Seri Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his jail term under house arrest.
Anwar said the country needed principled leaders who cared for the people, adding that corruption, rather than principled disagreements, should be grounds for resignation.
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- 'We will not stop' -demands for India election chief's resignation continue
- Runtime
- 1:49
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Hundreds of protesters belonging to India's opposition parties took to the streets in the New Delhi, eastern Kolkata city and Bengaluru city on Tuesday (Oct 13), demanding that the chief election commissioner resign over a revision of voter lists.
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- RM2.3bil 1MDB case: Najib to file fresh bid for stay of sentence at appellate court
- Runtime
- 9:04
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Datuk Seri Najib Razak will file a fresh application at the Court of Appeal for a stay of execution on his 15-year prison sentence and RM11.38bil fine in his RM2.28bil 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) corruption case.
This comes after the Kuala Lumpur High Court dismissed his application for a stay of execution pending appeal on Wednesday (Oct 14).
Defence counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said the legal team would seek a stay of both the conviction and sentences, with bail to follow if the application is allowed.
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- Four wounded, homes damaged, oil facility struck in Yemen-Saudi Arabia fighting
- Runtime
- 4:50
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- As the conflict in Yemen and Saudi Arabia continues to escalate, media reports said on Wednesday (Oct 14) that an administrative building belonging to oil giant Saudi Aramco in the Saudi Arabian eastern city of Dhahran was targeted, causing a limited fire with no injuries or deaths.
Four people were also injured and 15 homes sustained damage in Riyadh after debris from two intercepted missiles fell on the area.
The Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen and the Saudi-led Yemeni government forces also continue trading fires trying to gain control of major cities around the Bab el-Mandeb strait.
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- Wide-ranging training schemes will prevent sidelining of workforce in AI push, Dewan Rakyat told
- Runtime
- 9:54
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Malaysia aims to create 500,000 jobs through its artificial intelligence (AI) plans while strengthening training and reskilling programmes to help lower-skilled workers adapt to technological changes and avoid widespread job losses, says Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir.
He e told the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (Oct 14)that 17 industry-led MyMahir Future Skills Talent Council platforms had been established to bridge skills gaps, while the 13th Malaysia Plan targets raising the proportion of skilled workers to 35% by 2030, from 30.1% last year.
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- Parliamentary Services Act reflects govt's will for reform, says PM Anwar
- Runtime
- 9:01
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Limiting executive powers through the Parliamentary Services Act reflects the government’s pledge to strengthen Parliament’s independence, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
The Prime Minister said the reform reflects a brave and stern political will to change.
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- Former e-hailing driver gets 8½ years' jail for abusing child left in his care
- Runtime
- 1:57
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- A former e-hailing driver has been sentenced to eight and a half years in jail for abusing a three-year-old boy, who subsequently died, four years ago.
Judicial Commissioner Datuk Abdul Fareed Abdul Gafoor of the Johor Baru High Court ordered Chan Wen Jie, 32, to serve the sentence from Oct 3, 2022, the date of his arrest, after he pleaded guilty to an alternative charge under Section 31(1) of the Child Act 2001.
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- Fruit seller killed, another injured as logging trailer crashes near Sandakan
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- A 50-year-old fruit seller was killed and a 31-year-old cargo lorry passenger seriously injured when a logging trailer crashed into a roadside stall and a 10-tonne lorry along Jalan Labuk near Ulu Dusun, Sandakan, on Wednesday morning (Oct 14).
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- Trump's new White House secretary makes awkward debut
- Runtime
- 2:15
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- White House correspondent Jacob Bogage attended Katie Zacharia's first briefing as White House press secretary on Tuesday (Oct 13), where she took only a few questions in a role that carries big expectations after Karoline Leavitt stepped down in August.
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- Malaysia to monitor, scrutinise US-backed board of peace over Palestinian rights
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- 10:12
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Malaysia will not join the US-backed Board of Peace (BOP) but will continue monitoring its activities and criticising any actions that undermine Palestinian rights, the Dewan Rakyat was told on Wednesday (Oct 14).
Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni said the government was assessing developments involving the BOP, including its scope, implementation and implications for achieving lasting peace in West Asia.
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- Govt aims to eliminate all sick housing projects by 2030, Dewan Rakyat told
- Runtime
- 1:27
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Malaysia aims to eliminate all sick and abandoned housing projects by 2030, says Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming.
He said several measures have been introduced to achieve this target, including new monitoring systems aimed at protecting homebuyers and developers.
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- Viral DUKE smoke traced to burning streetlight
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Thick smoke seen near the Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (DUKE) after the Sentul Toll Plaza on Wednesday (Oct 14) was caused by a burning streetlight, police say.
Sentul OCPD ACP Anuar Bakri Abdul Salam said an inspection with DUKE management confirmed the fire at Ramp 0.5 towards the HKL exit.
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- Law to curb rent-seeking slated for tabling in Parliament next year
- Runtime
- 6:23
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Legislation to halt rent-seeking activities is targeted for tabling in Parliament next year, says Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Nasir.
He said this could take the form of amendments to existing laws or new legislation altogether, with a comprehensive study on the matter underway.
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- Three teens hurt after procession flag hits power line in Kedah
- Runtime
- 1:27
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Three teenage boys were injured by an electric shock after a flag they were carrying during a vegetable temple procession in Mergong, near Alor Setar, on Tuesday night (Oct 13) allegedly came into contact with a high-voltage power line.
TNB says preliminary checks point to an arc flash, urging the public to keep tall objects clear of power lines.
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- Bukit Aman sending team to probe drug bust in Japan involving M'sians
- Runtime
- 1:09
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Bukit Aman will send a team to Japan to probe the arrest of five Malaysians in a cocaine smuggling case, which also involves a sixth individual who has since returned to Malaysia.
Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the team would gather information on the arrests and investigate possible links to Malaysian and international drug syndicates.
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- Peruvians concerned as Pope Leo's cancer puts programmed visit at risk
- Runtime
- 2:02
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Peruvian Catholics gathered at Lima's Las Nazarenas sanctuary on Tuesday (Oct 13) to pray for Pope Leo XIV's recovery following lung surgery, as a hyperrealistic life-sized statue of the pontiff was unveiled in the capital.
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- One ticket. One concert. One whole holiday.
- Runtime
- 2:17
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Malaysia’s concert calendar is getting WILD.
Three huge names, thousands of fans and potentially, a whole lot more people travelling to Malaysia just for the experience.
AND – these are just some of the acts set to light up Malaysia’s concert scene among the dozens scheduled to perform.
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- Anwar calls for stronger federal-state cooperation under framework
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- 1:56
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The federal and state governments must strengthen cooperation under the proposed National Covenant framework to ensure more sustainable, equitable and balanced development, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.
He said the framework, outlined in Budget 2027, was a key focus of the 150th Meeting of Mentri Besar and Chief Ministers, which he chaired on Tuesday (Oct 13).
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- Storm hits parts of KL, Selangor
- Runtime
- 1:07
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- A storm swept through parts of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor on Tuesday (Oct 13), with fallen trees reported in Kota Damansara and vehicles seen swerving on a Damansara highway.
MetMalaysia issued a thunderstorm warning for several areas nationwide until midnight.
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- Rwanda to host F1 race from early 2030s in 10-year deal
- Runtime
- 2:13
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Africa will return to the Formula One calendar for the first time this century with Rwanda agreeing a 10-year deal to host a race from the early 2030s, the sporting body announced on Tuesday (Oct 13).
F1, which last raced on the continent in 1993 at South Africa's Kyalami circuit to the north of Johannesburg, has long sought a return.
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- Malaysia wants to attract students from more countries, says Zambry
- Runtime
- 3:10
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Malaysia wants to attract international students from a variety of countries and not just from a handful of them, says Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir.
The Higher Education Minister said this would benefit Malaysian students by exposing them to more global perspectives.
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- Hit haze-linked companies where it hurts, says Syed Saddiq
- Runtime
- 3:39
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Malaysia should work with Singapore and other Asean countries to pressure companies linked to forest burning in Indonesia, including by restricting their access to financing, says Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman.
The Muar MP said Malaysia should issue a strong diplomatic protest over recurring transboundary haze and push for a united regional response, warning that the pollution was harming public health and disrupting children’s education.
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- Why do Malaysian students excel in SPM but lag in PISA, asks Dr Wee
- Runtime
- 15:43
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Malaysian students have consistently produced excellent Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia results, but it is perplexing why they fall short when it comes to Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) scoring, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
The Ayer Hitam MP said there must be a reason behind this, and Malaysia surely wants students who excel in both SPM and PISA.
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- Police record statements from six in RM230.9mil MyEG revenue probe
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Police have recorded statements from six witnesses in an investigation into an alleged failure to transfer RM230.9mil in government revenue involving MY E.G. Services Bhd (MYEG) and Zetrix AI Bhd, collectively known as MyEG Group.
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- Dewan Rakyat debate heats up over migrant refugee issue
- Runtime
- 5:39
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- A war of words broke out in the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday (Oct 13) after an Opposition lawmaker sought clarification on plans to repatriate migrant refugees in Malaysia.
Pasir Mas MP Ahmad Fadhli Shaari said the government had yet to provide clear details on the arrangement.
He then took aim at Jelutong MP RSN Rayer, who earlier commended Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for repatriation measures.
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- Here are the top 3 #StatePolls2026 stories for Oct 13
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Stay up to date with our daily 2026 state polls coverage at elections.thestar.com.my or https://www.thestar.com.my/tag/State+Polls+2026
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- Zii Jia faces court hearing in family dispute
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Men's singles independent Lee Zii Jia will face a different kind of court challenge as he prepares for a lawsuit against his father, sister and brother.
He is scheduled to appear before High Court judge Justice Leong Wai Hong on Nov 25.
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- Man claims trial to impersonating DBKL officer to cheat trader
- Runtime
- 1:11
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- A 21-year-old man claimed trial at the Kuala Lumpur Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday (Oct 13) to cheating a trader by impersonating a Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) officer.
Ucis Ikmal Shah Mohd Ali is accused of offering a business licence for RM500 and receiving RM300 at a restaurant in Desa Petaling on Oct 4.
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- French students block Paris and Saint-Denis streets as protests continue
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- 2:20
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- French high school students continued blockading streets near their campuses in Paris on Tuesday (Oct 13), pressing the government to respond with concrete measures to their demands for better conditions.
The protests, now in their fourth week, have snowballed into a broader movement, with some university students joining in to express their anger over what they describe as a dysfunctional system, made worse by spending cuts driven by France's budget crunch.
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- Lorry driver pleads not guilty to drug-driving charge over Shah Alam pile-up
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- 2:17
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- A 51-year-old lorry driver pleaded not guilty in the Shah Alam Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (Oct 13) to driving under the influence of methamphetamine and amphetamine, causing injuries to four people in a crash involving 11 vehicles on Oct 9.
C. Agilan also denied a separate charge of self-administering drugs.
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- Marina: Tun Dr Mahathir improving as family mourns Tun Dr Siti Hasmah
- Runtime
- 1:19
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who is still being treated at the National Heart Institute (IJN), is getting stronger, his daughter Datuk Marina Mahathir told Bernama on Tuesday (Oct 13).
Speaking at a tahlil for her late mother, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali, in Putrajaya, Marina said her father has also regained his appetite.
Dr Siti Hasmah passed away on Sept 28.
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- Malaysia, Singapore to review Linggiu Dam emergency response plans on Nov 5
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- 2:59
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Both Malaysian and Singaporean authorities will meet next month to review emergency response plans for the Linggiu dam in Johor, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Transition and Water Transformation (Petra) Minister said the meeting is scheduled for Nov 5.
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- High Court grants Perikatan leave to challenge RoS suspension order
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- 3:01
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- 1 month ago
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- The High Court has allowed leave for Perikatan Nasional to commence judicial review against the Registrar of Societies' (RoS) suspension order on Perikatan's activities.
Justice Azizan Md Arshad also did not allow an interim stay of execution of the suspension pending the substantive hearing of the judicial review against the RoS.
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- Shouting match breaks out in Parliament over allocations, anti-party hopping law
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- 9:40
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- A brief shouting match broke out in the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday (Oct 13) after Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee (PN-Beluran) raised concerns over allocations for Opposition MPs and criticised the anti-party hopping law.
The argument followed Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee's (PN-Beluran) call to improve the law, with Cha Kee Chin (PH-Rasah) challenging his remarks on allocations for Opposition lawmakers.
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- Malaysia-EU FTA to be finalised by next June, says MITI minister
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- 7:44
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- 1 month ago
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- Negotiations between Malaysia and the European Union (EU) Free Trade Agreement (MEUFTA) will likely be finalised by June next year, says Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.
He said there are still “a few unresolved issues” requiring further discussion, but talks are ongoing.
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- Investors await JS-SEZ blueprint, February RTS launch will not affect investment
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- 1:51
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- 1 month ago
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- The decision to set February 2027 as the operational launch date for the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link will not directly affect the state's investment attractiveness, particularly in the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ).
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- Saudi capital's airport to remain shut this week as airlines cancel services
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- 4:52
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- 1 month ago
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- Authorities have extended the closure of Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport until Saturday and airlines scrapped flights after continuing attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis emptied the skies over Saudi Arabia's capital.
Operations at Saudi Arabia's second-busiest airport after Jeddah were suspended to "allow for the completion of procedures to ensure the safety and operational readiness of the airport's facilities."
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