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Court postpones return of Genneva directors’ assets
's application to postpone the return of assets of three Genneva directors and a former director acquitted of illegal deposit-taking involving more than RM141mil. "After going over the submissions, I am satisfied that there is a need to grant a stay against the previous order to release the properties and exhibits seized," ruled Judge Rozana Ali Yusof. On May 17, the judge had ...
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Tee Siew Kiong on leave from MCA with immediate effect says Chua
. Tee who is the party's national organising secretary and Pulai Sebatang assemblyman, had been referred to the MCA disciplinary board for accepting the appointment, he added. Dr Chua said Tee would not be attending any party function during his leave. Speaking to reporters after chairing the MCA central committee meeting here on Tuesday, he said the action on Tee was in line with the ...
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Contest for top MCA posts to be held in December
. Speaking to reporters after chairing the MCA central committee meeting here on Tuesday, Dr Chua said MCA elections would start at the branch level on July 15. The central level elections, including top posts like president and deputy president will be held on Dec 21, he ...
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Malaysia voices concern with North Korea’s latest missile launch
Hence, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman said, Malaysia joined the international community in calling on North Korea to fully respect the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions, including the UNSC Presidential Statement of April 16, ...
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Malaysias closing tin prices for May 21
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (Reuters) - Following is a table of Kuala Lumpur tin market prices provided by a Malaysian trader. (Prices in $/tonne, and volumes in tonnes unless stated) Date KL Premium/ Spot Bid Offer Final Volumes (#) (Discount) May 21 21,250 122 23 62 (32-J, 25-E, 5-M) 285 May 20 20,750 57 28 27 (12-J, 10-E, 5-M) 380 May 17 20,800 65 50 50 (18-J, 27-E, 5-M) ...
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Melaka to allow Indonesians work and return daily
Printer Friendly Melaka: Melaka and Indonesia have proposed to introduce a new gateway for Indonesian workers to travel and work in Melaka, especially industries located in coastal areas, on a daily basis. Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Idris Haron said through the new initiative Indonesian workers living in Dumai, Bengkalis and Pulau Rupat would be able to travel to and from Melaka on a daily ...
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Ewon and Abu Bakar vow to carry on legacy
Printer Friendly Putra Jaya: Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Dr Ewon Ebin and his deputy Datuk Dr Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah have vowed to carry on the legacy of the ministry's previous leadership. Ewon, who is a law graduate from Universiti Malaya and has been an Assistant Minister and Minister in the Sabah Cabinet, described his new federal ministerial responsibility as a ...
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Kukusan squatters moving out
Tawau: Occupants of some 40 houses in Kg Tanjung Batu Tengah near Bukit Kukusan - where a huge boulder came crashing down during blasting by a quarry firm recently - have started to vacate following expiry of the eviction notice to move out from the 8.06 acre site, Monday. Lawyer Evan Chee Vu Seong, Representing the land owner company, said the order was actually issued by the court on Aug. 24, ...
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Over 5000 Skan squatter homes demolished
Printer Friendly Kota Kinabalu: The Sandakan Municipal Council demolished 4,620 squatter units between 2000 and 2008 and another 1,080 from 2009 to 2010. "In 2008, SMC also implemented a new policy whereby we contact the land owner(s) concerned if the squatter colony is on private land, to enable us to demolish the units for a fee," the Council's Head of Squatters Unit, Kassim ...
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Not right now Zahid
Printer Friendly Kuala Lumpur: The identities of three opposition leaders, who were said to be behind the Lahad Datu armed incursion, will not be divulged to avoid prejudice when the case is brought to court, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He said all documents and detailed information acquired by the police and the Defence Ministry on the trio, two of them from the ...
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Rape accused marries his victim 13 so case put off
Printer Friendly Kota Kinabalu: A 40-year-old restaurant manager who was charged with raping a 13-year-old girl is now married to the victim, the Sessions Court here heard Monday. The prosecution must now decide whether to proceed with the case. Riduan Masmud's counsel Loretto J. Padua told Judge Ummu Kalthom Abd Samad that Riduan and the victim went for a lawful marriage under Syariah ...
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Sgor Sultan wants say on ratio of State exco posts
Printer Friendly PETALING JAYA: Selangor deputy PAS commissioner III Khalid Abdul Samad said the line-up of Selangor executive councilors are being further negotiated as the Selangor Sultan, Sultan Sharafuddin Shah, wants to see a differing ratio of exco members. "We were made to understand the Sultan wants to see an exco line-up made out of six Malays and four non-Malays. This is ...
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Pat on the back for Sabah Customs
Kota Kinabalu: Sabah Customs Department won kudos for being the pioneer in managing the Marine Customs Division, the first in the Royal Malaysia Customs Department. Its Deputy Director General (Prevention and Confiscation Branch) Sanusi Mohamad Sapian praised the department's Marine Division for being the most active in curbing trafficking activities. He said based on records and revenue ...
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Malay Press Youth claims to have voted twice
Reset KUANTAN (May 21): A youth alleged today that he voted twice in the 13th general election in an effort to question the efficacy of the indelible ink.According to Malay daily Sinar Harian today, Mohd Fadhli Khaharruddin, 23, claimed he did not submit his ballot paper after entering the polling station to vote for a second time. Instead, Mohd Fadhli alleged that he kept the ballot paper and ...
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Analysts maintain outperform call on Pos Malaysia
] (POSM) and has increased its target price to RM4.90 from RM4.20 previously."Management is banking on higher profits from its profitable courier and logistics segment through leveraging on its numerous Pos Laju centres in the country."The group is also strengthening its retail segment, making it a one-stop solution centre, especially with the growth of its Islamic pawn-broking ...
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iGate sacks chief executive Murthy after sexual harassment probe
for not disclosing a relationship with a subordinate after investigating one of India's best-known IT executives for sexual harassment. Murthy was replaced with immediate effect by ...
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Eversendai Q1 earnings slip 13.1 to RM23.68m on timing differences
's earnings fell 13.1% to RM23.68mil in the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 from RM27.25mil a year ago mainly due to timing differences. The structural steel turnkey and power plant contractor said on Tuesday that revenue fell 2.3% to RM243.18mil from RM248.96mil a year ago. Its earnings per share were 3.06 sen compared with 3.52 sen. Eversendai executive chairman and ...
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Ex-Penang Hindu Endowment Board secretary urged to help in missing gold bars case
wants former board secretary R. Siva Nathan to assist in the investigations into the three missing gold bars valued at RM250,000. A police report was lodged on Friday after staff found the gold missing from the safe deposit box. Dr Ramasamy said Siva Nathan, who resigned from his post on August 11 last year, was the only person who held the key to the safe deposit box and knew its combination ...
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Let us find common ground on water issue Ongkili tells Selangor
(pix), has called on the Federal and Selangor government to find a 'common ground' in solving the water problem. In expressing his wish to meet Mentri ...
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Blogger denies he is Papa Gomo
KUALA LUMPUR: Blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris has denied he is the owner or publisher of the Papa Gomo blog. Wan Muhammad Azri, 30, is being sued by PKR ...
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Perdana Petroleum bidding for over RM1b contracts
is bidding for over RM1bil worth of contracts locally and expects its financial performance to improve this year. The company also said on Tuesday it has 13 vessels and it expected the delivery of two more vessels in the next two months. Going forward, the company expects an improved financial performance this year. In its first quarter ended March 31, 2013, it posted net profit of RM11.09mil ...
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IOI Corp Q3 earnings up just 2.8 to RM567.8m
's earnings rose 2.8% to RM567.80mil in the third quarter ended March 31, 2013 from RM552mil a year ago but expected to better in the final quarter. It said on Tuesday the increase was due to the better performance from manufacturing and property segments. However, it was mitigated by lower translation gain on foreign currency denominated borrowings and lower profit contributions from ...
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Tenaga lifts KLCI property stocks in focus
were traded higher at midday, with the FBM KLCI up nearly seven points, while property stocks saw strong rising interest. At 12.30pm, the KLCI was up 6.99 points to 1,784.14; bucking the lacklustre key Asian markets. Turnover was 1.74 billion shares valued at RM1.43bil. There were 526 gainers, 332 losers and 264 counters unchanged. Bloomberg reported the yen weakened against all of its 16 major ...
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Abu Zahar sworn in as Senate president for second term
at Parliament House. Abu Zahar, 69, former president of the Council of Former Elected Representatives (Mubarak), was reappointed senator on April 26 for a second term. He was appointed president of the Dewan Negara on April 26, 2010, to ...
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Amazon wins key cloud security clearance from US Govt
has been given a security clearance by the U.S. government that will make it easier for federal agencies to use its cloud computing services. Amazon Web Services, known as AWS, was certified to operate as a cloud service provider for three years under the government's new FedRAMP program. The accreditation covers all AWS data centers in the United States, the company said on Tuesday. ...
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Malaysia's 10th MP sets focus on education
On the 10th of June, 2010, the 10th Malaysia Plan was revealed to Malaysia’s news media, outlining what is essentially the government’s budget plans for the next five years. The 10th Malaysia Plan will therefore be in effect during 2011 to 2015. Malaysia is a vast country and the plan is therefore vast as well, a thick and complicated document, but one of the most important aspects of the plans announced in parliament were those that involve the education departments of the country.
Malaysia has an extensive public schooling system, operated under the belief that every child has a right to equal and fair opportunity in the country, a right that is enshrined in the constitution. The government spends around RM 7 billion on public education throughout the country, and in the 10MP, extremely important plans were outlined, aimed at increasing pre-school attendance from 67% of the population currently, to 87% by 2012. Read more
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