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Two handicraft makers to hang for drug trafficking
JOHOR BARU: Two men were sent to the gallows by the High Court here on Monday after they were found guilty of drug trafficking. Justice Samsudin Hassan handed down the sentence on Mohamad Sharudin Md Isa, 52, and Mohamad Yusof Mohamad Ali, 30, after finding that the prosecution had succeeded in establishing the case. The two men, both handicraft makers, were charged with trafficking in 426.78gm ...
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Malay Press Zahid ready to face censure motion
Reset PETALING JAYA (May 20): Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is not intimidated by Lim Guan Eng's call for the minister to retract his statement calling Malaysians to emigrate if they were unhappy with the nation's political system.Ahmad Zahid said he was prepared to face the repercussion suggested by the DAP secretary-general and the party's parliamentary leader, ...
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Malay Press Villagers hail temporary logging halt in Kedah
Reset PETALING JAYA (May 20): Residents living in areas stricken by extensive logging in Changlun, Kedah have welcomed the Kedah BN government's decision to temporarily cease and review all logging activities, Berita Harian reported.Residents living in Kg Wang Perah, near the Bukit Perangin Permanent Forest Reserve, said the decision was much-needed as residents were worried they would have ...
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Malaysia hydropower meeting to open amid controversy
KUCHING, Malaysia (AFP) - The world hydroelectric industry's decision to meet in a Malaysian state where dams have uprooted rainforests and native peoples is drawing bitter fire from environmental and tribal groups. The International Hydropower Association's (IHA) four-day biennial meeting to push "sustainable hydropower" opens on Tuesday in Kuching, the languid capital of ...
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Adnan Yaakob announces new portfolios for 10 excos
(Rural Development, Agriculture and Agro-based Industries). He said a special committee on unity would be formed to strengthen racial integration among the people. Adnan said the committee would be chaired by him, while its members would be appointed by the state executive council in due course. "We have already identified several personalities to be members of the committee which include ...
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Guan Eng should apologise to me says Zahid
should apologise to him for misinterpreting his call for groups that do not accept the country's electoral system to move to countries where the system suits them. "He has misinterpreted my statement," he told reporters after meeting Home Ministry's heads of departments and agencies here on Monday. Dr Zahid also said he would not retract his statement. Lim who is Penang Chief ...
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Rafizi reveals eight not allowed to vote during GE13
PETALING JAYA: PKR has revealed the names of eight people who were not allowed to vote in the May 5 polls because their votes had already been cast. PKR ...
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Malaysia’s economy ‘to pick up pace in 2H2013’
May 20, 2013 KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 - The Malaysian economy will pick up pace and grow further in the second half of this year following the moderate performance in the first quarter, says a leading banker. Maybank president and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Abdul Wahid Omar said the moderation in the gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the first quarter reflected the weak economic ...
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Penang to set up panel to probe handing of money to voters
Printer Friendly GEORGE TOWN: Penang will be setting up a state inquiry commission to investigate the alleged handing out of money to voters in 10 constituencies where Pakatan Rakyat candidates lost. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the inquiry was crucial, as the State Government had lost faith in the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission. According to lawyer Tommy Thomas, the inquiry can be ...
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Lim accuses IGP Zahid of playing politics tells them to curb crime
Printer Friendly GEORGE TOWN: The country's new police chief and home minister should stop "playing politics" and start keeping Malaysians, tourists and investors safe from crime and harm, DAP's Lim Kit Siang said Sunday. The DAP advisor's criticism today follows both Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar and Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid ...
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Special team to check forest destruction
Printer Friendly Kuala Lumpur: The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry will set up a special team with the respective state governments to look into the destruction of forests and hill slopes in the country. Its Minister Datuk Seri G. Palanivel said the ministry had plans to save forests and hill slopes from destruction as preventive measures were better than remedial work. Noting that ...
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RM3.8mil allocation to build Bengkoka Esplanade in Pitas
Printer Friendly Pitas: The Federal Government has allocated RM3.8 million through the Malaysian Tourism Ministry to build Bengkoka Esplanade here in an effort to increase the touristic pull of the district. Construction for the esplanade will begin early next year. A total of RM1 million has also been allocated by the State Government through its Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment ...
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Protest gatherings new craze for sore losers says Shabery
Printer Friendly Kuala Lumpur: The protest gatherings against the 13th General Election results did not reflect the characteristic of democracy as these were protests against the decision made by the majority of Malaysians, said Communication and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek. Describing these protest gatherings as crazy and the work of the frustrated for their failed ...
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Exempt Sabah Swak from GST Jeffrey
Printer Friendly Kota Kinabalu: The people of Sabah and Sarawak should be exempted from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) that appears imminent to be implemented by the Federal Government, said Star Sabah Chief Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan. "Foremost, the Prime Minister needs to practise what he says and start implementing his transparency programmes by stop 'testing the people' by ...
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Unhindered youth devt Tawfiq
Kota Kinabalu: State Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Tawfiq Abu Bakar Titingan said he aims to put a full stop to any form of "bureaucracy", if any, which may hinder the development of youths in Sabah. Realising that the State's future depends on youth development at present, he said the ministry remains poised to develop their potential, hence limitations should not exist in its ...
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RM80000 for families of fallen heroes
Kota Kinabalu: PETRONAS on Sunday presented RM80,000 to four families of fallen heroes during Operation Daulat to rid Sulu terrorists in the east coast of Sabah, in March. Petronas Senior General Manager Datuk Mohammad Medan Abdullah (second from left) said the contribution was part of the RM200,000 donation by Petronas recently. "Petronas has always been concerned with efforts to ...
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Sanlam Malaysian buy completed
Sanlam had concluded the acquisition of a 49 percent stake in the Malaysian niche short-term insurer, Pacific & Orient Insurance, for 270 million ringgit (R836m), the JSE-listed life insurer said on Friday. The acquisition was effective from Friday as all conditions for the transaction had been met. ';We are also looking at other opportunities in the region, but the immediate focus is ...
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Instacom gets RM205m Sarawak work
Reset KUALA LUMPUR (May 20): Instacom Group Bhd announced that it has been awarded a contract worth RM205 million in Sarawak.In a filing to Bursa Malaysia at noon, it said has accepted a letter of award (LOA) from 1 M Utama Sdn Bhd on May 20, 2013, for the installation and commissioning of telecommunication network and infrastructure and engineering works in Sarawak.The LOA is subject to an ...
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Instacom bags RM205m telco job in Sarawak
to undertake the infrastructure for a telecommunications network in Sarawak. It said on Monday it had received letter of award from 1M Utama on the same day for supplying and commissioning of telecommunication network and infrastructure and engineering works in Sarawak. "The LOA is subject to an agreement to be entered into by Instacom and 1M," it said, adding the project was expected ...
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Battersea Power Stations Phase 1 records RM3.12b sales
Battersea Power Station's Phase 1 records RM3.12b sales KUALA LUMPUR: Battersea Power Station Development Company's multi-billion-pound property regeneration programme recorded £681mil (RM3.12bil) of sales under phase 1, or Circus West, in London. It said on Monday sales contracts had been formally entered into with the buyers for 824 units or 95% of the apartments and ...
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BToto hopes to list business trust in Singapore end-August
hopes to start the listing exercise of its business trust, Sports Toto Malaysia Trust (STM-Trust), by early July. It said on Monday following the initial public offer exercise, it hoped to list STM-Trust on ...
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Terengganu police urges organisers to postpone and relocate Thursday’s rally
KUALA TERENGGANU: Terengganu police have urged the organisers of the "Blackout 505" gathering to postpone their rally and relocate to a more suitable location. Kuala Terengganu police chief Asst Comm Zamri Shamsuddin said he received a notification from Pakatan on Sunday that the Opposition intends to hold a rally on Thursday in Kuala Ibai. "Under the Peaceful Assembly Act, rally ...
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Government to help consumers enjoy more affordable Internet services says Shabery
said it was possible to reduce broadband and 3G fees but added that this would be studied first. "Broadband is no longer a luxury but a basic need. "Greater broadband access would aid, for instance, businesses in their operations and this would have an impact on our economy overall," Ahmad Shabery said after a handover of duties ceremony here Monday. Ahmad Shabery, formerly the ...
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Guan Eng No question on legality of thanksgiving ceramah
GEORGE TOWN: No question should arise regarding the legality of the thanksgiving mega ceramah on Saturday, as it was a state government function, said Penang ...
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Malaysias closing tin prices for May 20
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 (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 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) 230 May 16 20,750 57 28 27 (12-J, 10-E, 5-M) 380 ...
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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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