PCA (Amendment and Extension) Bill passed
KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Negara yesterday passed the Prevention of Crime (Amendment and Extension) 2013 Bill which had been debated…
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Khazanah Nasional shareholders’ fund stands at RM26,980 million
KHAZANAH Nasional Bhd shareholders’ funds, as at Dec 31, 2012, stood at RM26,980 million, says Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Ahmad…
Budget 2014 to focus on reducing fiscal deficit, building resilience – Najib
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The Budget 2014 to be tabled on Oct 25 will focus on reducing the fiscal deficit and…
Democracy in debt
I’M in Washington DC, and here the government shutdown is more noticeable – all the Smithsonian museums are closed, and…
Malaysian drug mules hiding behind Australian Secrecy Act
MELBOURNE: Malaysian drug mules are using the Australian Secrecy Act to prevent authorities from informing the Malaysian High Commission in…
Build more community mental healthcare centres to handle stigma in healing — Lee
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is advised to build more community mental healthcare centres in order to provide counselling, deal with…
MB chides Kelantanese for reluctance to pay quit rent but not cigarettes
KOTA BAHARU: Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob yesterday chided those people in the state who are reluctant to settle…
‘Proficiency level in national language still low’
KUANTAN: The people’s level of proficiency in the national language in various fields, including education, is still relatively low, according…