Category: Malaysia
Putrajaya in fresh bid to kill anti-fake news law after last year’s Senate frustration
The government will resubmit the Anti-Fake News (Repeal) Bill to Parliament next month following the expiry of the cooling-off period triggered by its rejection in Dewan [...]
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Amid speculations, Putrajaya explains Saturday Cabinet meeting on economic vision
Putrajaya has explained today that a special Cabinet meeting scheduled on Saturday will be to discuss the country’s long-term economic policy, amid speculations that it [...]
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Malaysia Keeps Policy Rate Unchanged as Growth Steadies
Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here. Malaysia’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged [...]
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Survey: Support for PAS in Selangor almost halved after GE14
Popular support for Islamist party PAS in Selangor has fallen to a mere eight per cent, almost half of the 15 per cent popular vote it received in the 14th general elections [...]
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150 or 1,000? FT minister and Najib spar online over Ummah rally buntings
Federal Territories minister Khalid Samad came under fire from Datuk Seri Najib Razak for claiming that Umno had not applied for the number of buntings it wanted to use to [...]
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China’s love of stinky durian ‘next big threat’ to Malaysian rainforest
Soaring Chinese demand for the stinky durian fruit is turning into the next big threat to Malaysia’s depleted rainforest, a conservation expert said on Thursday, urging [...]
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Sarawak has nothing to do with KL haze, deputy CM tells Jakarta
Sarawak deputy Chief minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas today refuted claims by Indonesian Environment and Forestry minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar that the haze blanketing [...]
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At anniversary do, Dr M reminds Bersatu to learn from Umno’s ‘downfall’
Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia chair Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad reminded party members tonight to learn from Umno’s “downfall”, and not to repeat their [...]
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Penang restricts outdoor activities as air quality reaches unhealthy level
The Penang state government has ordered the cancellation of all outdoor activities and sports in view of the worsening haze situation in the state. Penang state exco Phee [...]
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Media should be free to report the truth, says Malaysia’s communications minister
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia minister Gobind Singh Deo said on Thursday (Sep 12) that it is important to have media that are free to report the truth, “even [...]
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Raudhah Ville’s ‘Islamic City’ model no threat to national unity, minister
Housing and Local government minister Zuraida Kamaruddin today dismissed concerns regarding a planned Islamic township called Raudhah Ville, which is located in Cyberjaya. [...]
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Malaysian PM to write to Indonesia’s leader as row over haze flares
Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad is writing to Indonesia’s leader to raise his concern about cross-border haze, Malaysia’s environment minister said on [...]
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Malaysia Keeps Policy Rate Unchanged as Growth Steadies
Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here. Malaysia’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged [...]
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Cops say probing alleged insults against Agong, Permaisuri on Twitter for sedition
Federal police confirmed today that they have received a report over alleged insults against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and his queen the Raja Permaisuri Agong on Twitter. In [...]
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Think tank predicts budget cuts after warning of economic slowdown
A think tank today predicted cuts in the budget for 2020 when it is tabled in Parliament next month, following the forecast by Moody’s Investors Service of a slowdown [...]
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