Monday, 5 September 2016 ALOR GAJAH: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry welcomes the Malaysian Trades Union Congress’ (MTUC) call on the government to consider reducing daily work hours for civil servants to six hours from the current eight hours. Minister Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim said this was because the move …
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Monday, 5 September 2016 KUALA LUMPUR: The transformation of the National Monument or Tugu Negara area to a city rainforest (Taman Tugu) is among efforts towards turning Kuala Lumpur into a world class city, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. He said the 26.7 hectare project, in which its first phase is …
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Saturday, 3 September 2016 JOHOR BARU: Travel agencies are cashing in on the Pokemon GO craze, offering private tours to Kuala Lumpur and Malacca. Daily tours to Pokemon hotspots in these two places, which are going for between RM50 and RM148 per person, are being snapped up. AD Travel …
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Friday, 2 September 2016 PUTRAJAYA: It is unrealistic to stop Malaysians from travelling to Singapore, but people must take precautions against mosquito bites, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam. There are about 200,000 Malaysians working in Singapore, with some travelling to and fro on a daily basis, …
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Wednesday, 24 August 2016 KUALA LUMPUR: A diphtheria case involving a three-year-old has been reported by the Selangor State Health Department, said the Health Ministry. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a statement Tuesday said the child had not been immunised against diphtheria, as the family practised homeopathy treatment. “This child …
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Monday, 22 August 2016 SEPANG: Taxi operators should transform to stay competitive in the industry, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. Taxis, he said, still had their own advantages and market share despite competition from e-hailing services such as Uber and Grab. “If we look deeper, we …
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Monday, 22 August 2016 KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia intends to work with the fractured opposition for the next general election. Despite its pending registration with the Registrar of Societies (RoS), its pro-tem president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said discussions were already underway with members of the opposition …
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Saturday, 13 August 2016 KUALA LUMPUR: Many gangsters and criminals have fled the country following the launch of Ops Cantas 2 by police. Federal CID director Comm Datuk Seri Mohmad Salleh said intelligence gathered so far had shown that a number of these criminals fled to Thailand to evade …
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Friday, 12 August 2016 SUNGAI PETANI: Two men engrossed in the augmented-reality game Pokemon Go were injured after they were hit by a car at Jalan Bakar Arang here on Friday morning, mStar Online reported. The Star’s Malay-language portal cited Kuala Muda OCPD Asst Comm Md Zukir Md …
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Friday, 12 August 2016 ALOR SETAR: The teacher who was in critical condition after being infected with leptospirosis whilst on a sports activity in Sungai Ketil, Baling last month has died. Mohd Yusri Yaccob (pic), 42, passed away at Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital at 8.05pm on Thursday after being warded since …
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