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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 (Bernama) – Some 11,204 units of National Economic Action Council People’s Housing Project (PPR MTEN) and Kuala Lumpur City Hall Public Housing Projects (PA DBKL) were sold from 2009 until Oct 31 this year. Deputy Federal Territories Minister Datuk Dr Loga Bala Mohan …

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 (Bernama) — No less than 8,000 individuals have been detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) since it was introduced in 1960 and until its repeal in 2012, the Dewan Negara was told Monday. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said many of the …

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 (Bernama) — Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Deputy Minister Datuk Tajuddin Abdul Rahman has urged chefs, especially those at hotels to assist the government promote freshwater fish dishes to tourists. He said such assistance from the chefs would not only encourage cons …

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 (Bernama) — Seventy-one families affected by the mud floods and landslides in Cameron Highlands in November, have received RM35,500 in aid. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim said the financial aid was given through the National Di …

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 (Bernama) — The use of benzoyl peroxide in food is not harmful as it is not carcinogenic, the Dewan Negara was told Wednesday. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya said a safety study conducted by an international evaluation body found in the processing of foo …

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 (Bernama) — The proposed National Harmony Act which is aimed at fostering harmony among the people is still at the discussion stage, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Tan Sri Joseph Kurup. He told the Dewan Negara sitting Thursday that the government wo …

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 (Bernama) — A total of 261 students have pursued their first degree programmes at prestigious universities abroad under the sponsorship of the Education Ministry from 2006 until this year. Its deputy minister Datuk Mary Yap Kain Ching said several consultations had been im …

Having escaped censure on the charge of misleading the Dewan Rakyat, Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan now wants opposition MPs to apologise. Top of his list is Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim. "The opposition leader should apologise to the Dewan Rakyat for mistakenly saying that 1Malaysia D …

Video | KiniTV Kinabtangan MP Bung Moktar Radin told the Dewan Rakyat that security checks at airports give him the heebie-jeebies he said in Parliament today, though he would not complaint so much if those frisking him during checks are female. 'Stop feeling me up, get scanners at airports …

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) — Five more teaching hospitals will be set up in the country to supplement the three existing hospitals, said Deputy Education Minister Datuk Mary Yap Kain Ching. She said these would be established in Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Universiti Putra Ma …

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) — The Rural and Regional Development Ministry has allocated RM11.115 billion for infrastructure projects in Sabah since the 8th Malaysia Plan (8MP). Its minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said an additional RM14.6 million was allocated for the development of h …

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) — The Communications and Multimedia Ministry has allayed the fear of the public over radiation from telecommunication towers, saying it is low and at a safe level. Deputy Minister Datuk Jailani Johari told the Dewan Rakyat tests conducted by the Malaysian Nuclear …

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) — The Health Ministry will discuss with the relevant quarters to address the problem of high medical charges on patients using insurance cards at private medical centres, the Dewan Rakyat was told Monday. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S.Subramaniam said the relev …

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) — The government has no plan to privatise Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB), the Dewan Rakyat was told, Wednesday. Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Ahmad Maslan said the government was instead striving to transform KTMB’s operations and services and strength …

PAS deputy spiritual leader Haron Din today suggested that the party's Dewan Ulama review its 'tahalluf siasi' (cooperation) with Pakatan Rakyat given the "critical political situation" currently. Speaking while officially opening the PAS Ulama muktamar in Johor Bahru today, …