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ALOR SETAR, Oct 3 (Bernama) — Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir on Friday urged the people in the state to exercise moderation to prevent themselves from being influenced by elements which can disrupt inter-racial unity. He said that if the people of all races could not li …

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 (Bernama) — The cremation ashes of two Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 tragedy victims brought home Friday have been placed at the Nirvana Memorial Centre in Sungai Besi for day-long funeral rites. The urns containing the ashes of Liew Yau Chee, who was Gerakan Kota Dam …

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 (Bernama) — The goods and services tax (GST) will boost the country’s income which in turn will translate into additional public funds towards the people’s benefit. Royal Malaysian Customs, GST director Datuk Subromaniam Tholasy said through the revenue from GST …

From Hafizah Kamaruddin ARAFAH, Oct 3 (Bernama) — All the haj pilgrims, except for those who are still in hospitals in Saudi Arabia, have now assembled at the Arafah plains for the ‘wukuf’, which is the peak of the haj rituals. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datu …

SEPANG, Oct 3 (Bernama) — The remains of five more victims of the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 tragedy were brought home Friday, raising to 42 the remains brought home so far. The remains of Matthew Ezekial Sivagnanam, Muhammad Arfuz Tambi and Meling Mula were brought in coffins while t …

SEREMBAN, Oct 2 (Bernama) – Forty-five cases of illegal garbage dumping were recorded nationwide between January and September this year, said the chief executive officer of Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation (PPSPPA), Datuk Ab Rahim Md Noor. He said Negeri Sembilan record …

IPOH, Oct 2 (Bernama) — Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir today said a new hospital, the Perak Tengah District Hospital, would be built in Seri Iskandar next year to meet the increase in population there. He said he was informed by the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) under the Prime …

MELAKA, Oct 2 (Bernama) — Melaka state government will be upgrading nine state and government subsidiary buildings to comply with international green standards with an allocation of RM30 million next year. Among the buildings to be upgraded are Seri Negeri, Melaka Historic City Council, Graha …

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) — After introducing ePerolehan some 14 years ago, Commerce Dot Com Sdn Bhd (CDC) is looking towards transforming itself from the electronic procurement system provider to the federal government to a more pivotal role globally. It said the catalyst to this initiative was …

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) has issued a set of guidelines on the act of korban (sacrifice) to help the Muslims in the country to perform their religious obligation according to Syariah. Jakim director-general Datuk Othman Mustapha said …

PORT DICKSON, Oct 1 (Bernama) — The presence of Malaysian armed forces personnel under the Malaysian Battalion (Malbatt) 850-1 in Lebanon while on a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) mission was much welcomed by the Lebanese, thus easing their duties there. Malaysian Armed Force …

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) — The Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism, Wednesday announced that the fuel subsidy for RON 95 petrol and diesel will be reduced by 20 sen per litre effective Oct 2, 2014. Following the reduced subsidy, the new retail price for RON95 will be …

KUCHING, Oct 1 (Bernama) — The drop in crime index is not rhetoric but statistics based on reports received, said Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Wira Muhammad Sabtu Osman. He said, for example, concern about snatch thefts had also been blown out of proportion in the papers when actually the …

PETALING JAYA, Sept 30 (Bernama) — The Education Ministry has never allowed any private higher education institution (IPTS) to offer long-term courses to Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) school leavers by using their SPM trial examination results for entry into the course programmes. Second Educ …

ALOR SETAR, Sept 30 (Bernama) — The river highway project to divert the water flow in Kedah’s rivers is expected to be implemented under the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP). Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir said the federal government has approved RM350 million for the project …