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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (Bernama) — Malaysian companies are urged to tap the booming market in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), one of the leading trading partners for Malaysia in the Middle East. “About 50 Malaysian companies operating in the UAE have ventured into various sectors such as c …

The DAP has urged the Election Commission (EC) to be more active in registering new voters, or allow political parties to register voters as it had done before. Lamenting the EC’s “lazy mindset”, Tanjong parliamentarian Ng Wei Aik hoped the approval can be given to the DAP to register voters in his …

Fomer PKR MP Zulkifli Noordin has urged Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim to sack PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim as the state’s economic adviser and also dismiss all local councillors in the state who are from PKR and DAP. In a blog post recently, Zulkifli, who was also a deputy preside …

The authorities have been urged to increase efforts to monitor social media in order to filter and block slanderous and racist materials. Federal Territory Wanita MIC chief S Kogilam said that this is ensure that the country’s harmony will not be affected. “Social media should be utilised properly,” …

PKR and DAP have urged Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim to prove that he has support from the majority of the Selangor legislative assembly. Both parties said Khalid's claim is doubtful as PKR and DAP hold 28 seats, showing that the MB has lost support from half of the House of 56 me …

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mah Siew Keong today urged critics of nuclear energy to keep an “open mind” as Malaysia cannot continue on an energy status quo. “I seriously, very sincerely come here today to look at that angle, on whether do we really want to go nuclear or do we not go …

Police have urged the public to come forward if they know ‘Kelvin Yip’, the young man under fire from Umno Youth and Malay rights NGOs for posting on his Facebook a profanity-laden complaint about loud prayers from a mosque. Deputy inspector-general of police Mohd Bakri Zinin affirmed that Yip was b …

A DAP assemblyperson today urged families of the deceased whose graves were recently vandalised to contact the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) for further updates. Twenty-five graves were found vandalised at the Christian cemetery in Kampung Tunku in Petaling Jaya two weeks ago. Full story: http:/ …

Former colonial master the United Kingdom has been urged to review a 1963 agreement, which allegedly ceded Sarawak and Sabah to the Federation of Malaysia instead of granting the Borneo states full independence. A human rights NGO, Sarawak Association of People’s Aspiration (Sapa), said that given t …

MCA has urged voters to reject the Pakatan Rakyat coalition in the next Sarawak state election as the latter was “dishonest” when it claimed that its Islamist component party PAS was moderate in its views. It's due for 2016 but there is a possibility it could be held a year earlier. Read more h …

Muslim NGO Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) urged the Inspector-general of Police Khalid Abu Bakar to disclose investigations on DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang, following multiple police reports lodged against him by Isma members two months ago. Why no action against Kit Siang, asks Ismawww.m …

DAP wants eight investment funds to be scrutinised The DAP has called urged that the federal government’s eight investment funds be subjected to full and regular parliamentary oversight, such as by the Public Accounts Committee. DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said this is to ensure that their pe …

Tan Sri Johan JaaffarKUALA LUMPUR, July 4 (Bernama) — The Consultation and Corruption Prevention Advisory Panel has urged the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to probe on the upsurge of fast-track driving licence and citizenship, and illegal gambling outlets as exposed by the media. …

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (Bernama) — Industry players have been urged to equip themselves with the knowledge and capability to comply with the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on April 1, 2015. “The government wants to be more efficient in tax collection, but that doesnR …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) — Indonesian workers in Malaysia have been reminded to engage the services of agencies or institutions that are recognised by the government when planning to return home. Deputy Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia, Hermono said apart from being legitimate, such se …