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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 A panel made up of political analysts and lawmakers say the country is better off with less government subsidies. Rembau MP Khairy Jamaludin emphasised the urgency of subsidy cuts at last night s public forum titled No more subsidy?! What do we do now? It s a question of necessity that the BN government or any government
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 Analysts and politicians have hit out at Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for wanting an indefinite continuation of pro-Bumiputera New Economic Policy (NEP)-style policies. They claim that NEP-based policies needed to be replaced with a more merit-based policy, saying that a majority of Bumiputeras have not benefited from the NEP
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 Forty-five Myanmar nationals, including a woman, and an Indonesian woman were detained for various offences in a joint operation in Ampang today. The offences included riding a motorcycle without a licence and overloading. Those detained are aged between 20 and 50. The Ops Sepadu was carried out jointly by the Road
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PUTRAJAYA, Sept 1 Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak called on Muslims throughout the world to work together in changing the misperception of the non-Muslim community towards Islam, which places importance on peace and stability. The Prime Minister said this was because there were still misconception among the non-Muslim communities, including in the
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SERDANG, Sept 1 The police are looking for an Indonesian maid in connection with the death of a toddler in Pusat Bandar Puchong last Friday. Serdang police chief Supt Abd Razak Elias said 15-month-old Tan Jin Yong was found dead with strangulation marks at about 4pm by a relative. He said the toddler s father, Tan Meng Kiang, 40, got a
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MELAKA, Sept 1 Indonesia s Education Ministry today gave the assurance that the over 6,000 Malaysian students in the republic would be safe from the threats of the anti-Malaysia movement. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Khaled Nordin said Indonesian Education Minister Mohammad Nuh had informed him that they were paying serious
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KUANTAN, Sept 1 A group of men robbed a lorry workshop in Kampung Seberang Balok, Beserah, and escaped with three prime movers in the midst of Merdeka celebrations yesterday. In the 12.30pm incident, the workshop owner incurred losses of RM300,000 including a computer, television set, mobile phone, digital camera and tyre wrench. Pahang CID
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 The Sessions Court here today set September 24 to decide whether five students of the University of Malaya (UM), who were charged with mischief and trespassing the university in June last year, would be called for their defence or acquitted from the charge. Judge Rozana Ali Yusuff fixed the date after Deputy Public
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 Realising that officers from the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) were conducting a surprise check on a food outlet at the Pavilion shopping centre, here, several other operators of food outlets quickly removed the halal logos and certificates that were not recognised by the department from the wall of
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 A man, who snatched a handbag from a woman, was chased and knocked down by the victim s husband before being held by passers-by in Kampung Pandan, Ampang here today. The victim, who was riding pillion with his husband, got down from the motorcycle and headed for an ATM machine when her handbag was snatched from behind
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SHAH ALAM, Sept 1 Three suspected international drug smugglers have been detained by police in connection with two seizures of syabu worth RM4 million. The seizures of the drug, also known as ice and weighing 15.8kg, were carried out at the KL International Airport (KLIA) yesterday and Monday. The men, comprising two Turks and an Iranian, will
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SHAH ALAM, Sept 1 The Selangor government is to make available a skills training programme for youths in urban fringes and rural areas to enable them secure jobs with salaries to match their qualifications. Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said the programme would be fully funded by the state government. Among the courses to be offered
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JAKARTA, Sept 1 The anti-Malaysia demonstrations in front of the Malaysian embassy here are continuing, with a group of students participating in the protests today. The students, claiming to represent the Jakarta law undergraduates movement, defiled the Malaysian flag with egg, set fire to it and hurled it into the compound of the embassy. They
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IPOH, Sept 1 The Raja Muda of Perak, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah, made a surprise visit to Ipoh today, and headed straight for Taman Rapat Koperasi and Taman Harmoni where the people have been complaining often about an illegal dumpsite and open burning. He told the Ipoh mayor, Datuk Roshidi Hashim, that Ipoh City Council officers should go to such
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GEORGE TOWN, Sept 1 The Penang Islamic Religious Council (MAIPP) has stopped all mosques from inviting guests speakers (khatib) to give sermons, after a recent uproar over Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng s name being used in a Friday sermon, replacing the name of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. It is understood that the decision was reached during
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MELAKA, Sept 1 The opening of Sekolah Harapan (School of Hope) for pregnant teenagers, which was scheduled for today, has been postponed to September 16, said Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam. He said this followed various logistics issues such as the deployment of staff which had not been ironed out by the Melaka Islamic
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TANAH MERAH, Sept 1 Three Tanah Merah Umno Division members, including a former Member of Parliament for Tanah Merah Datuk Shaari Hassan have been suspended from Umno for three years, said Umno division secretary Ahmad Ismail. He said two others were acting division chief Nik Kamarulzaman Sulong and former Umno Youth division committee member
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 The police have not received any confirmation on the alleged arrest of Malaysian fugitive Michael Soosai in Chennai last Thursday. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said if it was confirmed that the suspect was Soosai, the Malaysian police would assist the Indian police in the investigations into a murder case
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SHAH ALAM, Sept 2 Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim today said his administration will make public an audit report on abuse of power at the Klang Municipal Council (MPK) over the issue of support letters. I will declassify the report and make it public. It will be after Hari Raya, said the Selangor mentri besar. The audit was carried out after it
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin accused controversial song writer Wee Meng Chee today with suggesting Chinese Malaysians were solely responsible for the country s wealth. Khairy said that while Wee, better known as Namewee, claimed he was only railing against the allegedly racist remarks made a Johor school principal
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