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PM's power over prosecutor appointment stripped in revised AG separation Bill

KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 -- Putrajaya has proposed seven sweeping changes to a key reform Bill that it said would entirely isolate its top public prosecutor from executive and political influence, with M... Read More


Liew Chin Tong: Malaysia still on the hook for RM20b in 1MDB debt, with RM51b total liabilities

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 -- The government remains liable for over RM20 billion of 1MDB's debt if it fails to recover further assets, despite having already paid up to RM40 billion in one of the world's l... Read More


Liew Chin Tong: Malaysia still on the hook for RM20b in 1MDB debt

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 -- The government remains liable for over RM20 billion of 1MDB's debt if it fails to recover further assets, despite having already paid up to RM40 billion in one of the world's l... Read More


Putrajaya open to RCI on 'corporate mafia' claims after investigations, says Azalina

Kuala Lampur, July 8 -- KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 - The government is open to considering a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into allegations of a so-called "corporate mafia" involving claims of collusion... Read More


LCS delivery schedule on track despite Norway's missile export ban

Kuala Lampur, July 7 -- KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 - The Norwegian government's cancellation of its export licence for the NSM (Naval Strike Missile) system to Malaysia will not affect the delivery schedule... Read More


Putrajaya says shielding SMEs from war fallout top priority, RM700m in financial help already given up to June

KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 -- Bank Negara Malaysia had approved over RM700 million in relief financing up to June, Economy Minister Akmal Nasir Nasrullah told Parliament this morning, as he pledged to make... Read More


MyKad-linked diesel subsidy reforms could save Putrajaya up to RM2b annually, says Amir Hamzah

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 -- Putrajaya's pivot towards using the MyKad for subsidised diesel and uniformed pricing could save the government up to RM2 billion a year, Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir H... Read More


MyKad-linked diesel subsidy reforms could save Putrajaya up to RM2bn annually, says Amir Hamzah

Kuala Lampur, June 25 -- KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 - Putrajaya's pivot towards using the Mykad for subsidised diesel and uniformed pricing could save the government up to RM2 billion a year, Finance Minis... Read More


PAC flags hospital billing practices, warns of drivers behind rising medical inflation

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 -- The Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC) has raised concerns over private hospital billing practices and pricing structures, warning that they are contributing to rising med... Read More


No formal extradition request from Bangladesh for Bestinet founder Aminul Islam, says home minister

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 -- Putrajaya has not received any formal request to extradite Bestinet Sdn Bhd founder Datuk Seri Mohamed Aminul Islam, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail told Pa... Read More