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KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 1): Cost of living, sustenance and poverty eradication issues in the Federal Territory will be the government’s main focus through various approaches taken under the Urban Poverty Programme (5MY), Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 25): The leaders of parties in the Pakatan Nasional (PN) government are satisfied with the explanations and in-depth discussions on the Emergency Ordinance, as well as how the emergency and the Covid-19 pandemic are being managed, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 11): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will have a national address on the movement control order (MCO) at 6pm today, according to the National Security Council (NSC).

SINGAPORE (Jan 4): Singapore could not accept Malaysia’s proposal to remove the systems supplier and network operator of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project, says Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung, according to The Straits Times.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 31): Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin claimed today that it was her constitutional rights to leave PKR, citing the right of association, which espouses an individual’s freedom of association in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 21): All flats aged above 40-year old, including those built by private developers, will be redeveloped under the Federal Territories Ministry’s Urban Renewal programme to suit current usage, reported Malay Mail.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 19): The B40 residents of Sarawak can now buy homes in state government developments for RM120,000 or less, the Borneo Post reported Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg (pictured) saying yesterday.

MELAKA (Dec 17): Chief Minister Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali is of the opinion that “spiritual tours” are more apt for the state rather than paranormal or ghost tours that have been proposed by some quarters, The Star reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 11): Former education minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid (pictured), who is now chairman of Tenaga Nasional Bhd, has again denied that he took a hefty bribe in exchange for awarding a RM1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 30): Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim questioned the Federal Government’s decision to increase allocations for contract staff who come under the purview of the Prime Minister (PM)’s department, saying that the RM181.