KOTA KINABALU, May 17 — The government will not impose a different private sector minimum wage for Sabah and Sarawak if a review conducted by the National Wage Consultation Council (NWCC) finds that the economies of the two states continue to grow, said Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri Dr S Subramaniam.
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Malaysia to explore possibility of having foreign workers act
May 17th
JAKARTA, May 17 — Malaysia will explore the possibility of having a Foreign Workers Act to manage foreign workers in the country, totalling four million now.
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Malays over-dependent on govt, says Muhyiddin
May 17th
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 —The Malay community is too dependent on government assistance which is a big reason why they do not control the nation’s economy said Tan Sri Datuk Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin today. The deputy prime minister said however that he will agree to RM5 million in requested funding for the Association of Bumiputera Manufacturers and …
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Consult election commission to avoid making misguided conclusions, researchers told
May 17th
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Malaysian killer freed after 21 years
May 17th
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — The Malaysian who gunned down renowned Sydney heart surgeon Victor Chang more than twenty years ago is set to be released and returned home, after serving 21 years in prison. According to a report by the Australian Associated Press (AAP), the New South Wales State Parole Authority today met in private and formed an intention …
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Canada stops processing visas/immigration in M’sia, outsources services to Singapore
May 17th
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — Malaysians wanting to go to Canada will now have to go to Singapore to get visas. The Star reported today that from May 1, all Canadian immigration-related services will now be handled by the Singapore office. Besides Malaysia, Germany, Japan, Iran, Bangladesh and Serbia are also affected by measures by the Canadian …
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Umno is more open than opposition, says Shafie Apdal
May 17th
PUTRAJAYA, May 17 — Umno is more open than the opposition in accepting dissenting views, said Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal.
No need for PSC decision to issue Lynas TOL, says AELB
May 17th
DENGKIL, May 17 — Local regulators must wait for the science minister to decide on an appeal but not a parliamentary review of Lynas Corp’s controversial rare earths plant before issuing a license to the Australian miner. The Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) had said yesterday it is under orders from Datuk Seri Maximus Ongkili to suspend the …
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Go ahead and form alternative Bar, Chee Wee tells Nazri
May 17th
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — Malaysian Bar president Lim Chee Wee has said that Putrajaya can go ahead and set up a second Bar as an alternative to the existing body for professional lawyers here. “Anyone can register a society or association,” he told The Malaysian Insider yesterday, responding to Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz’s remark that the federal ..
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