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A Closer Look At ECRL And Some of its Controversies

KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia: Snaking across Peninsula Malaysia as it links Port Klang, Malaysia's biggest transport hub, and Kuantan Port, which faces the South China Sea
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How Much Integrity Exists Within The Malaysian Media?


BANGKOK, Thailand: The appointment of prominent media figure and journalist Wong Chun Wai as chairman of the government owned media organization Bernama, has come with some controversy. Wong was seen as a propagandist during his tenure at The Star. 
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Kledang Saiong Forest Reserve To Be Turned Into A ‘Timber Producing Factory’?

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-If we were to drive up north from Kuala Lumpur, about 2 hours later, we would be greeted by an awful sight of limestone hills being defaced and scarred with quarrying activities. One would get a nightmarish feeling of having literally driven into a limestone hill and buried deep in rocks and debris.
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Malaysia Labelled As “Partly Free” In 2022 Annual Freedom House Index


BANGKOK, Thailand--The annual Washington based Freedom House survey and country ranking of countries civil liberties and political rights labelled Malaysia as “partly free” again this year. The ranking is based upon a number of numerical ratings and descriptive texts for each country. The 2022 edition covers developments in 195 countries and 15 territories from January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021.
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6 Deaths In 34 Days : Deadline For Custodial Deaths

GEORGETOWN, Malaysia--A 38-year-old detainee has died in police custody in Pahang this year. Only 34 days into the new year 2022 and Malaysia has been plagued by 6 deaths of men who were under the protection of the Royal Malaysian Police in lock-ups.

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Siasatan Lanjut Menurut Proses Perundingan Wajib Diteruskan Terhadap Ketua Pesuruhjaya SPRM Azam Baki


KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Pada awal petang tadi, Rabu (Jan. 5) Pengerusi Lembaga Penasihat SPRM iaitu Tan Sri Abu Zahar Ujang telah mengadakan satu Sidang Media berhubung alegasi yang telah ditampilkan sejak beberapa minggu lalu terhadap Ketua Pesuruhjaya Tan Sri Azam Baki, sepertimana yang dilaporkan Malaysiakini bertajuk "Panel SPRM: Adik guna akaun Azam Baki untuk beli saham" :

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Malaysia’s 5G Roll-Out Monopoly Faces Headwinds

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--A few days ago Reuters reported, citing industry sources, there are no takers for the government’s 5G network, as major telecommunication providers (telcos) balk over pricing and transparency, even as the 5G roll-out is scheduled for Dec. 2021.

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12MP: As Malaysia gets richer, do Malaysians become poorer?

KUALA LUMUR, Malaysia--An estimated 60 percent of Malaysians are poor or impoverished. The Statistics Department announced on 6 Aug that 580,000 Middle 40 percent (M40) households slid down to the Bottom 40 percent (B40) group in 2020, because of a decline in their income due to Covid-19.

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Umno info chief alludes to “season” to buy off MPs

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Umno information chief Shahril Hamdan alluded to a season to buy off more opposition MPs as an increasingly desperate Perikatan Nasional (PN) government led by embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin struggles to hold onto power.

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Nathaniel Tan is terrified and calls us to act

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Nathaniel Tan is fasting to get our attention. He’s fasting from food, alone. He’s fasting in a tent he’s set up on a five-foot way outside a shop in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, KL. He began fasting on Wednesday, 4th of August.

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As desperate Malaysians organise, should Muhyiddin worry?

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has seen some remarkable community level organising by the Malaysian public who are independently working together to help the hardest hit among them to weather the storm.

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"If you want to go fast, you pay lah!"

Selepas gagal memastikan bekalan vaksin untuk rakyat Malaysia, Menteri bertanggungjawab sebagai Penyelaras Program Imunisasi Covid-19 Kebangsaan (PICK), Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar nampaknya belum bosan untuk menuding jari kepada semua pihak selain daripada melihat kelemahan dan kegagalan diri dan pasukannya sendiri.
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