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KUALA LUMPUR -- The proposal to abolish toll collection cannot be finalised within 100 days as outlined in Pakatan Harapan's (PH) manifesto, according to Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Chief Executive Officer Datuk Shahril Ridza Ridzuan. He said the government had other priorities in terms of monetary needs to be addressed at this time. Moreover, the toll abolishment involves a complicated process and various parties. "We have given some suggestions and ideas (to the government) but ultimately, any toll restructuring is indeed a zero-sum game where one needs to make a payment whether or not it provides a balance between the users and the concessionaires, he told reporters after delivering his keynote address at the Economic and Leadership Forum 2018. Shahril said toll restructuring was very complicated as the interests of all parties must be considered. "I think the government also wants to be fair because toll removal and compensation to...

KUALA LUMPUR -- As the UN Security Council's (UNSC) non-permanent member beginning next year, Belgium will actively pursue the perpetrators and seek justice for the victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 which was shot down on July 17, 2014. Belgian Ambassador to Malaysia, Daniel Dargent said being elected for the 2019-2020 term, together with Indonesia, Germany, South Africa and Dominican Republic, would widen Belgium's chances of ensuring all states involved gave full cooperation in the European country's quest to establish truth, justice and accountability for the victims and their next-of-kin. "When we are in the council system, we will push the MH17 case to the agenda of the UN Security Council." "We will propose a solution, which means, identifying the main culprit responsible, not only the one on the ground but also the one who give the order to launch the missile,"  he told Bernama in an exclusive...

KUALA LUMPUR -- What happened after the abolition of the Internal Security Act (ISA) should serve as a lesson to the government today in its consideration to repeal preventive laws such as SOSMA, POCA and POTA, said former Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan. “We have already abolished the ISA and Emergency Ordinance (EC) and the repeal had led to a significant rise in serious crime cases, particularly involving gangs of secret societies fighting for their areas of control. “I don’t agree if it is repealed, if we can study in detail first...without SOSMA, POCA and POTA, we cannot contain trained terrorists’ activities such as the DAESH group or well organised, armed and violent groups of criminals,” he said in an exclusive interview with Bernama. On July 22, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the government would abolish laws that oppress the people, specifically the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act...