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KUALA LUMPUR -- Amidst the recent Nepali migrant worker scam, the Nepal government is ready to continue discussion on the recruitment, employment and repatriation of workers agreement with Malaysia, to safeguard the welfare and protect the rights of its workers here. Nepal's Charge d'Affaires in Malaysia, Kumar Raj Kharel said the agreement would further provide a clear guidelines in governing the recruitment, employment and repatriation of Nepali workers. "We hope it (MoU) can be an instrument to protect the rights of our workers," he told Bernama in an interview here, on Thursday. The first round of discussion on labour cooperation between Nepal and Malaysia was held in Kathmandu on Feb 20-21, 2017. Kumar Raj said the MoU could not be agreed then because Malaysia had reservation including the cost of repatriation, who should responsible for air tickets, visa fees and service charges. "We (Nepal) have been told by ministry officials that th

IPOH -- Pasangan warga emas yang mengikuti kelas pengajian agama di Pusat Pendidikan Al Barakah di sini bertemu jodoh apabila pengasas dan pengetua pusat pendidikan itu Datuk Mohd Kazim Elias menjadi 'orang tengah' penyatuan pasangan berkenaan. Hussain Abdul Rahman, 84, selamat dinikahkan dengan pasangannya, Kamsiah Adam, 66, pada majlis yang berlangsung di surau pusat pendidikan berkenaan. Hussain ketika ditemui pemberita berkata beliau mengambil keputusan untuk mendirikan rumah tangga selepas mengenali hati budi pasangannya sejak dua bulan lalu semasa mengikuti kelas pengajian di pusat pendidikan tersebut. "Alhamdulillah, saya berterima kasih dengan cadangan Ustaz Kazim sebab dia melihat saya keseorangan sejak saya  mula mengikuti kelas di sini tiga bulan lalu. "Ini perkahwinan saya yang ketiga dan saya berharap ia akan kekal sehingga akhir hayat.  Saya berkahwin kerana mahu menjalankan amal ibadat dengan lebih tenang di sini apabila ada insa

GEORGE TOWN -- Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has described that this year’s National Day celebration will be more meaningful as Malaysians are not only celebrating the country’s independence but also rejoicing the liberation of a kleptocratic government. He said it was also to celebrate the victory of the people who had sacrificed and been brave in saving the country from such a government. “It was indeed the people who liberated themselves by having the courage to go out en masse to vote, rejecting the kleptocratic government. The people were not afraid despite many obstacles and threats. “In the end, it was an unexpected victory. Not many countries can change the government without having riots and sacrificing lives… (This is) because the sacrifices of the people were so great that the previous government had to admit defeat. “This is what we are celebrating today, the people’s victory,” he said in his speech at the launch of the ‘Merdeka Month’ and ‘Fly the Jalu

KUALA LUMPUR -- The government is set to launch the national car project 3.0 by 2020 as envisioned by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad. Entrepreneur Development Minister Mohd Redzuan Yusof said the current government believed that the move could revitalise the national automotive industry. “We attempt to revive and grow the industry due to its tremendous potential. Besides, auto component manufacturing is also one of the sectors that drives small and medium enterprises (SMEs),” he told reporters on the sidelines of the TOC Automotive College Convocation Ceremony. Earlier in his speech, Mohd Redzuan said the government needed the support of the industry, as well as knowledge, skilled and talented graduates to succeed the dream. “In the past, we tried to grow the automotive industry by creating our own car, but obviously, we need to work on the timeline. “This had put a lot of challenges that we see today where Proton has been compromised,” he said. Hence, Mohd Redzuan

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (Bernama) -- The third week of current Dewan Rakyat session saw almost all new ministers and deputy ministers of Pakatan Harapan (PH) government tested on their capability to reply to issues raised by both government and opposition members of Parliament. Twenty of the 25 ministries have completed winding up on the issues raised during the debate on the motion of thanks for the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's speech since July 18. This included the Youth and Sports Ministry with the youngest minister in the cabinet, Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman seen calm and capable in controlling the situation despite being drilled with questions after he raised the issue of 'Macai' politics in youth organisations. PH MP for Padang Serai M. Karupaiya described the winding session this time as being more open with ministers and deputy ministers giving more transparent answers compared to the Barisan Nasional government era. However, he said there was a need for impr

SHAH ALAM -- The voter turn-out for the Sungai Kandis by-election today was unofficially only 49.8 per cent, believed to be because voters had no mood to vote as they could still feel the impact of the 14th General Election. Election Commission Deputy Chairman Tan Sri Othman Mahmood said he was personally not satisfied with the percentage of voter turn-out as the original target was 80 per cent. “The voting process went well, but I am not satisfied as the voter turn-out was low,” he told reporters at the vote counting centre in Section 19, Shah Alam.  He said the lowest recorded voter turn-out was during the Penanti by-election in Penang on May 31, 2009, at 46 per cent. Meanwhile, a Selangor EC source told Bernama another factor which contributed to the low voter turn-out was the fact that many did not go back to the constituency to vote or were outside the area. The by-election saw a three-cornered fight between PKR candidate Mohd Zawawi Ahmad Mughni, Datuk Lokman Noor 

GEORGE TOWN -- Communications and  Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo said that the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government would ensure the people’s involvement and transparency as the basis of the new leadership continue to achieve more glory for the country and made it respected  at international level. “The thrusts of the nation’s success should always be preserved and protected based on the principles of Rukun Negara.  “The thrust of Malaysia’s success is based on peace, harmony, unity, loyalty to the ruler and country, spirit of high tolerance and strong spirit of patriotism. “When these thrusts are strong, the country will always achieve success, in harmony and be prosperous,” he said in his speech at the launch of the Merdeka Month and Fly the Jalur Gemilang campaign by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad at Padang Kota Lama. At the event, Dr Mahathir and members of the cabinet, as well as other federal leaders, were invited on stage and then introduced to the public.

SHAH ALAM – PKR retained the Sungai Kandis State Assembly Seat in the by-election for the constituency with a majority of 5,842 votes. PKR candidate Mohd Zawawi Ahmad Mughni polled 15,427 votes while Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Datuk Lokman Noor Adam obtained 9,585 votes while Independent candidate K. Murthy only managed to get 97 votes. Mohd Zawawi, 48, received a lower majority compared to the of 12,480 votes obtained by the former State Assemblyman for the constituency, the late Mat Shuhaimi Shafiei in the 14th General Election (GE14). The result was announced by Returning Officer Datuk Ahmad Zaharin Mohd Saad at 9.25 pm at the official vote counting centre at the Dewan Besar Tanjung, Shah Alam City Council in Section 19, here. The Sungai Kandis by-election was the first by-election to be held after the GE14, due to the death of Mat Shuhaimi due to lymphoma cancer on July 2. In the GE14, the late Mat Shuhaimi retained the seat he had held for the third term when he