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PMO INSTRUCTED CHAIRMAN TO DEFER APPOINTMENT OF CEO, SAYS TELEKOM

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News on Telekom Malaysia Telekom says chairman instructed by PMO to defer appointment of CEO The Telekom Malaysia logo is seen on the TM Tower in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur TELEKOM MALAYSIA BERHAD (TM) says its chairman Rosli Man had received a request from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to defer the appointment of the group's chief executive officer (CEO), Bernama reported from Kuala Lumpur today, Friday 31 May 2019. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, TM said the Chairman had informed the board of the PMO's request early March 2019. "We believe that it is good corporate governance to engage key stakeholders including the PMO," it said in response of an article titled "Telekom CEO Stand-Off" in The Edge Financial Daily today. The report quoted sources as saying that Rosli had refused to proceed with the appointment of acting CEO Imri Mokhtar as its CEO, despite the decision to approve Imri's appointment by TM's special s

GOOD NEWS FOR DIABETIC PATIENTS

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Health and Medical News from Universiti Putra Malaysia UPM creates new wound dressing for diabetic patients Professor Dr Rosfarizan Mohamad showing her product innovation "Medicated Wound Dressing" for chronic wounds, especially diabetic patients at the press conference held at Putra Science Park, UPM A team of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) researchers has succeeded in producing a medicated wound dressing using a combination of rotten starfruit and bitter gourd extract suitable for diabetic patients, reported The New Straits Times from Kuala Lumpur. The gel healer is capable of healing wounds in less than 48 hours or two days. Other similar healers imported from the United States and the Philippines usually take more than 48 hours to heal the wounds. Head of research team, Professor Dr Rosfarizan Mohamad said the innovation that uses green technology is offering a cheaper medicated wound dressing at a price of 40 sen per gram compared to other products priced

PEMERGIAN DAHLAN KEHILANGAN BESAR - AGONG

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Berita Kematian Seorang Biduan Yang di-Pertuan Agong beri penghormatan terakhir kepada Dahlan Zainuddin YANG DI-PERTUAN AGONG Al Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Paduka Ayahanda Sultan Ahmad Shah Al Musta'in Billah hari ini bertitah baginda secara peribadi berpandangan pemergian penyanyi, penghibur dan pelakon veteran Dahlan Zainuddin merupakan satu kehilangan besar kepada negara. "Allahyarham Dahlan seorang yang baik dan terkenal dengan sifatnya  yang merendah diri. Beliau juga banyak memberi contoh kepada masyarakat untuk diteladani. "Saya harap penggiat seni tempatan lain akan mencontohi kebaikannya untuk terus menaikkan karya seni," titah baginda. Al Sultan Abdullah yang memberi penghormatan terakhir kepada Allahyarham Dahlan Zainuddin turut mengerjakan solat jenazah di Masjid Saidina Abu Bakar As Siddiq, Bangsar, di Kuala Lumpur kira-kira jam 9.30 pagi tadi. Baginda juga berkata sudah lama m

KHOO KAY KIM MENINGGAL DUNIA

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Berita Kematian Bahasa Melayu Prof Emeritus Dr Khoo Kay Kim meninggal dunia Prof Emeritus Dr Khoo Kay Kim ...satu kehilangan besar kepada negara TOKOH sejarah dan budayawan terkemuka Malaysia, Prof Emeritus Dr Khoo Kay Kim meninggal dunia pagi ini pada usia 82 tahun. Anak Kay Khim, Eddin Khoo mengesahkan kematian bapanya. Beliau berkata satu kenyataan berhubung khabar yang menyedihkan ini akan dikeluarkan tidak lama lagi. Sementara itu, anak kedua Kay Kim, Rubin Khoo, 47, dipetik Bernama sebagai berkata, ayahnya meninggal dunia akibat jangkitan paru-paru di Pusat Perubatan Universiti Maĺaya (PPUM) di Kuala Lumpur, pada atau lebih kurang jam 10.13 pagi tadi. Menurutnya, Khoo pernah menjalani pembedahan pintasan Oktober tahun lalu, namun sejak itu keadaan kesihatannya semakin merosot. Khoo yang dilahirkan di Kampar, Perak meninggalkan isteri, Rathi Khoo, 75, serta tiga orang anak, Eddin, Rubin dan Mavin. Beliau juga merupakan salah seorang penulis yang m

GRAB DRIVER MISSING

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News on missing Malaysian e-hailing driver Grab driver missing since Saturday 25 May 2019, blood stains found inside car Mohd Hanafiee Jaffar... missing THE family of Mohd Hanafiee Jaffar is pleading for his safe return, after the 27-year-old full-time Grab driver went missing early Saturday 25 May 2019. His younger sister Nur Ain, 25, urged the public to contact either family members, the police or hospitals if they find Hanafiee. She also dismissed posts going viral on social media claìming that Hanafiee had been murdered or that he has returned home. Nur Ain, who lives in Kota Belud with her family, said they found out about Hanafiee's disappearance from his girlfriend. Nur Ain said Hanafiee lives with their mother at Kingfisher, Sulaman, near Kota Kinabalu. According to the police report lodged by Hanafiee's girlfriend, his car was found parked near the Ramadan Bazaar in Indah Permai at about 12.30am on Sunday, 26 May 2019. She said the vehicle wa

RAYA: ENFORCEMENT TEAMS STATIONED AT R&R

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News from Malaysian Ministry of Transport on anticipated highways heavy traffic Road Transport Department to station enforcers at R&R in Aidilfitri operation Anthony Loke Siew Fook, Malaysian Transport Minister THE Road Transport Department will be stationing enforcement teams at Rest and Recreation Stops (R&R) as well as laybys during Ops Bersepadu (integrated operation) in conjunction with Aidilfitri, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook. He said they would be conducting random inspection on road users in the effort to reduce the rate of accidents. "For example, at the Southern Integrated Terminal (TBS), the teams would inspect buses before they start their journey as well as the hotspots which we cannot reveal," he told reporters after launching Ops Bersepadu and the national level Road Safety Campaign in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidilfitri in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan today, Sunday 26 May 2019. Also present were the ministry's se

ZAHID HAMIDI JUMPA LAILATUL QADAR DI MEKAH

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Cerita Zahid Hamidi Bahasa Melayu Bekas Timbalan Perdana Menteri menceritakan kisah aneh yang berlaku di tanah suci Mekah Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, bekas timbalan perdana menteri DR AHMAD ZAHID HAMIDI melahirkan rasa sedih kerana tidak dapat menjalani ibadah umrah di Mekah pada sepuluh malam terakhir bulan Ramadan tahun ini. Beliau yang sebelum ini pernah mendakwa telah berpuluh kali mengerjakan umrah serta ibadah haji gagal dalam usaha terakhir  untuk mendapatkan pasport antarabangsa miliknya yang kini dipegang pihak berkuasa kerana sedang menghadapi 47 pertuduhan jenayah di mahkamah berkaitan rasuah, pecah amanah dan juga pengubahan wang haram. Zahid berkata tahun ini beliau tidak dapat menghabiskan sepuluh malam terakhir Ramadan di Mekah kerana mahkamah enggan memulangkan pasportnya. "Ketiga-tiga mahkamah tinggi, rayuan dan federal (persekutuan) menolak untuk saya pergi. "Mungkin lailatul qadar bukan hanya di Mekah dan Madinah, tetapi di Bangi," ka

ARAB SAUDI DIJANGKA PANCUNG 3 ULAMAK LEPAS RAYA

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Berita Politik Arab Saudi Tiga ulamak terkenal Arab Saudi berdepan hukuman mati selepas Ramadan Tiga ulamak Arab Saudi yang berdepan hukuman mati selepas Ramadan ini. TIGA ulamak terkenal Arab Saudi yang didakwa atas pelbagai tuduhan "keganasan" akan dijatuhi hukuman mati selepas Ramadan, menurut dua sumber kerajaan dan waris ulamak terbabit, memetik laporan Middle East Eye . Ketiga-tiga mereka ialah Sheikh Salman al-Odah yang terkenal dengan pandangan progresif mengenai syariah dan homoseksual, ahli akademik dan juga pengarang Awad al-Qarni, serta Ali al-Omari yang merupakan penyiar terkenal. Dua sumber kerajaan itu mengesahkan rancangan terhadap tiga ulamak tersebut yang sedang menunggu perbicaraan ďi Mahkamah Khas di Riyadh. Pendengaran kes ditetapkan pada 1 Mei 2019 tetapi ditangguhkan tanpa menyatakan tarikh baru. "Mereka tidak akan menunggu untuk melaksanakan hukuman terhadap mereka sebaik sahaja hukuman mati diluluskan," kata sumber pert

FORMER PAHANG SULTAN LAID TO REST

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News on the death of Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Former Sultan of Pahang laid to rest in Pekan THE former Sultan of Pahang, Paduka Ayahanda Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al- Musta'in Billah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri'ayatuddin Al Muadzam Shah, was laid to rest at the Pekan Royal Mausoleum at 4.35 pm today, Thursday 23 May 2019, reported Bernama . The remains of His Highness were interred next to the grave of his wife, the first queen, Tengku Ampuan Pahang Tengku Afzan Tengku Muhammad, who died on 29 June 1988. Feelings of sadness filled the air when the Malaysian king, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al Sultan Abdullah  Ri'ayatuddin Al Mustafa Billah Shah and his brother Tengku Muda Pahang Tengku Abdul Rahman laid the tombstone on their father's grave. Also present at the Royal Mausoleum were the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar and Melaka state governor Mohd Khalil Yaakob. Soon after

cALLme TO FIGHT GRAB CAR

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Taxi drivers work hard to survive in Malaysia Penang cabbies come up with cALLme Cab app to fight Grab Car Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow officiating the cALLme Cab application TAXI drivers in Penang have come up with a smartphone application to fight off stiff competition from e-hailing firm Grab Car. Called cALLme Cab, the app is now being used by some 500 taxi drivers statewide, according to Gabungan Persatuan Pemandu Teksi dan Pemandu Kereta Sewa Negeri Pulau Pinang president Mohamad Shahimi Hadzri. "We have more than 2,000 taxi drivers in Penang so we hope more drivers will register under this app to offer this service to users," he said at the app launching ceremony in George Town yesterday, Wednesday 22 May 2019. He added that taxi drivers in the state had lost more than 80 per cent of its business in recent years due to Grab Car. Mohamad Shahimi reassured users that taxi drivers using the cALLme Cab app will strictly follow the rates disp

SPECIAL EDITION, PADUKA AYAHANDA

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Special News on the late Paduka Ayahanda Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah From National Heart Institute, National Palace in Kuala Lumpur to Pekan, Pahang by Bernama Kuala Lumpur Mufti leads the reading of doa for Paduka Ayahanda Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah. A hearse carrying Sultan Ahmad Shah's body is escorted by police outriders as it leaves the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday 22 May 2019. The late Paduka Ayahanda Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah The remains of Paduka Ayahanda Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al Musta'in Billah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar arrived in Kuantan at 7.25 pm, Wednesday 22 May 2019 Pahang declares 23 May 2019 a state holiday, 40-day mourning period for Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah. Pahang Islamic scholars reading Al Quran for Paduka Ayahanda at Sultan Abu Bakar Palace in Pekan. by Fauzi Kadir Permadu Malaysia 2019 All Rights Reserved contact us +60 11 1185 9874 permadu@gmail.

MALAYSIAN KING's FATHER DIES AT AGE 88

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The death of the former Pahang Sultan Paduka Ayahanda Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al Musta'in Billah The late Paduka Ayahanda Sultan Ahmad Shah THE former Sultan of Pahang, the modern era of the king of the state of Pahang, Malaysia, Paduka Ayahanda Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah Ibni Al Marhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri-ayatuddin Al Mu'adzam Shah, has passed away. In KUANTAN, the state's capital city, Pahang Menteri Besar (the chief minister of the Pahang state) Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail announced  that Sultan Ahmad Shah died at the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur at about 8.50 am today, Wednesday 22 May 2019. He was 88. The former Pahang ruler was born on 24 October 1930, at Istana Mangga Tunggal in Pekan, and was the only son of Sultan Abu Bakar and Tengku Ampuan Fatimah. He had his early education at the Malay College Kuala Kangsar and his higher education at Worcester College, Oxford and the University of Exeter in the fields of public a