Stories By Melissa Goh
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121 Jan 2014 Tue
Video Malaysia kicks off operation to flush out illegal immigrants
A massive operation to flush out hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants has kicked off across major cities in Malaysia. More than 1,500 illegal workers have already been detained.
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220 Jan 2014 Mon
Video Malaysia to weed out undocumented migrant workers
From Tuesday, Malaysia will embark on a nationwide operation to weed out hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrant workers.
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317 Jan 2014 Fri
Thailand losing tourism, investment dollars amid political turmoil
The economic cost of the ongoing political deadlock in Bangkok remains hard to quantify. But what is clear is that Thailand is fast losing tourist dollars, and that the prolonged political turmoil is having a far reaching impact on the wider region.
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413 Jan 2014 Mon
Video Malaysia faces uphill battle to rid corruption
According to a survey by leading audit firm KPMG, six out of 10 companies in Malaysia feel that corruption is an inevitable cost of doing business there.
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506 Jan 2014 Mon
Video Malaysia’s National Unity Council to seek amicable solution to “Allah” row
Malaysia's newly-formed National Unity Council has stepped in to try and reduce tensions over the use of the word "Allah", which means God in Arabic. The Council hopes to find an amicable solution to a row that is threatening to split the country.
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603 Jan 2014 Fri
Tensions rise ahead of planned protests in Malaysian Bible dispute
While churches in Malaysia deny propagating Christianity to the Muslim community, Muslim organisations are planning a protest outside churches in and around Kuala Lumpur.
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716 Dec 2013 Mon
KL residents protest hike in property assessment rates
The mayor of Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur, Ahmad Phesal Talib, has come under fire for allegedly hiking property assessment rates by up to five times.
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812 Dec 2013 Thu
Nelson Mandela’s death politicised in Malaysia
In Malaysia, the death of South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela has been politicised. Comments from some political parties comparing their party struggles to the life of Mandela have been perceived by critics as inappropriate attempts to leverage political capital.
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904 Dec 2013 Wed
UMNO Youth chief to push for change at UMNO
UMNO Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin intends to push ahead with his progressive brand of politics despite resistance from some quarters.
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1003 Dec 2013 Tue
PM Najib to address key issues at UMNO's AGM
Over 5,700 central delegates will head to the United Malays National Organisation's headquarters in Kuala Lumpur as the party's top leadership charts the future direction of the party and the country.
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