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Why a ‘mansion tax’ could be a Conservative winner

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Wealthy residents can’t take their mansions to the Virgin Islands or Switzerland
Pic By BLOOMBERG AMID preparations for the UK’s first post-Brexit ...

The economic reality for Malaysia’s youth

Economy | Opinion
To significantly increase the number of jobs created, our economy must shift from its current economic mix
pic by TMR FILE RECENTLY, I shared a story ...

Heavy lies the crown

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Last year, the fund distributed a dividend rate of 6.15% for the conventional savings, amounting to a payout of RM43b
pic by MUHD AMIN NAHARUL THEY ...

Three banking risks in the time of Covid-19

Opinion
by ANDY MUKHERJEE/ pic by BLOOMBERG
WHEN bankers fret about contagion, it’s usually the financial kind. DBS Group Holdings Ltd is battling a different ...

Malaysia Inc booster for economy

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The policy could help reinvigorate the exports sector and raise domestic food production
pic by MUHD AMIN NAHARUL THE soft fourth quarter (4Q) 2019 GDP ...

When acts gave intents a drubbing

Friday Jottings By Shamsul Akmar | Opinion | Politic
pic by RAZAK GHAZALI
CAPABLE of causing a stampede, the rush to decry the speculated move to form a “backdoor government” came from all walks — friends ...

Coronavirus stokes mask production and mass confusion

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by SHULI REN/ pic by BLOOMBERG
FOR factories to reopen, people to get back to work and the coronavirus to stop spreading, China needs tens of millions ...

We are not okay

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Let us address this need to take out our phones and make things ‘viral’ without actually helping those in distress
pic credit: Facebook MALAYSIANS have ...
Vote / graphic by MZUKRI

The vote of confidence and legal implication

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graphic by MZUKRI DATUK SERI Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, deputy president of PAS, has openly stated that PAS intends to table a vote of confidence in the ...

Time for us to play our part in VM2020 campaign

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When it comes to tourist attractions in Malaysia, rest assured that we are certainly not inferior to those abroad
pic by RAZAK GHAZALI AT THE height of ...
Coronavirus / pic by AFP

How can coronavirus possibly be good for stocks?

Opinion
by SHULI REN/ pic by AFP
IT SEEMS inconceivable that the coronavirus outbreak, which has killed more than 900 people and shut down two-thirds of ...

Now, try and ‘unsee’ that!

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Literally bloody performance and “eye-popping” action at Annual song competition
pic credit: TV3 SOMETHING really scary was shown on TV ...