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Australia signs $1.4 billion deal to upgrade navy submarines | WN24

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said on Saturday it had signed a A$2.2 billion ($1.4 billion) four-year contract with state-owned submarine builder ASC to upgrade the navy’s Collins class submarines. The “sustainment contract” is part of a government pledge to keep the diesel-electric powered Collins-class fleet “a potent strike and deterrence capability”, Defence Industry Minister Pat […]

Immigration Dept detains 117 people in raids on S’gor, Negri Sembilan vice dens | WN24

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 117 people were detained by the Immigration Department in seven raids on prostitution dens in Negri Sembilan and Selangor, and 82 of the total were foreign women. Immigration director general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh said the raids were conducted in Seremban and Seri Kembangan on premises controlled by two prostitution syndicates […]

Death penalty for ex-UPNM students justified, says MCPF | WN24

PUTRAJAYA: The death sentence handed down by the Court of Appeal to six former students of the National Defence University (UPNM) for the murder of Naval Cadet Officer Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain seven years ago is appropriate and just, said the Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF). MCPF senior vice-chairman Datuk Seri Ayub Yaakob, in a statement […]

Country needs to expand its Madani Economy Framework to grow | WN24

PETALING JAYA: The country needs to broaden the Madani Economy Framework announced last July, says Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong. He said any clarity on the economy does not mean that the nation will get rich overnight, adding that the Madani Economy Framework has clearly articulated the need to raise the […]

Opposition ‘delegates’ wanted to meet Anwar and I, says Zahid | WN24

JOHOR BARU: Representatives from opposition parties had requested to meet him and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim over potential alliances for the next general election, says Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Ahmad Zahid, who is also Barisan Nasional chairman, however said he remains reluctant on accepting any requests from the opposition, […]

Johor govt to launch pilot school initiative next year, says Mentri Besar | WN24

JOHOR BARU: The Johor state government is set to launch pilot schools next year in a bid to advance the state education system, aiming to make it more competitive and progressive. Its Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said that this initiative would be carried out in collaboration with the Johor State Education Department (JPNJ). […]

Don’t make demands as if we’re still dominant, Umno members told | WN24

JOHOR BARU: Umno members should not be making demands as if the party is still strong and dominant in the government, says Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. The Umno vice-president said that the party was just a small part of the unity government. “We cannot act as if we are still the dominant party (in […]

Le Monde’s Paris Olympics guide. Day 2: And we’re off! | WN24

After a dazzling and unforgettable opening ceremony on the River Seine, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are now in full flow. It may have only just officially begun, but it is already the end for the men’s rugby sevens. The finals will be taking place today in Stade de France. In the Olympics’ most far-flung […]