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Tun M set a time limit to his tenure in PM's office

Sep 27, 2019

Image: AP Photo/Adrian Hoe

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says he will step down as Prime Minister before the next general election.

Tun M adds that he will serve three year at the most, before he makes way for his replacement. 

Under an agreement struck by Pakatan Harapan, the 94-year-old will hand over power to PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at an unspecified date.

We finally know the full story behind Adib's death

We finally know the full story behind the death of a firefighter Muhd Adib, following the Seafield temple violence late last year.

An inquest ruled that Adib died of blunt-force trauma to the chest, caused by two or more unknown persons.

Meanwhile, police say they are not ruling out the possibility of calling up former suspects, who were previously arrested over the case.

They also called on all parties to accept the inquest's finding and warned people against rioting or holding demonstrations.

Selangor rebrands its free water scheme 

Image: Moneycrashers

Selangor will rebrand its free water scheme as a targeted subsidy beginning March next year by introducing an income criteria for its eligibility.

This means that after the rebranding, the scheme will only be elegible for households that earn RM4,000 or less

The free water scheme had been in place since 2008.