<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): The Ministry of Finance announced that donations to Tabung Harapan Malaysia has reached RM43.16 million as of 3pm today.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Tabung Harapan, which has received donations from citizens and corporate players, was set up by the government for Malaysians to contribute towards alleviating the country’s debt, which stood at RM1.087 trillion as at end-2017.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Those who donated to the Tabung Harapan is also eligible to receive tax deduction, as allowed under Section 44(6) Income Tax Act 1967, which deals with gift of money to the federal or state governments, as well as local authorities.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Anyone who wishes to donate to Tabung Harapan can do so via Malayan Banking Bhd. The account number is: 5660-1062-6452.</p></div>


KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): The Ministry of Finance announced that donations to Tabung Harapan Malaysia has reached RM43.16 million as of 3pm today.

Tabung Harapan, which has received donations from citizens and corporate players, was set up by the government for Malaysians to contribute tow...

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<p>The nomination centre&nbsp;for the Kuala Kubu Baharu state by-election closed at 10am on Saturday.</p>

<p>The announcement was made by returning officer Yuhanas Auree Kamaruddin&nbsp;at the Hulu Selangor Multipurpose Hall and District Sports Complex here.</p>


<p>Candidates contesting the upcoming Kuala Kubu Bharu by-election, a semi-urban seat located in the Hulu Selangor district, have started executing their campaign strategies over the weekend. The by-election is being held following the demise of its incumbent, Lee Kee Hiong from DAP, on March 21 due to cancer.</p>


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<p>Nomination&nbsp;for the Kuala Kubu Baharu state by-election opened at 9am on Saturday at&nbsp;the Hulu Selangor Multipurpose Hall and District Sports Complex here.</p>


<p>Two earthquakes, the largest a 6.1 magnitude, struck Taiwan's eastern county of Hualien on Saturday, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage.</p>

<p>The quakes, within half an hour of each other in the early hours of the morning, shook buildings in the capital, Taipei.</p>


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