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I want justice for Adib, says his father
SHAH ALAM: The father of fireman Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim wants justice for his son. He told the coroner’s court today that family is grief-stricken. “My son died in a riot,” Mohd Kassim Abdul Hamid, 64, said in the Adib
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US warns Pakistan: Another terror attack on India will be extremely problematic
WASHINGTON: The United States has asked Pakistan to take sustained, verifiable and irreversible action against the perpetrators of terrorism while warning the country that another terror attack on India will prove to be “extremely problematic”. “We need to see Pakistan
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Bursa Malaysia higher on bargain hunting, dovish fed
KUALA LUMPUR:- Bursa Malaysia stock exchange rebounded from yesterday’s losses to open higher today on bargain hunting amid US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) dovish stance over the interest rate hikes. At 9.05am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) gained
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Mosques nationwide asked to pray for slain teen
PETALING JAYA: All mosques in the country have been asked to hold the “solat jenazah ghaib” (funeral prayers in the absence of the dead) for Muhammad Haziq Mohd Tarmizi after the Friday prayer tomorrow. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk
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UEC recognition undecided
KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry has not decided on the recognition of the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) as the matter is still in the stage of obtaining feedback from various parties, said minister Maszlee Malik. “As we all know, we
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Gobind committed to free speech: New law for online portals
PUTRAJAYA: Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo’s announcement yesterday that a new law is being mulled which would hold online portals accountable for inflammatory remarks by their readers triggered an uproar among free-speech advocates. In response to the flak,
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Wan Azizah: Condolences to Haziq’s family
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail expressed her condolences to the family of Muhammad Haziq Mohd Tarmizi who was confirmed among the 50 people killed in a mass shooting tragedy in Christchurch last Friday. Wan
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Wan Azizah: Malaysia will continue to obligate Unesco programmes
PARIS: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail ended her working-visit to France Wednesday during which she expressed Malaysia’s commitment to continue to support programmes by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco). It was
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Proton to build assembly plant in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: National carmaker Proton will collaborate with Pakistani partner Alhaj Automotive to establish a manufacturing assembly plant in Pakistan, its first in South Asia region. This is based on an agreement signed last year said Malaysia High Commissioner to Pakistan
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Amending Road Transport Act: PDRM’s views needed for decision
KUALA LUMPUR: The Transport Ministry will obtain the views of the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) on amending the Road Transport Act 1987 to increase the penalty for causing road fatalities, especially involving drink driving. Its minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook
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