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Perak recommends free building maintenance programme
IPOH: The Perak government is proposing a free building maintenance programme for low and medium-cost apartment buildings in the state in the future. Chairman of the state Housing, Local Government, Public Transport, Non-Islamic Affairs and New Villages Committee Paul Yong
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Homeless man reunited with pet rat, thanks to New South Wales cops
SYDNEY: A homeless man in Sydney, Australia, has been reunited with his pet rat which disappeared earlier this month. Chris, 59, is a well known figure in downtown Sydney where the rat, called Lucy, is usually curled up on a
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200 students to compete in All About Youth 2019 programme
KUALA LUMPUR: Some 200 students from 50 secondary schools in five states will compete in Yayasan PETRONAS’ Sentuhan Harapan – All About Youth (AAY 2019) – a programme for Malaysian students to become agents of change by transforming their ideas
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Students infected with H1N1 closely monitored
IPOH: The management of Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman (STAR) here has been conducting close monitoring over students suspected of Influenza A (H1N1) infection to prevent it from becoming more serious and rampant. State Education, Technology, Science and Environment Committee chairman
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Body of newborn baby girl found buried in Kulim
ALOR SETAR: Police found the body of newborn baby girl buried in Kampung Limau Manis, Lunas, Kulim last night. Kedah Criminal Investigation Department deputy chief Supt Zailani Mohd Yusof said the body was found after the police questioned a 19-year-old
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Mahathir: Time’s 100 most influential people
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been hailed for having been listed in Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people this year, an accolade coming in the wake of the historic Malaysian election victory that swept him back
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Consensual sex between adults who don’t marry is rape
Chattisgarh: The Indian Supreme Court has ruled that consensual sex between adults, with mere promises of tying the marital knot but not doing so, as rape. In a significant verdict, the court upheld a trial court order convicting a doctor
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Najib Trial: Wardrobe and pantry built at cost of RM200k
KUALA LUMPUR: An interior design company owner told the High Court yesterday that he carried out work to build a storeroom with a wardrobe and pantry at the house of the ‘number one man’ in 2014, which cost more than RM200,000.
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DPM’s driver seriously hurt in mishap
KUALA LUMPUR: The driver of Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, Abdullah Sani Said, 60, was seriously hurt after he was involved in an accident in Jalan Segambut Dalam here today. Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and
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Indecent man who revealed private parts in public arrested
JOHOR BARU: Police detained a local man on suspicion of indecent behavior towards a woman at an insurance agent’s office near Kota Tinggi yesterday evening. Kota Tinggi District Police Chief Supt Ahsmon Bajah said the man, in his 50s, was
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