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Rosmah’s graft case: Hearing to transfer case to be heard on June 28
KUALA LUMPUR: The application of the prosecution team to transfer the case of the wife of the former prime minister, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor on charges of receiving bribes over a solar system project will be heard on June 28
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Orang Asli: Marginalised, bullied in their own land
KUALA LUMPUR: Orang Asli activist Tijah Yok Chopil questioned when will the government ever going decide to recognise her community as part of the Malaysian society. “When will the government recognise us as fellow citizens, politically and honestly? Are we
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No trial for outstandingly bad Election Commissioners?
In 2006, a book by Senator Barack Obama went on sale. Its title was ‘The Audacity of Hope.’ It jumped off the shelves. It was a critical stone on the path Obama built to become President of the USA in
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Many sharks closer to extinction than feared
Human appetites are pushing makos and other iconic sharks to the brink of extinction, scientists warned in a new assessment of the apex predator’s conservation status. Seventeen of 58 species evaluated were classified as facing extinction, the Shark Specialist
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Legendary historian Khoo Kay Kim dies
PUCHONG: Prominent historian Emeritus Professor Tan Sri Datuk Dr Khoo Kay Kim passed away this morning after suffering from lung failure. Khoo breathed his last at the University Malaya Medical Centre. He was 82. “It is with the deepest sadness
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Adorable rare white lion cub makes first appearance
Sonja, a rare white lion born in the Szeged Zoo in Hungary on May 15, made its first public appearance on Friday. If you love animals, and especially, super-cute pictures of their offsprings, you’re gonna flip over this. A rare
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Zuraida: Shazlin withdrew because her presence was ‘redundant’,
PETALING JAYA: The presence of counsel Syazlin Mansor at the inquest into the death of Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim is not needed, says Zuraida Kamaruddin. The Housing and Local Government Minister said that Syazlin’s presence in the inquest was “redundant”.
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Man charged with murder of nurse
SEPANG: A Nigerian man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here with the murder of Serdang Hospital nursing sister Siti Kharina Mohd Kamarudin. Alowonle Oluwajuwon Gilbert, 36, was accused of killing her between 12.41am on May 9 and 2.30pm on May
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Sada: Prepared for water disruption during Aidilfitri
ALOR STAR: Syarikat Air Darul Aman (Sada) has taken several early preparatory measures to tackle and reduce water supply disruptions in the state which are expected to take place during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration. Sada acting chief executive officer, Mohd
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LFL: Investigate Sungai Buloh Prison for criminal negligence
PUCHONG: Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) today called upon the police to investigate the Sungai Buloh Prison authorities for criminal negligence which led to detainee M Proosothaman’s death. “Proosothaman lost his life due to prison officials’ negligence and apathy,” said LFL’s
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