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An effective and independent MACC
The appointment of Lateefa Koya as the head of the MACC has raised questions of her independence and effectiveness for the job, and rightly so. Corruption, as every Malaysian knows, has been the scourge of Malaysian life for decades. Thus,
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Seven-year-old girl dies in an accident
PUCHONG: A seven-year-old girl lost her life after the car she was travelling in with three other family members collided with a police car at Kampung Selarong Batak, Kuala Kedah last night. Kota Setar district police chief ACP Mohd Rozi
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DAP to Latheefa: Reopen Teoh Beng Hock’s case
PUCHONG: The DAP today called upon newly minted MACC chief commissioner Latheefa Koya to re-open investigations on the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock. In a statement, DAP youth deputy chief Chiong Yoke Kong said urged Latheefa to take
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Three elephants found dead in Kluang
KLUANG: Three female cow elephants were found dead at a plantation area of a village in Kluang after they are believed to have ingested poison. “The villagers of Kampung Sri Timur 3 noticed that the elephants were lying motionless on
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Xi: China will play positive role on Venezuela
BEIJING: China will work with the international community to play a constructive role in Venezuela and help the country to get back on a normal development path as soon as possible, Chinese President Xi Jinping said. Oil-rich Venezuela is
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Cops cripple ‘Geng Tabika’ in Penang
PENANG: North Seberang Perai district police have crippled ‘Geng Tabika’ after arresting four men, including a foreigner, during a crime prevention operation last week. District police chief ACP Noorzainy Mohd Noor said the success was the result of ‘Ops Cantas’,
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Agong: Appreciate the peace we enjoy in Malaysia
PUCHONG: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, and the Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tunku Azizah Maimunah Iskandariah, extended Hari Raya greetings to all Malaysians celebrating the festival. In his Aidilfitri message, which was aired on TV1 yesterday,
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Four of eight feared dead in Indian Himalayas survived
PITHORAGARH: Indian authorities said on Tuesday it could take days to recover the bodies of a group of mountain climbers believed to be killed in an avalanche high in the Himalayas, as four of their colleagues who survived the expedition
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