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Machang MP willing to give up seat to PAS
MACHANG: Second term Machang MP Datuk Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub of Umno, a former deputy rural and regional development minister under the BN administration has announced that he would be willing to give up his seat to PAS. “If this move
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Lokman: It is Azmin and Haziq in the video, IGP lied
PUCHONG: Umno supreme council member Datuk Lokman Adam insisted that the characters in the viralled gay sex video was indeed Economic Affairs Minister, Datuk Seri Azmin Ali and former Santubong PKR Youth chief Haziq Abdullah Abdul Aziz. He said this
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Solicit bribes and risk getting driving institute licences revoked
SEREMBAN: Driving institute operators are today warned against soliciting bribes to approve public service vehicle (PSV) licence or commercial vehicle licences if they do not want their licence to be revoked. Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said the ministry
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Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Endgame’ to claim all-time box office record
SAN DIEGO: Marvel Studios superhero movie “Avengers: Endgame” will claim the top of the global box office charts by Sunday, distributor Walt Disney Co said. “Endgame” ticket sales will overtake the $2.789 billion collected worldwide by James Cameron’s 2009 science-fiction
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Ambiga to Putrajaya: Provide no-strings-attached funding to Bersih 2.0
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Bersih 2.0 chairman, Ambiga Sreenevasan has called upon the government to provide a no-strings-attached funding for the electoral reform watchdog to conduct electoral monitoring. “They do so much work on the ground for election-watching. “My own view
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China’s interference in South China Sea’s O&G bothers US State Department
WASHINGTON: The U.S. State Department said on Saturday it is concerned by reports of China’s interference with oil and gas activities in the South China Sea, including Vietnam’s long-standing exploration and production activities. “China’s repeated provocative actions aimed at the
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Water supply restored 86% in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur
SHAH ALAM: Restoration of water supply to areas in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur following the odour pollution at Sungai Selangor was at 86 per cent, as at 6 am today. Air Selangor Sdn Bhd Customer Relations and Communications head Abdul
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Mukhriz Mahathir the eighth Prime Minister?
PUCHONG: Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki speculated that the eighth prime minister of Malaysia would be Bersatu’s deputy president Datuk Seri Mukhriz Tun Mahathir. “This morning, on the same flight to Penang with the future eighth prime
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Moderate Ennahda’s Rached Ghannouchi bids for Tunisia polls
TUNIS: Rached Ghannouchi, the influential leader of Tunisia’s moderate Islamist Ennahda party, will stand in the next parliamentary elections in October, a move widely seen as an attempt to seek a leadership position in the country. Exiled in London for
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Wildfires hit central Portugal
LISBON: More than 1,000 firefighters battled three blazes sweeping across central Portugal early today, prompting authorities to partially evacuate a village and leaving one person with severe injuries. Strong winds are making it tougher for firefighters to put out the
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