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Santiago to Immigration Dept: Own up to your mistakes
PUCHONG: Incensed by the string of reported wrong-doings by the Immigration Department, DAP MP Charles Santiago urged the Home Ministry to expand its reforms on detention process from Prisons Department to Immigration Department. “Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said
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German tourist found dead in Mulu National Park
MIRI: A German tourist who was reported missing during a flash flood in Deer Cave (Gua Rusa) in the Mulu National Park was found dead at 7am today. Miri Fire and Rescue Station chief Law Poh Kiong said Peter Hoverkamp,
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Disaster Operation Control Centre in Pasir Gudang closed
JOHOR BAHRU: The Disaster Operation Control Centre (PKTK) which was opened in Pasir Gudang, following breathing difficulties and vomiting experienced by students here due to suspected air pollution since June 20, has closed at 12 noon yesterday. State Health, Culture
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Johnson admits being part of the reason of envoy’s departure
LONDON: Boris Johnson, frontrunner to be Britain’s next prime minister, denied he was responsible for the resignation of the ambassador to Washington but admitted his comments had been a factor in the shock departure of one of the country’s most
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Cargill’s animal-feed mills in China closes due to swine fever
CHICAGO: Cargill Inc shuttered animal-feed mills in China in recent months partly because the rapid spread of a fatal hog disease has reduced demand, a company executive said yesterday. The closures highlight the pain for global agriculture companies from the
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Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes north of Japan’s Okinawa
SINGAPORE: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck north of Japan’s islands of Okinawa earlier today, the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the quake, which hit at a depth of 257
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Machete-wielding motorcyclist kills two elderly men
SEGAMAT: Two elderly men were killed by a machete-wielding motorcyclist in an incident at 6 pm yesterday. Segamat Police chief DSP Noor Ariffin Mohamad Nasir said the 33-year-old suspect had stopped in front of a restaurant and slashed the first
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Agong: Preserve ties between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia
MADINAH: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah said he hoped that the long-existing close ties between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia will be preserved for mutual benefits. His Majesty said the close ties between the two countries were proven
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Agong gets up, close and personal with Malaysians in Madinah
MADINAH: Great joy and excitement were in the air as Malaysians haj pilgrims, students and workers in Saudi Arabia get the opportunity to be up close and personal with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at
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R. Kelly ‘arrested on federal sex trafficking charges’
R. Kelly is in custody after being arrested in Chicago on sex trafficking charges, according to reports in the US. There are said to be 13 charges against the singer, including child abuse images and obstruction of justice, according to
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