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PAS: Revoke Rania’s appointment, get ‘ex-transgender’ instead
KUALA LUMPUR: Revoke transgender Rania Zara Medina’s appointment under the Health Ministry and replace her with an ‘ex-transgender’, a PAS leader demanded. In a statement, PAS Muslimat chief Nuridah Mohd Salleh said Rania has no business being in the committee
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Britain’s ambassador to the US quit amidst spat over leaked memo
LONDON: Britain’s ambassador to Washington quit on Wednesday after days of stinging criticism from Donald Trump, leading to accusations that Boris Johnson, the favorite to be the next British prime minister, had “thrown him under the bus”. Memos from Kim
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Muhyiddin: Zakir Naik not on Interpol red notice list
KUALA LUMPUR: Controversial preacher Dr Zakir Naik is not on Interpol’s red notice list of individuals for whom there is a request to locate and arrest pending extradition. He is also not a suspected terrorist listed under the United Nation
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Migrant whose daughter died slams ‘cruelty’ of US detention
WASHINGTON: A Guatemalan woman whose infant daughter died after being held by US immigration authorities denounced the “cruelty” of the country’s migrant detention centers on Wednesday. Yazmin Juarez spoke out at “Kids in Cages: Inhumane Treatment at the Border,” a
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Early gains for KLCI amidst muted regional market
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI chalked up marginal gains in early trade Thursday, against the backdrop of muted regional markets. At 9.05am, the FBM KLCI was up 1.45 points to 1,680.42. The early gainers included Nestle (M) Bhd, Petronas Dagangan
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Deutsche Bank under probe by DOJ over 1MDB
KUALA LUMPUR: The U.S. Justice Department is investigating German financial institution Deutsche Bank for possible violation of foreign corruption or anti-money-laundering laws in its work for the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) fund. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) yesterday reported that
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Amirudin: I’m not having an affair with assemblywoman
PUCHONG: Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari has denied allegations that he was having an affair with a state assemblywoman from Selangor. He said this in the wake of a closed-circuit camera recording which allegedly showing him and the woman at
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‘Amman Message´seminar cancelled following bomb threat
KUALA LUMPUR: The ‘Amman Message’ seminar organised by the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) scheduled to take place this Saturday has been cancelled following a bomb threat received from a Facebook user. Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) corporate communications
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Sexual assault on schoolgirl: Let us do our job, police tells angry public
PUCHONG: The police have urged the public not to disturb the 12-year old sexual abuse victim and her family, or even the suspect’s family to allow the authorities to conduct their investigation professionally. Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Negeri
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Syed Saddiq: We need to relook into Sedition Act
KUALA LUMPUR: There is a need to relook into the Sedition Act 1948 following the conviction of independent preacher Wan Ji Wan Hussin, said Pakatan Harapan youth leader Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman. He said this at a press conference
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