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Teenage girl, boyfriend held over murder of student
TAIPING: Police detained a teenage couple yesterday after they admitted to having been involved in the murder of a Form Four student of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan King Edward VII, on Friday. Taiping District Police Chief ACP Osman Mamat said the
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Five reasons why Zamri and others must withdraw from bogus task force
CAGED notes that despite public outrage, Datuk Zamri Yahya, head of the Internal Affairs Department (IAD/JIPS) of the police, has not withdrawn from the bogus “task force” to probe the conclusion of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia, Suhakam, that
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UK Ambassador: Trump administration is ‘dysfunctional’, ‘inept’
LONDON: Britain’s ambassador to the US described President Donald Trump’s administration as “dysfunctional”, “clumsy” and “inept”, the Mail on Sunday newspaper reported, citing a series of confidential memos. The report drew ire from Trump, who said the British ambassador, Kim
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Earthquake strikes Indonesia’s Maluku Islands
A strong earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Maluku Islands on Sunday, prompting a tsunami warning, which was later lifted. The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.9 earthquake was centred 185km southeast of Manado at a depth of 24km. “The tsunami early warning
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‘Dead man’ wakes up at own funeral
NEW DELHI: A man who had been declared dead by doctors last Monday, July 1, woke up just right before his body was supposed to be buried. Upon seeing Mohammad Furqan’s body move during the funeral ceremony, his family immediately
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Brazil clinched Copa America, as expected
Brazil won the Copa America finals by defeating Peru 3-1 as expected since the teams faced off in the group match and Peru was thrashed 5-0. Everton Soares kickstarted the score for Brazil at the 15th minute from a pass
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Bersatu entry into Sarawak not intended to divide its people
PUCHONG: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia’s (PPBM) entry into Sarawak is to enable indigenous people in the state to express their wishes on the same platform with the existing Pakatan Harapan party. Sarawak Bersatu chief coordinator Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof said
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Melaka civil defence force needs new assets to smooth operations
MELAKA: The Melaka Malaysia Civil Defence Force (APM) needs several new assets such as four-wheel drive vehicles and high-powered motorcycles to smoothen agency’s operations in delivering services especially during emergencies. Its director Lt Col (PA) Effendy Ali said on the
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Muhyiddin, Zahid deny signing statutory declarations on PM’s power transition
KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has denied signing a statutory declaration supporting the transition of the post of Prime Minister from Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Muhyiddin, who is
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Pakistan business chamber to organise award ceremony in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI), a business chamber from Pakistan, will be organising an award ceremony on July 9. Speaking at a press conference held at the Shang-ri La Hotel today, RRCI president Malik Shahid
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