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First Israeli drone falls off, second one crash
BEIRUT: An Israeli drone fell in the southern suburbs of Beirut, dominated by the Iran-backed movement, and a second drone exploded near the ground before dawn on Sunday, a Hezbollah official told Reuters. The second drone caused damage when it
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PTPTN repayments on target
KUALA LUMPUR: Student loan repayments to the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) are “on target” so far towards the expected projection of RM2 billion, its chairman Wan Saiful Wan Jan said last night. He said PTPTN is stepping up
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Convicted paedophile registry will be updated
ALOR SETAR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail today said the registry of convicted paedophiles in the country will be updated in a comprehensive manner soon. She said this was vital due to the fact that
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Fire near Legoland successfully doused
JOHOR BARU: A fire that engulfed 2.4 hectares of hilly forest near Legoland theme park and a hotel at Medini, Iskandar Puteri yesterday, was finally put out early this morning. Larkin Fire and Rescue Station operations commander Ahmad Kamil Zulkiefle
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Thousands march in Hong Kong as police in black masks look on
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s anti-government protesters marched in a gritty industrial district of the Chinese-ruled city today, with some police wearing new black masks looking on, as China freed a British consulate worker whose detention helped fuel tension. The offshore
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India’s top opposition leaders plan to visit Kashmir despite unrest
NEW DELHI: India’s top opposition leaders including former Congress president Rahul Gandhi went ahead with their plans to visit the Kashmir valley in defiance of requests from local authorities not to do so. The local administration of Jammu and Kashmir
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Duo arrested at Brickfields rally yesterday released
PUCHONG: The two men detained at yesterday’s anti-khat rally in Brickfields have been released on police bail today. The duo are rally organiser K Umagandhan of the Naan Oru Tamilan education group and Chinese educationist Tan Boon Tak, who came
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BJP stalwart Arun Jaitley dies at 66
Arun Jaitley, the former finance minister and a stalwart of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), passed away today. He was 66. Arun Jaitley was ill for the last two years. In 2018, Arun Jaitley underwent a kidney transplant surgery, following
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Tuanku Zara: Recognise the role of sports in uniting people
IPOH: The role of sports in nation building and uniting the people should be recognised, prioritised and not be considered merely as minor recreational and “peripheral” activities, said Raja Permaisuri of Perak Tuanku Zara Salim. Her Royal Highness said, therefore,
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Perak MB to meet Yong over refusal to go on leave
IPOH: Perak menteri besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu says he will meet state exco Paul Yong following the latter’s refusal to go on leave after being charged with the alleged rape of his Indonesian domestic worker. “I have yet
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