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Perhilitan to relocate wild elephant tonight
MERSING: The Johor Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) would start its translocation of a wild male elephant to a new habitat tonight. Its director, Salman Saaban said the elephant was captured on Thursday at Tenggaroh Forest Reserve and
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Police shoot dead factory worker who ran amok, causing colleague’s death
GEORGE TOWN: Police shot dead a factory worker who ran amok, causing the death of one colleague and seriously injuring another, in Bayan Lepas yesterday. In the 5.45pm incident, the 25-year-old man is believed to have used a parang to
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Cabinet to discuss Kampung Baru land price offer tomorrow
The Cabinet will discuss the price offer to Kampung Baru landowners and benefactors at its meeting tomorrow. Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad said he would bring the matter to the Cabinet and Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to
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Haze: API readings continues to improve
KUALA LUMPUR: The Air Pollutant Index (API) reading throughout the country improved at 7am this morning, compared with 12 midnight last night although the reading in most parts of the country remained within the unhealthy category. The API issued by
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Committal proceedings against AG will not disturb coroner’s ruling
SHAH ALAM: The committal proceedings against Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas for alleged contempt in the inquest into firefighter, Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim’s death will not disturb the coroner’s ruling on the said inquest set for Friday. The slain
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Kok: Unfair to blame oil palm industry for haze
PUTRAJAYA: It is unfair to blame the oil palm industry whenever the haze occurs, especially at the large plantations, said Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok. Speaking to reporters after opening the 39th Palm Oil Familiarisation Programme (POFP) hosted by the
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Zahid’s corruption case to be filed for hearing in High Court
The Shah Alam Sessions Court was told today that 40 charges of receiving bribes involving the overseas visa (VLN) system levelled against former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will be filed by the prosecution for hearing at
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Isa Samad’s corruption trial to begin on Oct 7
KUALA LUMPUR: The RM3 million corruption trial involving former Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad will commence on Oct 7 as fixed earlier, after the High Court dismissed the prosecution’s application to postpone the trial as the lead
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Health Ministry: Health cases related to haze rising
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of asthma cases saw an increase of 3.5% to 1,265 cases for the week of Sept 15 Sept to 21, compared to 1,222 cases in the previous week, due to the current haze blanketing most parts
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Budget 2020: Let’s think out of the box!
Much of the discourse regarding the development of the Malaysian Health Care Services is within a framework of accepting a 3 to 6% increase in the total Health Budgetary allocation every year as the norm for the foreseeable future. Planners
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