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Mukhriz welcomes Musa Aman’s son into Bersatu’s fold
Bersatu deputy president Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir has welcomed the move by Sipitang MP Yamani Hafez Musa to join his party. Yamani, who was elected under the Umno-Barisan Nasional banner in May 2018 but left the party to become independent,
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Demi Moore reveals life struggles, rape in memoir
NEW YORK: US actress Demi Moore revealed some of her life’s most difficult moments in her memoir “Inside Out”. The actress gave a glimpse of her upcoming book in an exclusive interview with The New York Times last Thursday, Sept
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Mukhriz: Let me focus on Kedah, not rushing for Cabinet
PUCHONG: Despite speculations that Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir would be rising the political corridors of power under Pakatan Harapan, he wishes to be left out of the speculations as he has his focus on Kedah. “People have
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337 schools in Sarawak closed as haze worsens
KUCHING: A total of 337 schools in nine districts in Sarawak were closed today due to worsening haze situation. The state Education Department in a statement said the closure involved 56 secondary schools and 81 primary schools in Betong, Bau,
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Lebanese jeweller to place RM75,000 as security costs
KUALA LUMPUR: Lebanese jeweller Global Royalty Trading SAL was ordered by the court to place RM75,000 as security for costs in its US$14.79 million (RM60 million) suit against Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor over 44 pieces of jewellery that the company
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Activists urge US Congress to pass Hong Kong bill
Hong Kong democracy activists urged members of the US Congress yesterday to pass legislation to combat human rights abuses in the city, rejecting any suggestion that such a move would be inappropriate US involvement in another country’s affairs. “This is
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India: We will take back Pakistani Kashmir…one day
NEW DELHI: India’s foreign minister said yesterday that the part of Kashmir controlled by Pakistan belongs to India and that he expected New Delhi to gain physical control over it one day, as the two countries again traded barbs over
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Too close to call for a winner in Israel
Exit polls following Israel’s second general election in five months suggest the result is too close to call. The centrist Blue and White alliance of former military chief Benny Gantz is projected to win between 32 and 34 seats, and
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Johnson could recall Parliament if suspension ruled unlawful
LONDON: UK prime minister Boris Johnson could recall the Parliament if Britain’s highest court rules he unlawfully suspended it, a government lawyer said yesterday, after judges heard the prime minister wanted a shutdown because it was an obstacle to his
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Index slide 0.45%, oil prices cooled off
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI fell 0.45% in early trade this morning, weighed by select index-linked stocks as crude oil prices stabilised somewhat. At 9.05am, the FBM KLCI fell 7.13 points to 1,597.17. The decliners included Hong Leong Financial Group
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