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House begins Trump impeachment inquiry over call to Ukraine leader
WASHINGTON: Democrats in the US House of Representatives yesterday launched a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, accusing him of seeking foreign help to smear Democratic rival Joe Biden ahead of next year’s election. The inquiry ensures a partisan
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Supreme Court rules Johnson suspended Parliament unlawfully
LONDON: The UK Supreme Court ruled yesterday that prime minister Boris Johnson’s decision to shut down Parliament in the run-up to Brexit was unlawful, but a defiant prime minister said he disagreed and vowed that Britain would leave the EU
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No anti-virus can curb cyber fraud
GEORGE TOWN: Cyber fraud cannot be curbed by any anti-virus in the market, according to an expert. This is because the modus operandi of the syndicates is much more advanced than any current security measures, said Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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Tg Piai by-election: EC to inspect polling and nomination centres
JOHOR BAHRU: The Election Commission (EC) today inspected several schools and centres as voting centres and centre for the nomination of candidate for the coming Tanjung Piai by-election. State EC director, Shafie Taib said the inspection was part of the
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Dr M: Let’s end Rohingya’s suffering now
NEW YORK: Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has sounded the clarion call for the international community to put the Rohingya crisis squarely on its radar with a view to resolving it now. Speaking at his first engagement since
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Sun bear locked up in a home in Kuching, NGOs furious
KUCHING: After a case in which a sun bear cub was ‘mistaken’ for a dog and kept in a condominium in Kuala Lumpur, last June, another one was allegedly spotted here, locked up in a cage at a residential home
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Haze situation continues to improve in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Air quality throughout the country improved at noon when the Air Pollutant Index (API) reading continued to decline with only 14 areas recording unhealthy API compared with 25 areas at 7am this morning. According to the Malaysian Air
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Imran: Yes, Pakistan army and ISI trained al-Qaeda terrorists
NEW YORK: In an explosive admission by Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan yesterday acknowledged that the country had trained terrorists belonging to al Qaeda – the group responsible for the 9/11 terror attacks. Speaking at the US think tank Council
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Gobind: 5G trials going nationwide from Oct
KUALA LUMPUR: The 5G trials launched in Putrajaya and Cyberjaya last April are to be expanded nationwide, with the 5G demonstration projects around the country set to begin next month, Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo said today. “It
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1MDB trial: Witness testimony on Jho Low just hearsay
KUALA LUMPUR: The defence team of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak urged for 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB)-linked fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low to be produced as soon as possible. Counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee
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