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Scientists endorse mass civil disobedience to force climate action
LONDON: Almost 400 scientists have endorsed a civil disobedience campaign aimed at forcing governments to take rapid action to tackle climate change, warning that failure could inflict “incalculable human suffering.”Julia Steinberger, an ecological economist at Britain’s University of Leeds, endorses
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PH to tap experience of mother of late MP in Tg Piai
PONTIAN: Pakatan Harapan (PH) will use the experience of the mother of the late Tanjung Piai Member of Parliament Datuk Dr Md Farid Md Rafik to strengthen its machinery for the Tanjung Piai parliamentary by-election. Wanita PH chief Zuraida Kamarudin
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Saddiq: NGO, youth collaboration good for tourism
MUAR: The Youth and Sports Ministry will continue to match non-governmental organisations (NGO) with the youth through collaborative activities and programmes on their home ground. Its Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman said collaborations could give birth to new, creative
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Factory operator loses RM40,000 in a get-rich-quick scheme
KEPALA BATAS: A factory operator lost RM40,000 to a get-rich-quick scheme syndicate. Seberang Perai Utara district police chief ACP Noorzainy Mohd Noor said the 37-year-old woman was drawn to an advertisement on Facebook in early September that promised high profits
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Five innovations win RM250,000 Selangor Research Grants
KUALA LUMPUR: Five innovations emerged winners in a competition in conjunction with the Selangor Research, Development and Innovation Expo today, winning a total of RM250,000 in research grants from the Selangor government. Grants worth RM50,000 for each category are provided
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LTTE: Melaka gov’t to provide full cooperation to police
MELAKA: The Melaka state government will provide full cooperation to the police to investigate allegations against three individuals in the state suspected of promoting, supporting, possessing materials and distributing funds in connection with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
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LTTE arrests: Police follow provision of law
LANGKAWI: The detentions of 12 individuals including two State Assemblymen to help in investigations over links to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) terrorist group were done in accordance with provisions under the existing law, said Tun Dr Mahathir
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Mahathir: Govt won’t give citizenship to foreigners just for property
LANGKAWI: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today said the decision to lower the threshold on high rise property prices in urban areas for foreign ownership from RM1 million to RM600,000 was meant to reduce supply overhang of condominiums and
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‘Joker’ laughing all the way to the bank
‘Joker’ Stuns With $450+ Million Haul, Headed To $750+ Million Finish Warner Bros.’ super-villain origin film Joker is laughing all the way to the bank this weekend, as it blows past expectations (again) with a $60 million domestic tally and a strong
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Man slips down slope while climbing hill in Lumut
LUMUT: A man lost his footing and fell into a 10-metre-deep valley while climbing Bukit 300, Teluk Batik here yesterday last night. In the incident at 7.40 p.m., the 20-year-old man and five friends began climbing the hill separately at
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