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Altantuya murder: Police to call out several individuals
KUALA LUMPUR: Police will call a list of individuals in relation to the statutory declaration (SD) signed by former Special Actions Unit (UTK) officer Azilah Hadri, who alleged that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was involved in
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Turkey: Over 3,000 irregular migrants held last week
ANKARA: More than 3,000 irregular migrants were held across Turkey over the past week, according to data compiled by Anadolu Agency from security sources. Turkish gendarmerie forces held some 1,600 of the migrants in the northwestern province of Edirne, which
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Return of Polio: Create awareness among anti-vaccine groups
MALACCA: Groups who reject vaccines, especially parents who refuse to allow their children to be vaccinated should realise their mistake with the return of polio recently as the disease is preventable by vaccination. Pediatric consultant and immunologist Datuk Dr Musa
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Disaster averted as firemen stop flame from razing fuel tanks
KUCHING: Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) personnel in Betong were able to avert a potential catastrophe when they prevented flames gutting two houses from spreading to a nearby fuel storage area. The incident happened in Kampung Beladin, Pusa Saturday night
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Modi: citizenship law not anti-Muslim as protests continue across India
Following days of violent, sometimes deadly protests across India against a new citizenship law critics say discriminates against Muslims, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a rally yesterday for his Hindu nationalist party in the capital. New Delhi’s state election early
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Nine dead, 130 sick in Philippines after drinking spurious liquor
MANILA: At least nine people have died and over 130 fell sick from drinking cheap spurious liquor containing toxic methanol in the provinces of Laguna and Quezon, south of Manila. Xinhua News Agency, quoting local officials today reported, Rizal Town,
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Nora Anne tragedy makes 2019 sad year for Negeri Sembilan
SEREMBAN: 2019 saw a horrific episode in Negeri Sembilan after a special needs Irish girl Nora Anne Quoirin, who went missing from Dusun Pantai Hill Resort here on Aug 4, was found dead 10 days later. What made it even
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NZ volcano eruption death toll rises to 17 after another person dies
New Zealand police said today that one of those injured during the eruption of a volcano visited by tourists earlier this month died in an Auckland hospital, bringing the official death toll to 17 while two remain missing. “Police can
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Battle lines harden over Trump impeachment trial witnesses
The White House yesterday signaled comfort with plans by Senate Republicans to avoid new witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, while a top Democrat seized on a newly released email on the withholding of US aid to Ukraine to
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Education Ministry: Parents still have archaic view on skills training
PUCHONG: Malaysian parents still lack awareness about skills training as career prospects for their children. In a Facebook post yesterday, Education Ministry said only 28% of students in the country further their studies in skills related education. “This happens because
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