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Reopening of the embassy in N. Korea: safety and security to be prioritised -Saifuddin
KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said all security and safety measures will continue to be prioritised regarding Malaysia’s decision to reopen its embassy in Pyongyang, North Korea, next year. He said even though the details of the measures
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Foreign investors return, net inflow at RM53.3 mln
KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign investors have turned net buyers in the equities market with a net inflow of RM53.31 million in the Dec 23-26 period against an outflow of RM57.7 million a week earlier, as the United States-China trade dispute gradually
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Three Thai women killed in road crash on Karak Expressway
KUANTAN: Three Thai women were killed, while three others were seriously injured in a road crash at Kilometre 43.2 of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway (East bound), near Karak in Bentong early today. Bentong district police chief Supt Yusuf Unis said
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Malaysian teenager dies while skateboarding in Australia
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian teenager, Mohammad Farhan Fudhail Mohammad Farid, died in a skateboarding incident in Townsville, Queensland, Australia yesterday. The mother of the 16-year-old boy, known as Natasha, confirmed the incident to Bernama when contacted here this morning. She
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Wisma Putra confirms five Malaysian involved in road crash in Egypt
PUTRAJAYA: Five members of a Malaysian family were involved in a road crash in Egypt last Saturday (Dec 28). The crash occurred at 11 am local time while they were on their way from Hurghada to Cairo, said the Foreign
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Chong Wei pays tribute to his coaches
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s badminton legend Datuk Lee Chong Wei, who retired last June, yesterday thanked his coaches for helping him to international fame and making him a better person. The 37 year-old noted that he would not have been where
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Polio vaccine for all children aged five and under in Sabah
TUARAN: Children aged five and under in Sabah will be given oral polio vaccine in an effort to prevent the spread of the virus which was discovered in the state recently, said state Health and People’s Wellfare minister Datuk Frankie
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Four nabbed, cigarettes worth RM2.8 mill seized
TAPAH: A total of 23,800 cartons of contraband cigarettes were seized from four lorries at KM318.7 on the North-South (PLUS) Expressway northbound near here two days ago. Tapah district police chief Supt Wan Azharuddin Wan Ismail said the cigarettes of
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Muhyiddin: Proactive measures to resolve issues on citizenship application
PUTRAJAYA: Home Affairs Ministry (KDN) is taking proactive measures to resolve the problems involving citizenship application particularly for children without any document in this country. Its minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the standard operating procedure (SOP) concerning the matter
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IGP: Racial and religious issues burden the police
GEORGE TOWN: Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador described the racial and religious issues raised by certain quarters lately as burdening the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM). He said that in the efforts by the police to focus
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