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Malindo passengers to and from Australia can change travel dates
KUALA LUMPUR: Malindo Air passengers with valid tickets for flights to and from certain parts of Australia between Jan 7 to 31, 2020, issued on or before Jan 7, 2020, may opt to change their travel dates. In a statement
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Govt maintains freeze on increase in toll rates to help rakyat
PETALING JAYA: In efforts to help the rakyat (people), the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government is sticking to its decision to freeze increase in toll rates across the country this year, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. He said the decision
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Militant attack in Nigerian town kills 20 soldiers, displaces 1,000 residents
About 20 soldiers were killed and nearly 1,000 people made homeless in a militant attack on a town in northeastern Nigeria, two residents and a military source said yesterday. The militants entered Monguno in Borno state posing as a convoy
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Kimanis by-election: PSS recommended by RCI under BN govt
KIMANIS: The implementation of the Sabah Temporary Pass (PSS) by the state government is a part of the recommendations from the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on illegal immigrants to solve the problem of dumping of foreigners in Sabah. Chief
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Boeing jet crashes in Iran with no survivors, security sources see technical cause
A Ukrainian airliner fell to earth in a fireball shortly after take-off from Tehran yesterday, killing all 176 people on board in a crash that sparked an international scramble to establish the cause. The Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800, en
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Gunasekaren claims trial to charge with supporting LTTE
KUALA LUMPUR: Seremban Jaya P. Gunasekaren pleaded not guilty in the High Court here today to a charge with giving support to the LTTE terrorist group at an event in Melaka two years ago. He made the plea before judge
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Most Puerto Ricans without power, many sleep outdoors after quakes
More than half of Puerto Rico’s 3 million people remained without power yesterday and thousands slept outdoors after earthquakes toppled homes on the Caribbean island and raised fears more could collapse. Tuesday’s quakes, including the most powerful one to strike
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Grand Designs: New Villa Collection Marks the Completion of The Apurva Kempinski Bali
BALI, Indonesia, Jan. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Apurva Kempinski Bali has launched a collection of 43 beautifully appointed private villas, nestled in tropical gardens on the clifftops of Nusa Dua. Named after the mighty kingdoms that once ruled over Indonesia,
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Harry and Meghan step back from senior roles in a surprise move
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will step back from senior roles in Britain’s royal family and spend more time in North America, they said yesterday, an announcement that appears to have taken his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, by surprise. After
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At UN, US justifies killing Iranian commander as self-defense
The United States told the United Nations yesterday that the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani was self-defense and vowed to take additional action “as necessary” in the Middle East to protect US personnel and interests. In a letter to
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