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JDT temporarily halts ticket sales for Super League match
KUALA LUMPUR: Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) has decided to stop selling tickets for the upcoming Super League match against Felda United at Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Iskandar Puteri, tomorrow. JDT honorary secretary, Captain Mohd Anizam Jamian in the latest entry on the
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Facebook,Twitter remove Russia-linked fake accounts
UNITED STATES: Facebook and Twitter said yesterday, they had taken down a network of Russian-linked fake accounts operated out of Ghana and Nigeria which targeted US. Facebook told reporters that the network, which it removed from Facebook and Instagram for
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COVID-19: Friday prayers in Perlis to be replaced by Zuhur prayers – MAIP
KANGAR: Perlis Raja, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail has decreed that Friday prayers across the state today to be replaced by Zuhur prayers at home. Perlis Raja Muda, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail, who is also the president of the Perlis Islamic Religious and
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COVID-19 : Nine new cases in S’pore, two linked to mosque gathering in M’sia
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Health Ministry (MOH) has confirmed nine more cases of COVID-19 infection in the republic, with two linked to a mass religious gathering at a mosque in Malaysia. In a statement yesterday, MOH said the cases involved male Singapore
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Malacca implements measures against Covid-19
MALACCA: The Malacca government through the State Mufti’s Department will implement preventive measures against Covid-19 as recommended by the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department and the Ministry of Health. State Mufti Datuk Abdul Halim Tawil said the measures include
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Mufti: Aclohol-based sanitiser can be used when performing prayers
KUALA LUMPUR: The use of alcohol-based hand sanitiser is permissible when performing prayers as it is considered a necessity and forgivable, according to the Office of the Federal Territory Mufti. The matter was clarified through the mufti’s official portal yesterday, which
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Indian father takes on government after children adopted by U.S. couple
MUMBAI: An Indian father is fighting for the return of his children as he said they were adopted without his consent, boosting calls for a ban on inter-country adoptions to stop child trafficking. Jay Prakash Ahirwar said his mother took
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US surveillance program expire after renewal stalls in Senate
WASHINGTON: US government surveillance tools fiercely opposed by privacy advocates and defended by intelligence agencies will expire, after legislation renewing them stalled in the Senate yesterday, although passage is expected next week. In a rare bipartisan vote, the Democratic-led House
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U.S. ‘China-bashers’ seek to gain from China’s coronavirus woes
SHANGHAI: An editorial in the official China Daily on Friday intensified a war of words with the United States, blasting “China-bashers” and saying they would “continue to fling dirt at China” despite what it called the country’s effective pandemic-control efforts.
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COVID-19 : Singapore to close all mosques for five days
SINGAPORE: Singapore will temporarily close all mosques in the republic for at least the next five days for disinfection starting today, according to the Singapore Islamic Religious Council (MUIS). In a statement yesterday, MUIS also announced that Friday prayers at all
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