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‘Respect my husband, my king’: Tengku Ampuan Pahang defends Sultan amid FB user comments about Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — Tengku Ampuan Pahang, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, has called on a social media user to show respect to Pahang Sultan Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah. This follows a comment made on Facebook by
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Muhyiddin insists remark about Agong was ‘factual’, denies incitement claims
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — Perikatan Nasional chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today denied his remarks about the previous Yang diPertuan Agong during the Nenggiri campaign was intended to mock the royalty. In a statement after dozens of police reports
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Company and driver charged in Bentong court
KUALA LUMPUR, August 19 — The tour bus company involved in the accident that resulted in two fatalities on Jalan Genting Highlands in June was brought before the Magistrate’s Court in Bentong today on two charges. According to national news
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Defence minister denies backing NGOs claiming to fundraise for injured Gazans treated in Malaysia; says ministry has own hotline for that purpose
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — The Defence Ministry does not support nor is it collaborating with any non-governmental organisations (NGOs) claiming to raise funds for the injured Palestinians who were victims of the oppressive Israeli Zionist regime currently being treated
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Kelana Jaya surau knife attack: Part-time advertising worker claims trial to attempted murder of two women
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — A man who attacked two women with a Rambo knife in the restroom of Surau Al-Ehsaniah Ahmadiah, Kelana Jaya, two weeks ago, was charged in the Sessions Court in Petaling Jaya today with two counts
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Malaysia’s Vehicle Entry Permit information counter opens at Singapore’s Woodlands; no public announcements made on location
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — A new information counter opened quietly today in Woodlands Industrial Park, Singapore, to assist drivers with questions about Malaysia’s Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP). Despite its launch, the desk remained relatively unknown, as the only visitor
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Immigration Dept cripples fake agent ring offering social visit pass extensions, says D-G
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 19 — The Malaysian Immigration Department today revealed that it has successfully busted a syndicate of illegal agents that offered immigration services such as social visit pass extensions during a special operation that raided several locations in the
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Malaysian employers biggest culprits in hiring of illegal foreign workers, 900 caught and charged since January 2024
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 19 — Malaysian employers top the list offenders for hiring illegal foreign workers since January this year, Immigration director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh said today. He said that the majority of the Malaysian employers had been charged under the
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In cross-border sting, 12 Malaysians nabbed for money-laundering in Johor, key suspect faces charges in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Aug 19 — Twelve Malaysians have been arrested for allegedly being involved in money-laundering activities using Singapore bank accounts in a joint operation by the Malaysia and Singapore police in two locations in Johor recently. Singapore Police Force (SPF)
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As Penang DAP holds internal polls, Kon Yeow says waiting to know if he has support to contest
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 19 — Incumbent Penang DAP chairman Chow Kon Yeow is unsure if he has been nominated to continue as chairman in the party’s state election next month. The Penang chief minister said nominations for candidates will only
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