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Promised RM1,200 in aid from ‘Padu officer’, lecturer loses RM331,000 instead in another ‘anti-money laundering’ scam
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 — A lecturer claimed she lost RM331,000 after being deceived by a ‘phone scam’ syndicate, on May 9. Bernama reported South Johor Bahru district police chief ACP Raub Selamat saying the 49-year-old woman received a call from
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Shots fired in Balakong as suspects try to ram cops with car during early morning cable theft operation
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 — Policemen on an anti-crime operation opened fire at two cars carrying four men who tried to ram their vehicle along Jalan Pekan Batu 11 in Balakong, near here, today. Kajang district police chief ACP Naazron
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What’s with all the negativity? Fahmi decries Malaysians cyberbullying Paris 2024 Olympians
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 — Comments from netizens about athletes competing in the Paris 2024 Olympics on social media could be considered cyberbullying if they negatively affect the athletes’ mental health, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said. He said the Malaysian
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Smart Sabah Parking app to replace Kota Kinabalu’s coupon system on October 16
KOTA KINABALU, Aug 10 — The city’s decade-old coupon-based parking system will be replaced with the Smart Sabah mobile parking application on October 16. Until then, users with existing scratch coupons can continue using them, before they are completely replaced
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Nenggiri residents’ long wait for ATM ends — no more 45-minute drives!
GUA MUSANG, Aug 10 — Folks in the Nenggiri constituency here are relieved and grateful after getting news that their long wait for an automated teller machine (ATM) service in their area will soon come to an end. The Finance
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Kerambit-wielding amateur footballer gets red-carded by cops after on-pitch clash in Klang
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — An amateur football player who brandished a sharp weapon during a dispute in a football match last Sunday was arrested by police at a house in Klang yesterday evening. According to national news agency Bernama,
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Court fines former food delivery rider RM1,300 for assaulting security guard in viral CCTV footage
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — A former food delivery rider was fined RM1,300, in default two months in jail, by the Magistrates’ Court here today for voluntarily causing hurt to a Nepalese security guard at a condominium last month. Magistrate
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Perikatan chief whip Takiyuddin confirms receipt of draft MoU on Opposition MP allocations
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan has confirmed receiving a draft of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) concerning allocations for Opposition members of Parliament. The Perikatan Nasional (PN) chief whip told New Straits Times that the office of Deputy
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Police waiting for DPP’s instructions on probe into Navy cadet officer’s death
IPOH, Aug 9 — The Perak Police are awaiting instructions from the Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) on the reopening of the investigation into the death of Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) cadet officer J. Soosaimanicckam, six years ago. State police chief
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Chinese national faces RM10m fine, jail for chemical dumping that shut down Selangor water plants on July 23
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 9 — A Chinese national face a RM10 million fine and mandatory prison sentence of up to five years for the charge of releasing chemical waste into inland waterways, near the industrial area of Jalan Kampung Orang Asli
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