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Malaysia and New Zealand set to discuss strategic partnership during PM Luxon’s visit
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 1 — New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will undertake an official two-day visit to Malaysia from September 1 to 3 for bilateral discussions and collaboration. This will be his first visit to Malaysia since taking office in
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MyPPP seeks reentry into BN as more than just a ‘friend’, Zahid says will consult supreme council for consensus
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — The People’s Progressive Party’s (MyPPP) appeal to rejoin the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition will be brought to the BN Supreme Council for consideration, said BN chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Ahmad Zahid said
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MCMC to meet Meta, Telegram, TikTok in Sept amid growing concern over AI-generated content, deepfakes
KULAI, Sept 1 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will hold an engagement session with social media platform providers this month to discuss standard operating procedures (SOPs) concerning the personal content of users. Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie
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Village-wide search for 65-year-old Ketereh man ends in his own backyard swamp; cops investigating his death
KOTA BARU, Sept 1 — A 65-year-old man was found dead in an artificial swamp in Kampung Beta Hulu, Nilam Puri, Ketereh here this morning. Ketereh Fire and Rescue Station Operations Commander Hasri Husin, said they received a distress call
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Cabinet to discuss compensation proposal for sinkhole victim’s family, says FT minister
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 1 — A proposal to compensate the family of the Indian national woman, who fell into the sinkhole on Jalan Masjid India, Kuala Lumpur, will be discussed at the Cabinet Meeting on Wednesday, said Minister in the Prime
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Cordoned off Masjid India sinkhole gathers the curious
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Humans are hardwired to be curious, to the extent they sometimes willingly put themselves in potential harm just to satiate their curiosity. At Jalan Masjid India, where Indian national G. Vijaya Lakshmi fell into a
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Dang Wangi cops say will continue patrol near Jln Masjid India sinkhole, advises public to keep clear
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — The police will continue to monitor and patrol the sinkhole area at Jalan Masjid India here periodically after the search and rescue operation switched to the search and recovery phase yesterday. Dang Wangi district police
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Timeline of Masjid India sinkhole: SAR operation ends, next phase of search for missing woman begins
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Two weeks ago, a tourist from India, G. Vijaya Lakshmi, fell into the sinkhole that formed on Jalan Masjid India and has remained missing since. A Search and Rescue (SAR) operation was activated the same
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Cops seek ‘Datuk Seri’ in probe over alleged link between ex-deputy minister, husband and Myanmar human trafficking scheme
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Police are on the hunt for a man with the title “Datuk Seri” to assist in investigations into a human trafficking case in Myanmar, which also allegedly involves a politician and her husband. Inspector-General of
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