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Son discovers father’s skeletal remains in KL apartment four years after losing contact
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — A son who lost touch with his father four years ago found out in a heart-wrenching manner about what had happened to his father. The skeletal remains of the father was found on a mattress
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Judge says radiologist showed ‘lackadaisical attitude’ as High Court awards RM2m to widow of senior lawyer in medical negligence case
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — The High Court has awarded RM2 million in damages to the widow of Vinayak Pradhan, a senior lawyer and former director of the Asian International Arbitration Centre, for medical negligence. Justice Akhtar Tahir ordered the
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Sarawak govt aims for high integrity status by 2030, focuses on rural leadership, says state deputy minister
LONG LAMA, Sept 11 —The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government led by Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg is committed to strengthening leadership at the grassroots level with a goal of achieving the status of a high integrity state by
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MMEA intercepts boat with 35 illegal immigrants trying to flee Malaysia near Sekinchan
SHAH ALAM, Sept 11 — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) caught 35 Indonesian illegal immigrants trying to sneak out of the country at a position 6.9 nautical miles southwest of Pantai Sekinchan yesterday. Selangor MMEA director Maritime Captain Abdul
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DBKL declarees Jalan Masjid India safe after sinkhole tragedy, scales down hoarding area
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — The outcome of the Masjid India Sinkhole Incident Taskforce Meeting held yesterday decided that the buildings and Jalan Masjid India area are safe to visit, according to the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL). DBKL in
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Teluk Intan convent school headmistress fined RM10,000 for using forged document to buy digital piano
IPOH, Sept 11 — The Sessions Court here today fined a convent school headmistress RM10,000, in default of one month’s jail, for using a forged document to purchase a digital piano at an inflated price in 2021. Judge Datuk Ibrahim
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Former Johor footballer Mohamad Haizan Jaafar named PN candidate for Mahkota by-election
KLUANG, Sept 11 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) is fielding former Johor FA player Mohamad Haizan Jaafar, 61, as its candidate for the Mahkota state by-election on Sept 28. This was announced by PN secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin at a
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Kuching to receive first ART hydrogen vehicles by year-end as ‘whole world is paying attention to what we’re doing’, says Sarawak minister
KUCHING, Sept 11 —The first two units of the Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) hydrogen vehicle for the Kuching Urban Transportation System (KUTS) project will be delivered to Kuching by the end of the year, said Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Seri
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Halal certification should be a choice, not a requirement for non-Muslim eateries, says Indian restaurants owners group
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — The Malaysian Indian Restaurant Owners’ Association (Primas) has stated that halal certification should not be mandatory for non-Muslim restaurants. Primas president J Govindasamy said that while having a halal certification could help attract more Muslim
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Non-Muslim eateries without halal cert should avoid serving Muslims or being ‘Muslim-friendly’
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — PAS has stated that non-Muslim-owned eateries without halal certification should not accept Muslim customers or present themselves as Muslim-friendly. PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan emphasised this position while discussing the ongoing debate on whether halal certification
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