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Azalina suggests ‘recall bin’ mechanism as anti-party hopping law amendments await input
KLUANG, Sept 4 — The Prime Minister’s Department is still waiting for proposals from any quarter, including the Unity Government Secretariat, to amend and improve the Anti-Party Hopping law. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk
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Shah Alam lake off limits to public from dusk to dawn daily as authorities hunt crocodile
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — The area surrounding the lake at Tasik Seksyen 7 will be closed daily from 8pm to 7am until a crocodile, reportedly sighted in the area, is captured. The Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) made the
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MACC kicks off probe into RM4b 1BestariNet tender with raid on YTL Communications, govt offices
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has launched an investigation into payment claims related to the Ministry of Education’s 1BestariNet service tender, valued at RM4 billion, which was awarded to YTL Communications Sdn Bhd (YTL) in
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PM Anwar holds bilateral meeting with Russia’s president Putin
VLADIVOSTOK (Russia), Sept 4 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today held a bilateral meeting with Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin. The bilateral meeting was part of Anwar’s programme during his two-day working visit to attend the 9th Eastern Economic
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Ebit Lew allegedly pressured woman into nude video calls, court hears
TENOM, Sept 4 — A woman testified in the Magistrate’s Court here today that Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew, also known as Ebit Lew, asked her to undress and reveal her body during video calls. The ninth prosecution witness, in her
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Phony TNB bill discount offer costs Perak accountant RM164,903
IPOH, Sept 4 — Police have uncovered a new phone scam tactic offering discounts on Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) bill payments, resulting in an accountant being swindled out of RM164,903. Taiping district police chief ACP Mohamad Nasir Ismail said on
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PM Anwar advocates for deeper Islamic and halal industry ties with Russia
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — Malaysia’s well-established expertise in Islamic banking and its thriving halal industry are perfectly positioned to complement Russia’s growing interest in these sectors, according to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said these are among
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Court orders defence for hearing-impaired man in 2017 quadruple murder-arson case in Selangor
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 2 — The Court of Appeal here today ordered a hearing-impaired man to enter his defence on charges connected to the quadruple murder-arson case, in which a family of four were killed in 2017 while another family member
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Senior police officer charged with extorting two businessmen using murder scene photo
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 — A senior police officer pleaded not guilty to two counts of extortion, in separate Magistrate’s Courts in Ampang, today. DSP K.K. Ravindhran, 52, is charged with extorting two electrical contractors, aged 42 and 50, by
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PM Anwar and NZ counterpart Luxon call for ceasefire in Gaza conflict, seek two-state solution
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 — Malaysia Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his New Zealand counterpart Chris Luxon today said they were united in calling for an immediate ceasefire in the conflict in Gaza and finding a two-state solution
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