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King is UiTM’s seventh chancellor
SHAH ALAM, Nov 13 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, was proclaimed as the seventh Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) today. The proclamation ceremony was held at Dewan Agung Tuanku Canselor at UiTM’s main campus here, in
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Thief breaks into home, threatens elderly woman with knife; swift police action leads to arrest and seven-day remand
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — An elderly woman faced a terrifying ordeal when a male thief entered her home in Taman Kota Masai and held a knife to her neck in the early hours of the morning yesterday. Seri Alam
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‘We will be together again at a certain time’: Dr Mahathir mourns death of longtime ally Daim
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today mourned the passing of his longtime ally former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin. In a statement issued today, Dr Mahathir expressed immense grief at the loss of
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Retired major-turned-motivational speaker claims abuse, threatened by military officer in front of UPNM trainees in Sg Besi camp; police investigating
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — A motivational speaker who is also a retired Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) officer claimed to have been threatened and abused by a MAF officer during a motivational talk programme at Dewan Tun Templer, Sungai Besi
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Any protectionist policy in trade affects Malaysia, PM Anwars says as Trump returns as US president
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that any form of protectionism will affect countries in terms of trade and investment. Speaking to Richard Quest on CNN recently, Anwar cited an example whereby a huge
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City cops kill four Vietnamese believed behind serial thefts across Klang Valley since 2018 worth RM4.3m
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — Four Vietnamese men, suspected of 44 break-ins at homes and offices across the Klang Valley, were killed in a shootout during an Op Tebuk raid at a residence on Jalan Imbi, Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur
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Taman OUG man allegedly killed mother to ‘send her to heaven’, say police
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — A man who confessed to murdering his elderly mother in 2021 told police he did so to “send her to heaven”, reportedly due to a dispute over religious beliefs, according to a New Straits Times report. The
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Refining Communications and Multimedia Act, housing prices, and military AI
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — Efforts to streamline Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 regarding the misuse of network facilities or services will be among the topics to be discussed in the Dewan Rakyat today. According to
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USIM’s intensive Arabic language course to start in 2025 for Malaysian students heading to Al-Azhar in Egypt
CAIRO, Nov 13 — The first intake of students for an intensive Arabic language course at the Al-Azhar Arabic Language Institute at Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) will begin early next year, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He
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Could EPF dividends exceed 6pc this year? Experts believe so
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — A strong third-quarter performance in 2024 has raised expectations that the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) dividend rate could exceed 6 per cent this year, according to financial experts. Socio-Economic Research Centre executive director Lee Heng
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