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Police investigating death of Form Four boy in predawn fall at Seremban school, counsellors on hand to support students
SEREMBAN, Nov 7 — A 16-year-old boy died at about 6am today, believed to have fallen from the fourth floor of a secondary school building here. He was pronounced dead at the scene, The Star reported this afternoon, without disclosing the name
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In ongoing spat with Umno, Guan Eng asks Zahid not to milk pre-dawn SOS call from 2017 Penang floods
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — Former chief minister Lim Guan Eng today urged Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to not exploit the tragic floods in Penang in 2017 when seven people died. Lim’s remarks today are part
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Man who went on window-smashing spree in Bayan Lepas arrested
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 7 — Police have arrested a man for causing a disturbance and breaking car windows of members of the public on Dr Lim Chong Eu Highway in Bayan Lepas near here yesterday. Barat Daya District Police Chief
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Govt struggles to probe GISBH’s teachings as they appear ‘lawful on paper’, says religious affairs minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — The government is finding it challenging to investigate Global Ikhwan Sdn Bhd (GISBH) practices and teachings due to its appearance of legitimacy, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar.
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Transport minister announces temporary ban on use of electrical sockets on board express buses after teen’s death while charging handphone
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — Express bus passengers are not allowed to plug into electrical sockets from today pending an investigation into the death of a teenager who died from electrocution while charging his mobile phone while on board one
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Perikatan MPs barred from direct negotiations on funding allocations, says PAS leader Tuan Ibrahim
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) MPs are prohibited from engaging in direct negotiations with the government regarding the draft memorandum of understanding (MoU) on funding allocations for the opposition, said PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.
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Prominent historian Zainal Kling dies at 80
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — Historian and academic figure, Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr Zainal Kling died at 4:30 am today at Shah Alam Hospital. He was 80. He was a former holder of the Malay Rulers Chair at Universiti Teknologi
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DPM Fadillah says govt open to fund negotiations with any MP, but only Syed Saddiq replied so far
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — The government remains open to negotiations with any Member of Parliament regarding allocations for elected representatives from the opposition, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Fadillah Yusof. He said that so far, only Syed
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Install blue LED lights to keep wild elephants away, Perhilitan tells farmers after catching five bulls in Jeli
KOTA BARU, Nov 7 — The Kelantan Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) captured five wild bull elephants in Kampung Dendong, Batu Melintang in Jeli yesterday. Its director Mohamad Hafid Rohani said the wild elephants were captured following complaints from
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Over 3,600 civil servants declared bankrupt since 2020
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — A total of 3,602 civil servants were declared bankrupt between 2020 and September 2024, according to the Insolvency Department. The News Strait Times reported that the highest number of cases occurred in 2020, with 1,009 civil servants
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