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Malaysian court ruling on ‘illegal’ seizures of Pride watches remain as Home Ministry did not appeal
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — The High Court ruling which found Malaysia’s Home Ministry’s seizures last year of 172 Swatch watches worth RM64,795 — without search warrants and before the watches were even banned for having lesbian, gay, bisexual and
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Cadet faces court over steam iron assault, mention set for Feb 4
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — The Sessions Court here today set February 4 as the date for the mention of the case involving a cadet officer from the Military Training Academy (ALK) of the University Pertahanan Malaysia (UPNM), who is
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Apply for licence by Dec 31 to provide better services to Malaysians, deputy minister tells social media platforms
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — Social media platform providers have been urged to promptly register their service licences ahead of the enforcement of the Class Licence for Application Service Providers, which takes effect on January 1. Deputy Communications Minister Teo
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PM Anwar mourns loss of ‘cherished friend’ former Indian premier Manmohan Singh
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has described former Indian prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who died on Thursday night, as a “cherished friend” and a pivotal figure in India’s modern history. In extending his
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Lee Lam Thye calls for tougher measures to combat child sex abuse, trafficking
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — Strengthening digital safety and imposing stiffer penalties are among the key measures proposed by the Alliance for a Safe Community to check rising incidents of missing children and child sex abuse. Its chairman, Tan Sri
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Thunderstorms, heavy rain in several states until 5pm, warns MetMalaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) today issued a warning of thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds in several states, until 5pm today. In Perak, the areas affected are Kinta, Kampar, Hilir Perak and Batang Padang;
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PM Anwar meets Thaksin: Peace in Southern Thailand, Myanmar crisis top agenda
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has met former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to discuss several critical regional issues, including pioneering peace efforts in Southern Thailand and addressing the crisis in Myanmar. Anwar said
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Japan’s PM to visit Malaysia for talks on regional cooperation and challenges
TOKYO, Dec 27 — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will visit Malaysia and Indonesia from January 9 to 12, to deepen cooperation with the South-east Asian nations toward realising a rules-based, free and open Indo-Pacific, the top government spokesman said
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KL-Karak expressway oil spill cleanup completed
SHAH ALAM, Dec 27 — Oil spill clean-up operations, following an accident involving a tanker carrying palm oil at KM 27.9 of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway, were completed last night. In a statement posted on Facebook, Lembaga Urus Air Selangor
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Repeat khalwat offender in Terengganu undergoes two-minute public caning
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — A father of five became the first individual to be publicly caned inside a mosque in Terengganu for repeat khalwat (close proximity) offences. The punishment was carried out at the Al Muktafi Billah Shah Mosque
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