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Agriculture Ministry assures ample coconut supply for 2025
KUALA KANGSAR, Dec 28 — The government has assured that there will be sufficient coconut supply to meet the demand during the series of upcoming festive seasons in early 2025. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu,
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IGP urges parents to monitor children’s social media to protect against online predators
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 — Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain has advised parents to closely monitor their children’s social media activities to safeguard them from paedophiles. Razarudin said sexual predators often use grooming tactics to approach children, including
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Investigation underway after seven police reports filed against Hannah Yeoh in defamation dispute against former IGP Musa Hassan
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 — Police have received seven reports in connection with an issue involving Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh. Dang Wangi district police chief Assistant Commissioner Sulizmie Affendy Sulaiman today confirmed the reports were lodged several days
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Chow calls for more investment as Penang faces hotel room crunch from soaring tourist numbers
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 28 — Penang is facing a shortage of hotel rooms to accommodate the growing number of foreign and domestic tourists, especially during festive seasons and major events. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the state currently has
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Public caning for offenders in Terengganu aims to educate, not punish
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 28 — Caning for Syariah offenders in Terengganu is intended as a corrective and educational measure, rather than a harsh punishment said Malaysian Syariah Judiciary Department (JKSM) director-general and Syariah chief judge Datuk Mohd Amran Mat Zain. He
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Any new proposal for Najib’s house arrest must go through Pardons Board chaired by Agong
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 – Any proposals for Datuk Seri Najib Razak to serve his remaining prison sentence under house arrest must be submitted to the Pardons Board, the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) said today. The AGC emphasised that all
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Motorcyclist killed in Kuching hit-and-run, Sarawak police seek leads after driver abandons car at accident scene
KUCHING, Dec 28 — A motorcyclist died while a driver of a car fled the scene after the two vehicles collided in an accident at Mile 8, Jalan Matang here this morning. Padawan district police chief Supt Mohd Irwan Hafiz
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JKR announces road closures as UPPM carnival coincides with student protest on corruption in Kota Kinabalu
KOTA KINABALU, Dec 28 — Sabah Public Works Department (JKR) yesterday issued a public notice saying that part of Jalan PPNS and Jalan Utama Dewan Undangan Negeri will be closed from 9pm of December 30, 2024 until 11.59pm of December
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Police seize heroin base worth RM1.2m, arrest man in PJ and Puchong raids
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 — The police have arrested a man and seized 13.3 kilogrammes (kg) of heroin base estimated to be worth RM1.2 million in raids in Petaling Jaya and Puchong on Monday and yesterday. Bukit Aman Narcotics Crimes
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Two men flee with valuables after armed robbery at Banda Hilir jewellery store, say Melaka police
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 — Two men robbed a jewellery store at a shopping mall in Banda Hilir in Melaka yesterday afternoon. A closed-circuit television (CCTV) recording showed the masked men entering the ground-floor store, according to a report by
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