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Court dismisses negligence suit filed by late RMN cadet Soosaimanicckam’s family
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — The family of Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) cadet officer J. Soosaimanicckam, who died during training six years ago, today failed in their lawsuit against the Malaysian Armed Forces Council, the Minister of Defence, the Malaysian
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Asean to scrutinise Five-Point Consensus for Myanmar humanitarian crisis, says Tok Mat
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — Malaysia, as the chairman of Asean next year, together with the member countries will scrutinise the effectiveness of the Five-Point Consensus (5PC) in addressing the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad
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Former Thai PM Thaksin’s appointment as informal advisor to boost Asean cooperation, says foreign minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — The appointment of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra as an informal advisor to assist with Malaysia’s Asean chairmanship next year is viewed as a bridge to strengthen cooperation between the region and global powers.
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Sessions Court rejects negligence suit against govt by family of naval cadet whose death was ruled a homicide, lawyer confirms they will appeal
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 — The family of the late naval cadet J. Soosaimanicckam today failed in their bid to sue the government for negligence over his death on May 19, 2018, during a training exercise in Lumut, Perak. Sessions
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Dr Mahathir refutes former Cabinet members’ claims on Batu Puteh decision: ‘They lied, I’m ashamed’
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he feels ashamed over statements made by three former Cabinet members regarding the Batu Puteh issue. Utusan Malaysia reported that the former prime minister claimed the three individuals lied when they
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Musa Aman expresses gratitude to King for appointment as Sabah’s new Yang Dipertua Negeri
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — Tun Musa Aman has expressed gratitude to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim for consenting to present him with the instrument of appointment as 11th Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sabah in a ceremony at Istana
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PLUS expects 14pc traffic surge, set to hit 2.12 million vehicles daily on highways during Christmas, year-end holidays
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) expects a 14 per cent increase in traffic volume on its expressways with the number of vehicles reaching 2.12 million per day compared to 1.85 million on normal days during the
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Ranau hit by second weak earthquake in two days, tremors felt but no damage reported
KOTA KINABALU, Dec 17 — A weak earthquake with a magnitude of 3.1 on the Richter scale was reported to hit Ranau, at 10.01 am today. It is the second since yesterday when a weak earthquake with a magnitude of
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MyBAS is now BAS.MY, service to soon cover Batu Gajah and Seri Iskandar in Perak
IPOH, Dec 17 — Perak Transit Berhad has rebranded its MyBAS stage bus service to BAS.MY. In a statement, the company said the rebranding is not merely a change of name and colour but also reflects its commitment to enhancing
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AirAsia Flight AK1729 to Singapore turns back to Penang due to ‘adverse weather’ 20 minutes after takeoff
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — An AirAsia flight bound for Singapore was forced to return to Penang International Airport on the night of December 13, reportedly due to “adverse weather conditions”. The delay resulted in the passengers aboard Flight AK1729
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