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Johor cops say three reports lodged against Harith Iskander over ‘ham’ joke

JOHOR BARU, Jan 21 — The Johor police said today they have received three reports against comedian Harith Iskander, over a joke on Facebook that was deemed insensitive by certain quarters of Muslims. Johor police chief Datuk M. Kumar said

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MACC concludes probe into Sabah mining scandal, submits findings to DPP

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 21 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has concluded its investigation into a purported whistleblower and a former CEO of a company implicated in an alleged mining scandal in Sabah, which is also said to involve several state

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Perlis civil servant remanded over RM132,000 false claims for Muslim converts

KANGAR, Jan 21 — A civil servant from a state government department has been remanded for six days starting today, for allegedly submitting false claims for RM132,000 in compassionate payments to 49 new Muslim converts between 2022 and 2024. A

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32 injured in Klang chemical factory blast

KLANG, Jan 21 — Police have confirmed that 32 people were injured in an explosion at a chemical recycling plant in Taman Perindustrian Kapar Indah, Klang, yesterday afternoon. Klang Utara District Police Chief ACP S. Vijaya Rao said that the

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Indira Gandhi thanks Tengku Maimun for explaining that family was at the heart of child abduction case

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 — Hindu mother M. Indira Gandhi has reportedly expressed her gratitude to outgoing chief justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat for reiterating that the fight for her unilaterally converted child was not about religion. Free Malaysia

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Police summon four speakers over UM campus sexual harassment press conference

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 – Four speakers from a press conference held by Universiti Malaya Feminism Club (UMFC) on the university’s sexual harassment case have been summoned by the police for questioning over alleged violations of the Peaceful Assembly Act

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Comedian Shahrol Shiro from Umno lodges report against Harith Iskander’s ‘ham’ joke

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 — Shahrol Azizie Azmi, also known as Shahrol Shiro, has lodged a police report against a fellow comic over a joke the latter made on Facebook recently. Shahrol, who is also an active Johor Umno member,

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Sungai Besar ‘mummy’ found to be mentally ill, taken into custody by police

SUNGAI BESAR, Jan 21 — A man who raised eyebrows after dressing like a mummy wrapped in white clothing stripes was found to be mentally ill. Sabak Bernam police chief Superintendent Robin Guha Thakurta said the 25-year-old man was detained

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Putrajaya scraps toll-free travel for festivals this year, citing subsidy reforms

KUALA LANGAT, Jan 21 – Toll-free travel during major festivals will likely not continue this year following a decision by the Cabinet, said Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi today. The Star quoted him saying the government had determined that

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Home minister urges organisers of Saturday’s anti-corruption rally to comply with Peaceful Assembly Act

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 21 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail urges organisers of an upcoming assembly in the capital this Saturday to adhere strictly to the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 provisions. He emphasised that compliance is the responsibility of

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