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Gas leak believed to have caused explosion at OCIM plant in Samalaju, no injuries reported
BINTULU, Jan 23 — An explosion occurred at OCIM Sdn Bhd’s plant in Samalaju Industrial Park here last night. The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said no injuries were reported in the incident. Firefighters from the Samalaju fire station
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Two firefighters injured by electric shock during Putatan blaze
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — Two firefighters sustained injuries after being shocked by electricity while fighting a blaze at a third-floor residence in Petagas, Putatan in Sabah late last night. Buletin TV3 reported that the fire broke out in a unit
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Sarawak General Hospital tackles bed shortage with patient distribution system
KUCHING, Jan 23 — Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) is addressing its critical bed shortage by implementing a patient distribution system within the hospitals in the Southern Cluster, said its director Dr Ngian Hie Ung. Dr Ngian explained that under this
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Social outcast’s resentment fuels serial arson attack on nine homes in Kupang
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — A 23-year-old man has been arrested for setting fire to nine houses in Kupang, Baling in Kedah, after a series of arson attacks that began in December last year. Police told Harian Metro that they believe the
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Zayn Rayyan’s parents seek to quash negligence charge tied to his tragic death
PETALING JAYA, Jan 23 — The parents of autistic boy, Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matin, have filed a notice of motion to dismiss a charge of negligence, which allegedly involved the possibility of causing him physical harm. Zaim Ikhwan Zahari and
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Like ‘hara-kiri’ for me to receive money in my personal account if I doubted it was Saudi donation
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 23 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak today suggested it would be like committing “hara-kiri” or suicide if he suspected that the huge sums of money that entered his private AmIslamic bank accounts were not donations from Saudi Arabia.
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Man to be charged in JB for slapping Puspakom staff after lorry fails inspection
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — A 59-year-old man who went viral for slapping a Computerised Vehicle Inspection Centre (Puspakom) staff member in Johor Baru last November, following his truck’s failure in a routine inspection, is set to face charges tomorrow.
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Resigning is ‘running away from the problem’, Najib tells court on 1MDB chairman Bakke quitting
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 23 — Defendant Datuk Seri Najib Razak today denied that he already knew there was trouble brewing at 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) when the Finance Ministry-owned company’s chairman Tan Sri Mohd Bakke Salleh resigned in October 2009. Instead,
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Foreign worker dies after Klang gas storage facility fire
SHAH ALAM, Jan 23 — A foreign worker involved in a fire at a gas storage facility in Klang late Monday night succumbed to his injuries at 6.32pm on Tuesday. Klang Utara police chief S Vijaya Rao said the victim
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