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Dispute over allegedly shoddy home repairs in Kluang ends in brutal attack, contractor arrested
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — A contractor was arrested yesterday for allegedly assaulting a senior housing executive in a dispute over home repairs in Kluang, Johor. Berita Harian reported that the 38-year-old suspect is accused of attacking Md Feries Sallih, leaving
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High tides and waves subside in Terengganu, last relief centre closes
KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 20 — The last of the three temporary relief centres in Terengganu, Bandar Paka JPKK community hall, has closed at 8 pm last night, marking an end to a series of high tides and huge waves exceeding
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Gerik police share safety tips after East-West Highway standoff
IPOH, Jan 20 — Police have not received any reports of an incident in which a herd of elephants allegedly surrounded a white Perodua Bezza car, believed to have occurred on Saturday on the East-West Highway (JRTB) connecting Gerik to
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PM Anwar meets Malaysian diaspora in Belgium
BRUSSELS, Jan 20 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yesterday attended a gathering here with Malaysians living in Belgium. The gathering, held in conjunction with his two-day working visit to Belgium starting Sunday (January 19), was attended by about
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Thailand moves closer to introducing wealth tax with new asset tracking capabilities
BANGKOK, Jan 18 — Thailand is now closer to implementing a wealth tax, Finance Permanent Secretary Lavaron Sangsnit said today, citing recent developments that make it possible to track the assets of the country’s wealthiest individuals, even those held abroad.
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What’s behind the Gaza ceasefire deal? Key details explained
JERUSALEM, Jan 18 — International mediators said this week that 33 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza would be released in the first stage of a ceasefire deal for the Palestinian territory agreed with Israel. In return, Israel is to
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First phase of Gaza ceasefire deal: Israel to free 737 Palestinian prisoners, hostages starting tomorrow
JERUSALEM, Jan 18 — Israel’s justice ministry has said 737 prisoners and detainees will be freed as part of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal approved Saturday. It said in a statement on its website
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Two judges shot dead at Iran’s Supreme Court
TEHRAN, Jan 18 — Two judges were killed in a shooting attack today at the Supreme Court building in Tehran, state media reported. “This morning, a gunman infiltrated the Supreme Court in a planned act of assassination of two brave
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America’s First Family moves back in
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 — Donald Trump’s family will likely be less formally involved in White House business in his second term as they were in the first, but some will remain key to his political operation as unofficial advisors. Here
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High Court dismisses widow’s claim to remove eldest daughter as co-owner of their HDB flat
SINGAPORE, Jan 18 — An elderly woman who sought to have her eldest daughter removed as a joint tenant of their HDB flat — claiming she had been misled and didn’t fully understand what she was signing — had her
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