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In Singapore, Malaysian tenant jailed for secretly filming landlady, daughter for at least seven years
SINGAPORE, Jan 18 — A Malaysian tenant who lived with a family in Singapore for nearly a decade has been sentenced to 19 months in jail for voyeurism and insulting modesty, Mothership reported today. The 40-year-old aerospace machine operator was caught in
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Plastic chairs fly during nine-person brawl at Ang Mo Kio coffee shop, three arrested
SINGAPORE, Jan 18 — Three men have been arrested for affray following a violent altercation in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore late last night. According to The Straits Times, the incident occurred outside a coffee shop at 181 Ang Mo Kio Avenue
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Accountant loses nearly half a million in Bitcoin scam promising RM5.5m returns
JOHOR BAHRU, Jan 18 — An elderly woman suffered a loss of RM460,888 after falling victim to a Bitcoin investment scheme that promised lucrative returns. Seri Alam District police chief, ACP Mohd Sohaimi Ishak, said the woman, a 61-year-old accountant,
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Tangkak drug suspect who escaped police custody captured in Kluang
TANGKAK, Jan 18 — A 38-year-old drug suspect who escaped custody from the Tangkak district police headquarters last Wednesday has been rearrested in Kluang this morning. Tangkak police chief Superintendent Roslan Mohd Talib said the suspect, identified as Mohd Saifulnizam
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Lembah Pantai to raise RM5m for residents hit by UMMC service charge increase
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 — Lembah Pantai Member of Parliament Fahmi Fadzil has announced that the constituency will raise RM5 million this year to assist those in need following the increase in service charges at the University of Malaya Medical
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Former broadcast CEO, company MD out on bail amid Op Ragada money laundering probe
KUCHING, Jan 18 — A former chief executive officer (CEO) of a media company and a managing director of a supplier company placed on remand since Thursday to assist with money laundering investigations were released on police bail today. They
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MCMC in talks with Microsoft on LinkedIn licensing in Malaysia, says Fahmi
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 — Discussions are underway between the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and Microsoft, the owner of LinkedIn, regarding the licensing of the social media platform, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He said that the discussions
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Miri mayor urges residents to manage waste responsibly as illegal dumping grows rampant in city
MIRI, Jan 18 — Miri mayor Adam Yii called on all Mirians to be responsible in handling their waste, particularly large-sized waste, in view of the increasingly serious illegal dumping in the city. Yii told The Borneo Post recently he was aware
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In Tanah Merah, GOF intercepts almost RM1m worth of ornamental plants smuggled from Thailand
KOTA BARU, Jan 18 — The Southeast Brigade of the General Operations Force (GOF) foiled two separate smuggling attempts involving ornamental and other plants valued at over RM900,000, on Thursday and yesterday. Commander Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid
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JKOM gets tough on fake news to protect Madani government’s reputation, says D-G
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 — The Community Communications Department (JKOM) will take a firmer and more proactive approach to tackle the spread of fake news that could harm the MADANI Government’s image. JKOM director-general Datuk Ismail Yusop said the department
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