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PM Anwar briefs Agong on national matters during Bahrain visit, wishes King continued good health
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yesterday paid an audience with His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, during his official visit to Bahrain. In a Facebook post, Anwar expressed his gratitude for the opportunity
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Fahmi urges MPs to heed King’s call for unity, condemns incitement in Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19— Members of Parliament (MPs), particularly those from the opposition, have been reminded to focus on debates that foster unity rather than raising issues bordering on incitement, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He said this is in
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LawAsia joins clemency calls for death row Malaysian Pannir Selvam ahead of Singapore execution
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — The National Defence University of Malaysia (UPNM) is not a “dumping ground” for unwanted three-star generals in the Armed Forces, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said today. He added that the university vice-chancellor
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Ministers made 236 overseas trips in 2024, cost RM44m, Parliament told
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — Malaysian Cabinet members undertook a total of 236 official trips abroad last year, according to Federal Territories Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa. She said the total expenditure for these visits amounted to RM44 million, all of
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Commonwealth Lawyers Association makes last-minute plea to save Malaysian death row inmate in Singapore Pannir Selvam
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — The Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) has issued an urgent appeal to the Singapore government to halt the execution of Malaysian Pannir Selvam Pranthaman, who is scheduled to be hanged tomorrow for drug trafficking. Pannir, 36,
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Three of four deaths at Sunway NYE concert due to drug overdose, cops confirm
SHAH ALAM, Feb 19 — Police have confirmed that stimulant drug intoxication caused the deaths of three out of four individuals who attended a New Year’s Eve concert in Bandar Sunway. Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said this
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Police nab 47, seize RM721m in Selangor, N. Sembilan, Melaka and Johor
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — The Central Brigade of the General Operations Force (PGA) seized scheduled waste or electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) worth RM721 million in raids carried out in Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka and Johor last Saturday. PGA
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DAP sec-gen says disciplinary committee to review heckling incident involving Steven Sim, necessary action if needed
SUBANG JAYA, Feb 19 — Any complaint or issue relating to the heckling incident involving Steven Sim by an aide to Lim Guan Eng will be reviewed by the party’s disciplinary committee or the relevant authorities, DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke
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Take up tax issues with income tax commissioner instead of courts, advises Chief Justice
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat emphasised that tax-related issues should be raised before the Special Commissioner for Income Tax (SCIT), not through judicial review in the courts. In her keynote address, the Chief
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Law minister reveals full pardons for 106 prisoners, reduced sentences for 44 others in 2024
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — A total of 106 prisoners were granted full pardons last year, while 44 others had their sentences reduced. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said disclosed that
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