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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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Tunku Idris opens JB Chingay parade, celebrating over 150 years of tradition and heritage
JOHOR BARU, Feb 19 — Over 400,000 visitors are expected at this year’s Johor Bahru Chingay Procession, reputed to have started over 150 years ago. Tunku Temenggong Johor Tunku Idris Iskandar Sultan Ibrahim graced the symbolic officiation of the procession
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Party veterans Tan Kok Wai, Fong Kui Lun to step aside from DAP leadership, cite confidence in next generation
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — DAP veterans Tan Kok Wai and Fong Kui Lun have announced they will not contest the Central Executive Committee (CEC) election at the party’s 18th National Congress on March 16. The two long-serving members of
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Civil servants’ pension liabilities projected to hit RM46.36b by 2030
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — Federal Territories Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said liabilities for the civil servants pension scheme are expected to climb to RM46.36 billion by 2030. In a written parliamentary reply today, Dr Zaliha said the financial implications
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Bintulu fisherman feared killed by crocodile after body found with bite marks
BINTULU, Feb 19 — A man who went fishing on the banks of the Sungai Nyigu late yesterday evening and failed to return home was found drowned today. He is suspected of being attacked by a crocodile. A spokesman for
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PDRM probes alleged RM12,000 extortion by narcotics officers during raid in Petaling Jaya
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — Police are investigating claims that officers from the Petaling Jaya police headquarters’s narcotics department conducted a raid without following standard operating procedures (SOP) and allegedly engaged in extortion. Petaling Jaya district police chief Assistant Commissioner
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