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Mydin boss suggests millers hoarding local rice, fuelling shortage
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Rice millers appeared to be hoarding local white rice (BPT) to manipulate supply and are demanding cash payments from retailers in the wake of the resulting shortage, said Datuk Ameer Ali Mydin. Speaking as the
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Higher Education Ministry monitoring Malaysian students injured in Jordan accident
GEORGE TOWN, March 10— The Higher Education Ministry (MOHE) is closely monitoring the situation of the four students involved in an accident in Jordan, its Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir said. He added that he had received an
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BN confident in securing Ayer Kuning by-election, shortlisted candidates ready
GEORGE TOWN, March 10 — Barisan Nasional (BN) has no issues in finding a suitable candidate to represent the party in the Ayer Kuning state seat by-election next month. BN secretary-general Datuk Seri Zambry Abd Kadir said the party has
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Ministry warns schools against selling vape-shaped candies, calls for stricter controls
KOTA BHARU, March 10 — All types of food that pose a health risk to students, including vape-like candies, are prohibited from being sold in schools, said Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek. She warned that the Ministry of Education (MOE) would
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Sarawak man with mental health issues arrested after driving into Kuching church, shouting profanities
KUCHING, March 10 — Sarawak police arrested a local man, believed to have mental health issues, after he caused a disturbance at the St Joseph’s Church here yesterday. Kuching District Police Chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said the authorities
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Body of foreign man found floating in Sungai Pantai near Angkasapuri station
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — The body of a foreign man was found floating in Sungai Pantai near the Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) Angkasapuri station here at 4.39 pm yesterday. The Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM), in
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That mosquito buzzing around you might not be as harmless as you think… dengue is still a threat in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Twenty years have gone by since Chris Low, 40, got dengue fever. What scares him is he can still “feel” and remember the symptoms today. “I remember having a very high fever one day, my
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