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Malaysia goes into high alert as PDRM secures Xi Jinping’s upcoming visit
KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — Meticulous preparations, including aerial surveillance, are underway to ensure the highest level of security for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit from Tuesday to Thursday, according to the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM). In a post
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Students get laptops, mobile phones next as MCMC rolls out tech aid
PUTRAJAYA, April 13 — A total of 37 students from institutions of higher learning, who lost their belongings in the recent devastating fire in Putra Heights, have received laptops from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), to support their
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Police summon Raub MP and four others over obstruction claims during durian farm enforcement in Pahang
KUANTAN, April 13 — Police will summon five individuals, including Raub Member of Parliament Chow Yu Hui, to assist in investigations into the case of obstructing public servants from discharging their duties during a recent enforcement operation at a durian
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Runaway lorry ploughs through 15 vehicles near Serenia Toll Plaza in Dengkil, police cite brake failure
SEPANG, April 13 — A lorry crashed into 15 other vehicles on the slip road from the Serenia Toll Plaza heading towards Cyberjaya here yesterday, allegedly due to a brake failure. Sepang deputy police chief Supt Shan Gopal Krishnan said
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Fix Internet issues by 5pm or face MCMC crackdown
TAPAH, April 13 — Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil has given all telecommunication companies until 5pm today to submit solutions to the problem of poor Internet access nationwide, or face stern action. Fahmi said he has contacted Malaysian Communications and
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Education Ministry pledges full and transparent probe into Johor sports school drowning after family alleges negligence
TAIPING, April 13 — The Ministry of Education (MOE) has pledged a full and transparent investigation into the death of a 16-year-old student who drowned at a Johor sports school last November, after the boy’s family alleged negligence earlier this
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Works Ministry steps in to assess fire-hit SMK Lahat for structural safety
KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — The Works Ministry, through the Public Works Department (JKR), is prepared to extend technical advisory services to the Ministry of Education (MOE) to assess the structural safety of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Lahat in Perak,
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King and Queen extend Vaisakhi, Tamil New Year greetings
KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, and Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia, today extended the Vaisakhi and Tamil New Year greetings to the Malaysian Sikh and Tamil communities, respectively. In a
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Health Ministry to tighten security SOPs in hospitals nationwide after alleged twin babies’ abduction case, says Dzulkefly
PUTRAJAYA, April 13 — The Health Ministry will enhance its security control standard operating procedures (SOP) at all hospitals to prevent any untoward incidents, said Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. Referring to allegations of a pair of twins being
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Elderly woman loses RM2.6m in fake gold investment scheme on social media, Pahang police investigate
KUANTAN, April 13 — A 72-year-old woman lost over RM2.6 million to a fake gold investment scheme she joined through social media last year. Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the woman was introduced to the scheme on
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