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Restoration and relief efforts continue for Putra Heights explosion victims, Prime Minister’s aid to be delivered
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — Restoration efforts are actively underway in the area devastated by last week’s gas pipeline fire and explosion in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, with continued support pouring in for the victims. Today, work to drain stagnant
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Cops arrest man in Kedah on suspicion of abducting disabled girl in Melaka
MELAKA, April 7 — Police have arrested a man suspected of abducting a disabled girl with learning difficulties, who was reported missing in Taman Rambai Idaman here on April 5. Melaka Tengah district police chief ACP Christopher Patit said the
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Malaysians allegedly involved in tour bus crash that injures 47 on Tokyo expressway
TOKYO, April 6 — Forty-seven people, mostly foreigners, were injured on Saturday when one tour bus rear-ended another on an expressway in western Tokyo, police reported. Free Malaysia Today reported that Hong Kong’s Dimsum Daily stated the buses were carrying passengers from Hong
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Selangor police say 219 homes damaged in total, 220 declared safe
SUBANG JAYA, April 6 — A total of 219 homes in Putra Heights were damaged in the recent gas pipeline explosion, while 220 others have been declared safe, Selangor police said today. Selangor Police Chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said
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Malaysia Hindu Sangam submits memo to PMO seeking temple authority for nationwide regulation
KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 – The Malaysia Hindu Sangam (MHS) today reportedly submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) urging the formation of a regulatory body for Hindu temples nationwide. According to a Malaysiakini report, the body is proposed to
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Saifuddin Nasution demands apology from Facebook user over alleged KDA FC defamation
KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has reportedly issued a letter of demand to a social media user over allegedly defamatory claims about the former’s role in Kedah Darul Aman Football Club (KDA FC). Free Malaysia
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Putra Heights gas blast site ‘highly unstable’, technical probe on hold for at least 10 days
SUBANG JAYA, April 6 — The ground where the Putra Heights gas pipeline explosion happened will require about 10 days to be stabilised before the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) can begin their technical investigation into the incident.
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‘Process requires investigative discipline’: Home Minister urges public to trust police probe into Putra Heights gas fire
JITRA, April 6 — The public is urged to place their trust in the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) in carrying out investigations into the gas pipeline fire incident at Putra Heights, Subang Jaya on April 1, Home Minister Datuk Seri
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Sabah warns poachers after second pygmy elephant killed in weeks
KOTA KINABALU, April 6 — Anyone responsible for decapitating Borneo pygmy elephants in Sabah will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, says Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment (KepKAS) Datuk Christina Liew. She said her ministry expresses
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Citing Putra Heights blast Perai case, Kon Yeow warns against squatting near gas pipelines
NIBONG TEBAL, April 6 — The Penang government will step up enforcement and take swift action against encroachment activities near its natural gas power plants, Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said. He said this is because the state will not
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