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Brunei Sultan feeling tired, now resting at IJN
KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has confirmed that Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah is receiving treatment at the National Heart Institute (IJN). Speaking at a press conference during the Asean Summit, Anwar said the 78-year-old
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Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand ink CIQ cooperation framework
KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand today signed the Framework of Cooperation (FoC) in Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) under the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT), on the sidelines of the 46th Asean Summit here. The framework was
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Chinese student in KL fined for faking abduction video to extort RM2.9m from friend’s mum
KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — A university student from China was today fined RM17,000 by the Sessions Court here for deceiving his friend’s mother by staging a fake kidnapping to extort RM2.9 million in ransom. Judge Azrul Darus imposed the
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Police appoint lawyer as FRU truck crash victims’ families face exploitation attempts
GERIK, May 27 — Police have revealed attempts by certain parties to exploit the families of Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel following the fatal accident in Teluk Intan on May 13. Perak police chief Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin said the
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Tumpat goldsmith’s abduction linked to years-long extortion
KOTA BARU, May 27 — Police believe that four suspects involved in the recent kidnapping and extortion case against a goldsmith shop owner in Palekbang, Tumpat, are members of a criminal group active in the state. Kelantan police chief Datuk
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Asean-GCC-China summit opens doors for US$25t collaboration
KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today hailed the inaugural Asean-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-China Summit as a significant platform for fostering collaboration among some of the world’s most influential economic blocs. “Asean, the GCC, and
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Negeri Sembilan youth dept officer pleads not guilty to awarding contracts worth RM25,000 to wife’s company
SEREMBAN, May 27 — A senior officer with the Negeri Sembilan Youth and Sports Department pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to two charges of abusing his position to secure contracts for a company owned by his
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Home Ministry bans seven books including ‘Tuan Ziyad: Forbidden Love’, ‘Kougar 2’ for threatening morality, public order
KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — The Ministry of Home Affairs has banned seven books under the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984, citing concerns over content that could undermine public morality or threaten societal harmony. The prohibition orders were gazetted
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Freelance production crew, including ex-cop, arrested for police impersonation during drama shoot
SEPANG, May 27 — Three individuals, including a former police officer, were detained for impersonating police personnel while working on a local drama production. The arrests occurred after a police station chief confronted the suspects during a routine crime prevention
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Police findings on Putra Heights gas blast out by end June
SEPANG, May 27 — Police investigations into the Putra Heights gas pipe inferno last month have been completed, Selangor police chief Commissioner Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said today. Hussein said the police findings will be released alongside the Department of
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