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Malaysia Airlines, Batik Air suspend Amritsar and Lahore flights as India-Pakistan tensions escalate
KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — Local carriers Malaysia Airlines and Batik Air have temporarily suspended their services between Kuala Lumpur and Amritsar in India and Lahore in Pakistan, amid recent military skirmishes between the two sides. Two of Malaysia Airlines’
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Rafizi welcomes contest for PKR deputy presidency, says either outcome a ‘win-win’
KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli today said he welcomes the contest for the PKR deputy presidency, describing the upcoming central leadership election as a win-win situation for him regardless of the outcome. Rafizi, the incumbent, expressed
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Kashmir conflict may hit rice imports, Malaysia warns amid India-Pakistan tensions
KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — Malaysia warned Wednesday that tensions between India and Pakistan could potentially disrupt rice imports to the heavily dependent South-east Asian nation, prompting it to look elsewhere for supplies. Tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours have escalated
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PKR’s Nurul Izzah pledges to make ‘best decision’ amid calls to contest deputy president’s post
KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar has vowed to make “the best decision” regarding contesting in the party’s upcoming central leadership elections, amid growing calls for her to vie for the deputy presidency. The 44-year-old former
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Man found dead atop Gunung Keriang after solo climb, say Kedah police
ALOR SETAR, May 7 — A man died while scaling Gunung Keriang, near here, yesterday. Kota Setar police chief ACP Siti Nor Salawati Saad said police were notified by the public through the District Control Centre at the Kota Setar
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In Johor, school van driver pleads not guilty to causing death of five-year-old left in vehicle
BATU PAHAT, May 7 — A school van driver pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to a charge of causing a young boy’s death by leaving him in the vehicle in Taman Bukit Indah, Iskandar Puteri, last
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Massive 410kg crocodile captured in Johor oil palm plantation
BATU PAHAT, May 7 — A female crocodile weighing 410 kilogrammes was successfully captured by residents at an oil palm plantation near Kampung Parit Gantong Laut, Parit Lapis, Taman Nira, here today. The 4.5-metre-long reptile was first spotted at the
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Ismail Sabri completes giving statement to MACC after nearly six hours of questioning
PUTRAJAYA, May 7 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has completed giving his statement to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for today as part of an investigation into alleged corruption and money laundering. He was seen leaving
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IGP files committal proceeding against Papagomo again for breaching terms of apology
KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Razarudin Husain has once again applied for the court’s permission to initiate committal proceedings against blogger Papagomo, whose real name is Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, for breaching the
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Two men charged in Terengganu over record 600kg East Coast drug haul, face death penalty
KUALA TERENGGANU, May 7 — Two men were charged in the Sessions Court here today with trafficking in 591.39 kilogrammes of methamphetamine and heroin in Setiu last month. The charges against Nik Khairil Shahruzie Nik Rozlan, 32, and Muhamad Reduan
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