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Azalina calls for corporate manslaughter law to punish deadly negligence
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — The government should consider introducing a new law to hold companies liable for serious safety failures that result in loss of life, according to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk
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Malaysia, Poland align Asean-EU agendas as Anwar, Duda discuss trade, diplomacy
PUTRAJAYA, June 10 — Malaysia and Poland have expressed readiness to deepen cooperation between Asean and the European Union (EU), leveraging their respective chairmanships to drive a more strategic and long-term interregional partnership. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said
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Education Ministry pledges care for teacher, kids caught in MPV–UPSI student bus crash
NIBONG TEBAL, June 10 — The Kedah State Education Department (JPN) is tasked to monitor the condition of a teacher and her family who were involved in yesterday’s East-West Highway crash. Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said she was informed that
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Piling works for RM10.5b Penang LRT to begin in July or August
GEORGE TOWN, June 10 — Physical works for the Penang Mutiara Light Rail Transit (LRT) project are expected to begin within the next one to two months, Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said today. He said piling works for
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Be mindful when sharing content on UPSI crash, Fahmi tells social media users
SINTOK, June 10 — Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil has urged content creators and social media users to exercise caution and uphold proper etiquette, when sharing or producing content related to the tragic accident which claimed the lives of 15
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Two critically injured UPSI students regain consciousness, now in stable condition, says hospital director
IPOH, June 10 — Two Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students critically injured in the tragic bus crash near Tasik Banding, Gerik, have regained consciousness and are now in stable condition. Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital (HRPB) director Dr Saiful Azlan
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Mandatory speed limiters for heavy vehicles in the works, transport minister says after deadly UPSI student bus crash
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — The government is drafting a policy that includes the mandatory use of speed limiters for heavy vehicles, as part of efforts to enhance road safety. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the policy is being thoroughly
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Police to question bus driver after hospital release, remand request to wait
IPOH, June 10 — Police are seeking a remand order for the driver involved in the fatal crash that killed 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students once he is discharged from hospital. Perak police chief Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin
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Tears, prayers in Terengganu as UPSI students buried following fatal Gerik crash
JERTIH, June 10 — Three more Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students who were killed in the road crash on the East-West Highway (JRTB) near Gerik, Perak, on Monday were laid to rest early today. The remains of Fatin Nasrien
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Wife, daughter of MPV driver still in hospital, son discharged after Gerik collision with UPSI student bus
BALING, June 10 — The wife and six-year-old daughter of a Perodua Alza driver involved in a fatal crash with a bus carrying Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students remain warded at Baling Hospital and are reported to be in
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