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Former MIC president Palanivel mourned as a statesman and advocate for education
KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 — Political leaders today paid their final respects to former MIC president Datuk Seri G Palanivel, who passed away yesterday morning at the age of 76. DAP leaders M Kulasegaran and Teresa Kok expressed their condolences,
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IGP turns RM5,000 court award from blogger Papagomo into welfare boost for cops
KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 — Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Razarudin Husain has donated RM5,000 to the Tabung Amanah Warisan Polis (TAWP), using funds awarded by the court in his committal proceedings against blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris,
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Melaka teen charged with murdering mum and brother, injuring younger sibling in family tragedy
MELAKA, June 18 — A 17-year-old boy is accused of killing his mother and biological elder brother, besides injuring his younger brother at the Ayer Keroh Magistrate’s Court here today. For the first and second charges, the teenager is accused
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Federal Court orders Public Bank to pay RM90m to NFCorp, Salleh over data breach
PUTRAJAYA, June 18 — The Federal Court today ordered Public Bank Berhad to pay RM90 million in damages to National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp), its chairman Datuk Mohamad Salleh Ismail, and three subsidiary companies for breach of contract to protect their
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Malaysia’s Online Safety Act to strengthen digital protections, enforcement expected soon
PUTRAJAYA, June 18 — The Online Safety Act 2024 is expected to be enforced soon after several key processes related to the legislation are finalised, according to Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil. Fahmi, who is also Madani Government spokesperson, said
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Tahfiz student who sexually assaulted junior in Hulu Langat centre gets two-year good behaviour bond
KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 — A tahfiz student who pleaded guilty to committing physical sexual assault on a child of a staff member of a tahfiz centre in Hulu Langat in April last year was bound over on a two-year
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Taiping court doubles jail time for drunk trailer driver who killed police officer, three family members in 2020 crash
TAIPING, June 18 — The High Court here today reportedly dismissed the appeal of a trailer driver convicted of causing the death of four family members, including a police officer, in a crash on Jalan Ipoh-Kuala Kangsar in 2020. According
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Perak Minerals and Geoscience Dept rule out quarry blasting behind Ipoh tremors, explosive sounds
IPOH, June 18 — The Perak Department of Minerals and Geoscience Malaysia (JMG) has confirmed that the explosion sound and tremor reported around 10.30am today were not caused by quarry blasting, Bernama reported this afternoon. JMG director Nizarulikram Abdul Rahim
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Johor police seek NRD’s help to trace teacher Lo Kwan Fong’s next-of-kin
JOHOR BARU, June 18 — Police are seeking the assistance of the National Registration Department (NRD) to locate the next-of-kin of teacher Lo Kwan Fong, whose decomposed body was discovered at her home in Skudai last Thursday. Iskandar Puteri police
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Govt to evacuate Malaysians in Iran this Friday, says Fahmi as Middle East tensions worsen
PUTRAJAYA, June 18 — Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil today said the evacuation of Malaysians from Iran is under way, with all necessary arrangements already in place. He said the Malaysians involved are expected to leave the Middle Eastern country
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