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Kelana Jaya LRT service disrupted between Pasar Seni and Bangsar stations due to track switch disruption, repairs underway
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — The Kelana Jaya Line Light Rail Transit (LRT) service experienced delays this morning following a track switch disruption between Pasar Seni and Bangsar stations. In a statement, Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd said the issue was
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Terengganu govt calls for prayers, mobilises immediate welfare aid, counselling for families affected by UPSI bus tragedy
KUALA TERENGGANU, June 9 — The Terengganu government will provide immediate assistance to the families of Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students involved in the tragic crash between a bus and a multipurpose vehicle on the East–West Highway near Tasik
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‘Everyone thought I was on the bus’: Student stunned after name appears on list of victims in deadly UPSI bus crash
KOTA BARU, June 9 — A last-minute change of plans saved one Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI) student from a nightmare bus ride that has claimed the lives of 15 people today. Alia, a first-year student, had returned to her
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PM extends aid to bedridden stroke-stricken couple in Kuantan
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has extended assistance to a husband and wife who are both bedridden after suffering strokes. The contribution was delivered on his behalf by political secretary Datuk Ahmad Farhan Fauzi,
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Sabah man dies after metal rod touches live wire while plucking mangoes in Papar
PAPAR, June 9 — A 42-year-old man died when he was electrocuted after climbing a tree to pluck mangoes in Kampung Bambangan here today. Papar Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) Chief Rozlan Osman said that following an emergency call via
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Driver trapped, burnt to death after timber lorry crash in Bintulu as vehicle bursts into flames
SIBU, June 9 — A timber lorry driver was burned to death when his lorry caught fire after it crashed along a timber trail in Samarakan, Bintulu yesterday. According to the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre, a call
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UPSI student bus crashes with MPV on East-West Highway in Gerik, at least 15 dead; PM instructs Higher Education Ministry to coordinate aid
IPOH, June 9 — At least 15 people were killed in an accident involving a bus carrying students from Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI) and a Perodua Alza multi-purpose vehicle on the East-West Highway in Banun, Gerik this morning. The
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UPSI vice-chancellor confirms students in fatal bus collision
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI) vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Md Amin Md Taff has confirmed that the university’s students were involved in a fatal bus crash on the East-West Highway near Tasik Banding, Gerik, early this
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Fahmi assures public MCMC only collecting anonymised telco data, no personal information involved
KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 — Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil has assured the public that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is not collecting any personal information from telecommunications companies. According to Free Malaysia Today, Fahmi said the request for
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Mother’s grief unbearable as she identifies son lost in Tanjung Harapan boat tragedy
SHAH ALAM, June 8 — The mother of a victim was overwhelmed and wept when she saw at her dead son’s face during the identification process at the Forensic Unit, Shah Alam Hospital, here following the discovery of the bodies
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