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Home Ministry bans two books — ‘Chase Me’ and ‘Ammar Zahrain’ — for threatening public morality
PUTRAJAYA, July 29 — The Home Ministry has issued a prohibition order against two publications deemed potentially harmful to public morality, effective July 1 and 3, 2025, through the Federal Government Gazette. In a statement today, the ministry said the
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Asean must close gaps and build a fairer, stronger regional economy
JAKARTA, July 29 — It is imperative that Asean focus its energies inward, towards building a more integrated and resilient economy in facing today’s global economic headwinds, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. In his policy speech on Asean
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Outdated gear under scrutiny in 22nd Regiment commando’s death off Kuantan, says Army chief
LENGGONG, July 29 — The Malaysian Army is still conducting an internal investigation into the death of a 22nd Commando Regiment member from the Grup Gerak Khas, with the matter currently under review by a board of inquiry set up
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Post-mortem confirms six-year-old Johor boy buried in Jempol strangled with cable tie; police recover hoe used to dig grave
REMBAU, July 29 — Negeri Sembilan police chief Datuk Ahmad Dzaffir Mohd Yussof confirmed that a six-year-old boy whose body was discovered buried in a remote area in Rompin, Jempol, was killed by strangulation with a cable tie, following a
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Bomba backs AGC appeal against influencer brothers’ one-month jail, RM1,500 fine for false report on volunteer fireman
MARANG, July 29 — The Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia (JBPM) is leaving it to the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) to assess the sentence handed down to motoring influencer Tengku Nizaruddin Tengku Zainudin and his brother, Tengku Abdul Aziz,
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Ivana Smit family says closure from court ruling more precious than RM1.1m award
KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — The family of Dutch model Ivana Esther Robert Smit today said the vindication of the High Court’s decision holding Malaysian authorities negligent in probing her 2017 death was worth more than the RM1.1 million in
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Jendela Phase 2 to start in September with hybrid tower rollout
KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — The second phase of the National Digital Network (Jendela) plan is expected to commence in September, Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said. He said the initiative, which involves nearly 3,000 sites nationwide, will no longer
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Malaysia stays calm, committed to legal route on Sulawesi Sea dispute, Anwar says in Jakarta visit
JAKARTA, July 29 — Malaysia has never adopted an aggressive stance in addressing maritime border issues with Indonesia, including the long-standing dispute in the Sulawesi Sea, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. At a dialogue with the Association of
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