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Kelantan teacher pleads not guilty to four charges of sexual offences against 11-year-old male pupil 

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — A teacher pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, today to four charges of child sexual offences against an 11-year-old male pupil in March and May last year. Syahril Faiza Zakaria,

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EAIC uncovers falsified documents, rule breaches at Pontian District Fisheries Dept in Johor

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 5 — The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) has found violations involving breaches of policy and procedure in the application and approval process for base transfer, engine modification and replacement, and licence transfer of a Zone B vessel

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N. Sembilan MACC nabs land broker over RM3.8m false claim, gets seven-day remand to assist probe

SEREMBAN, Aug 5 — The Negeri Sembilan branch of Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has remanded a land broker for seven days, starting today, to assist in an investigation involving the use of a land title containing false information to secure

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Govt to begin Budget 2026 consultation Thursday, focus on MSMEs, says Fahmi

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — The government will kick off its Budget 2026 consultation session this Thursday to collect feedback from various stakeholders, said Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil. He said the consultation session will run until the final draft

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Reach consensus first before seeking MP allocations, Anwar tells Opposition

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has advised opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) to first reach a consensus among themselves before making any requests regarding allocations for opposition representatives. Anwar said that if the Opposition

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PM says sudden deficit cuts risk hurting education, STR and healthcare allocations

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — The Madani government is gradually reducing the fiscal deficit in phases to lessen the national debt burden, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said that if the deficit were to be reduced suddenly,

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Ringgit climbs against US dollar amid growing rate cut expectations

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — The ringgit extended its gains to open higher against the US dollar today, as investor sentiment on risk assets rebounded amid talk of a possible United States (US) interest rate cut, an economist said. At 8

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Israeli military intercepts missile fired from Yemen after sirens sound nationwide

JERUSALEM, Aug 5 — A “projectile” fired towards Israel from Yemen was intercepted, but not before air-raid warnings sounded across the country, the Israeli military said today.  “Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in

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Netanyahu to unveil updated Gaza war plan as UN Security Council meets on hostages

JERUSALEM, Aug 5 — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised Monday to update Israel’s Gaza war plan, a day before a UN Security Council meeting on the fate of hostages still held in the Palestinian territory. Addressing a cabinet meeting with the

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India vows to defend interests after Trump threatens tariff hike over Russian oil

WASHINGTON, Aug 5 — President Donald Trump threatened yesterday to hike US tariffs on goods from India over its purchases of Russian oil—a key source of revenue for Moscow’s war on Ukraine. New Delhi quickly pushed back, saying the move was unjustified

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