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Foreign man arrested over alleged molestation of teen girl in Rawang
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — A foreign man who is suspected of molesting a teenage girl in Bukit Sentosa, Rawang recently has been arrested by the police yesterday. Hulu Selangor district police chief Supt Ibrahim Husin said the man was
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Anwar grills Cheras Madani housing project developer over missing infrastructure in launch plan
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today questioned the developer of the Residensi Aman Lumayan Madani housing project in Cheras over the absence of key public facilities, questioning why a school and kindergarten were not included
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Melaka mechanic caught for raping daughter since she was 8
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Police in Melaka arrested a 41-year-old man suspected of raping his daughter for the past 10 years at their home in Taman Tambak Paya Harmoni yesterday evening. The case came to light when the victim,
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Appeals court rules EC acted unlawfully by barring voter in Johor polls over Covid status
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 6 — The Court of Appeal today ruled that the Election Commission’s (EC) decision to bar a registered voter from casting his ballot in the 2022 Johor state election due to Covid-19 quarantine restrictions was unlawful. A three-member
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New water tariff, zoning rules in the works as data centres strain clean supply
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — The Malaysian government is working with state regulators to introduce a specific water tariff for data centres and heavy industrial users, while encouraging the adoption of recycled water and district cooling systems to reduce the
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No change to govt pension scheme, PSD warns public against false info
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — The Public Service Department (PSD) has denied recent social media claims that the government’s pension scheme changed starting January 1 this year. In a statement on its official Facebook page, the department stressed that pensions
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Fund youth, sports development or risk losing future talent, Hannah Yeoh tells state leaders
SHAH ALAM, Aug 6 — Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh urged Chief Ministers and Menteris Besar to provide sufficient funds for youth and sports development for the coming year. Hannah said this step is crucial to help the executive
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Johor woman allegedly micro-sleeps while driving, crashes into motorcycle and drags rider, pillion
ISKANDAR PUTERI, Aug 6 — A woman is believed to have fallen into micro-sleep while driving, causing her car to crash into a motorcycle and drag its rider and pillion along the Nusajaya Expressway yesterday. Both male victims sustained serious
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Over 400 tonnes of hazardous battery waste found at unlicensed Kedah factory, DOE seizes equiment
ALOR SETAR, Aug 6 — The Kedah Department of Environment (DOE) has enforced Equipment Operation Seizure (POK) provisions against a factory in the Bukit Selambau Industrial Area, Sungai Petani, suspected of conducting unlicensed off-site scheduled waste storage and recovery activities.
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MCMC records statements of trio over video of chicken bones given to homeless man
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 6 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has recorded statements from three individuals over a video, widely circulated on social media, showing them handing leftover food to a homeless man, which sparked backlash online. In a
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