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After fatal crash, highway operator says DASH bends safe, but more barriers and signs coming
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — The structure of the Damansara-Shah Alam Elevated Expressway (DASH), including its elevated bends, was built in accordance with specifications approved by the authorities and verified by certified engineers, says highway concessionaire Projek Lintasan Kota Holdings
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Etomidate in vapes? Singapore steps up with new ban from September 1
SINGAPORE, Aug 25 — Singapore will list etomidate, an anaesthetic agent increasingly being abused through e-vaporisers, as an illegal drug from September 1, according to local media reports. Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said the substance, currently classified under the
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Telco coverage, green energy, tax revenue sharing, and Gig Workers Bill
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — The monitoring methods and penalties imposed on telecommunications companies that fail to provide satisfactory coverage, particularly in rural areas, are among the matters to be discussed at the Dewan Rakyat sitting today. According to the
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Anwar announces extra RM100m aid for Palestine at KL rally
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced last night an additional RM100 million allocation for Palestine, on top of the RM100 million already approved by the government in 2023. The announcement was made before a crowd
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Dataran Merdeka turns into sea of teddy bears in show of solidarity with Palestine
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — In a heartwarming display of solidarity at Dataran Merdeka, 8,000 teddy bears were arranged yesterday to form a map of Palestine, made possible through contributions from the public and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Cinta Gaza Malaysia’s
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What actually happens when your bank sells your loan — and how Malaysia’s new law could protect you
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — The Senate is set to debate the Consumer Credit Bill next month, with expectations that it will pass without much resistance. If approved, the law could be gazetted as early as November. Policymakers from both sides
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UK’s Farage sets out plan for ‘mass deportation’ of asylum seekers
LONDON, Aug 24 —Former Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage set out plans yesterday for “mass deportations” of migrants who have crossed the English Channel on small boats if his Reform UK party forms Britain’s next government. In an interview with yesterday’s
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India investigator files criminal case against tycoon Anil Ambani
MUMBAI, Aug 24 —India’s national investigative bureau opened a criminal case against tycoon Anil Ambani after receiving a complaint from the country’s biggest bank alleging fraud, the agency said yesterday. Anil, the younger sibling of Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani,
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Trump crime crackdown deploys troops in Washington’s safest sites
WASHINGTON, Aug 24 — Hundreds of National Guard soldiers in military fatigues and combat boots mingled with tourists, posed for selfies, and treated themselves to ice cream from food trucks on Thursday along Washington’s National Mall, one of the safest
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Trump plan to convert 20 tonnes of Cold War plutonium into nuclear fuel — critics call it ‘insanity’
WASHINGTON, Aug 24 — The Trump administration plans to make available about 20 metric tonnes of Cold War-era plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads to US power companies as a potential fuel for reactors, according to a source familiar with the
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