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Melaka boy claims attempted kidnap while cycling home, cops investigate
MELAKA, Aug 24 — Melaka police are investigating allegations that a boy was nearly abducted by a man in a white van while cycling home in Kampung Paya Ikan here on Aug 15. Melaka Tengah police chief ACP Christopher Patit
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Johor rolls out RM3.87m plan to empower Orang Asli communities
JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 24 — The Johor state government has announced nine initiatives to support and empower the Orang Asli community, with a total allocation of RM3.87 million. In a Facebook post, State Agriculture, Agro-based Industry and Rural Development Committee
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Smoke from broken-down lorry triggers chaotic 12-vehicle crash in Muar; one dead, six injured
MUAR, Aug 24 — It was a bizarre chain reaction that linked a total of 12 vehicles in a southbound accident at KM129.9 of the North-South Expressway (PLUS) yesterday morning, but when the smoke cleared on the potentially deadly incident
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Safety first, ride in groups, Bukit Aman tells participants after Terengganu RXZ event claims four lives
KUALA NERUS, Aug 24 — Police have received four reports of fatal accidents involving participants of the RXZ Members 7.0 2025 programme, said Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) director Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri. He said
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Segamat 4.1-magnitude tremor sparks alert, Johor MB urges public to avoid unsafe structures
JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 24 — The Johor government has urged the public to stay away from unsafe structures and remain alert to instructions from the authorities following a weak earthquake detected in Segamat at 6.13 am today. Menteri Besar Datuk
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From Rafales to homegrown engines, India partners French firm to ramp up defences against hostile neighbours
NEW DELHI, Aug 23 — India is working with a French company to develop and manufacture fighter jet engines in the country, New Delhi’s defence minister said. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in May approved the prototype of a 5th generation
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Radioactive traces found in Indonesian shrimp bound for US, Jakarta investigates
JAKARTA, Aug 23 — Indonesia is investigating suspected radioactive contamination involving Cesium-137, following reports from the United States (US) authorities that frozen shrimp exported from the Southeast Asian country may have been exposed to radioactive material, reported Antara News Agency.
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Pakistan’s top diplomat visits Bangladesh for first time in over a decade — as Dhaka snubs India and old wounds resurface
DHAKA, Aug 23 — Pakistan’s foreign minister flew to Bangladesh on Saturday as the nations, once bitter enemies after they split in 1971, seek to rebuild ties with regional power balances shifting. Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is the most senior
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Tour bus with over 50 people from Niagara Falls to NYC flips on highway, child among dead
NEW YORK, Aug 23 — A tour bus carrying more than 50 people veered out of control and rolled over on an Upstate New York highway on Friday, killing at least five people and injuring dozens of others, authorities said.
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US No. 2 Treasury official quits after five months
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 — US Deputy Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender is leaving the government after less than five months, the Treasury Department said on Friday, another abrupt departure by a senior official in the young Trump administration. Faulkender is the
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