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Woman freed on bail, to act as prosecution witness in case of siblings who drowned in Sungai Linggi, say cops
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 — The girlfriend of a father whose two children died after their car slid into Sungai Linggi estuary in Tanjung Agas, Port Dickson last week has been released on bail. Only the father, Abdul Rahman Mahmud, whose
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Nobel Committee rebuffs Trump’s campaign as Peace Prize decision nears
OSLO, Sept 12 — Donald Trump’s obsession with winning the Nobel Peace Prize next month may have hit a hitch — the stubborn independence of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which insisted to AFP that it cannot be swayed. Since returning
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Thai zoo under fire after lions led by ‘Trump’ maul zookeeper to death
BANGKOK, Sept 12 — A Thai zoo has temporarily closed its predator zone after lions mauled a zookeeper to death, wildlife officials said Friday, as scrutiny on the park’s animal treatment intensified. Safari World, which claims on its website to
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How Trump’s move to oust Fed governor could reshape America’s financial independence
WASHINGTON, Sept 12 — President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday asked a federal appeals court to let Trump remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook for now, a move Cook’s lawyers said could cause market turmoil with the central bank set
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Sime Darby warns of two-year slump for BMW sales in China amid fierce price war
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 — Sime Darby Bhd, a key distributor for BMW in China, expects the country’s auto market to deteriorate further before any recovery takes hold. Chief executive officer Datuk Jeffri Salim Davidson said the group anticipates one
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Singapore man gets prison time for driving off during quarrel and critically injuring wife
SINGAPORE, Sept 12 — A 70-year-old man was jailed for two weeks here after a rash act while driving caused his wife to fall and suffer severe head injuries that left her bed-bound. The victim, aged 61, was left bed-bound,
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How Singapore’s Nippon Paint tycoon broke Asian tradition by giving US$6b to his grandkids
SINGAPORE, Sept 12 — Six grandchildren of late Singapore tycoon Goh Cheng Liang, including a New York academic and a Bali charity founder, have each inherited billion-dollar stakes in his paint empire after the 98-year-old billionaire’s death last month. Each
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Head warden ordered students to move Zara Qairina’s body, clean up blood at scene, school security guard says
KOTA KINABALU, Sept 12 — Two students were reportedly told to clean up Zara Qairina Mahathir’s blood after she was taken away by an ambulance at 4am, said security guard Linah Mansoding. Linah told the Coroner’s Court here today that
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Temerloh police bust copper cable thieves, believed to be targeting ECRL project, seize stolen cables and equipment
KUANTAN, Sept 12 — In an operation conducted in Temerloh on September 10, police arrested two men and seized copper cables and equipment, believed to have been stolen from the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project. Temerloh police chief ACP
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Batu Pahat father of seven jailed four years, caned for robbing RM560 from Nepalese woman to pay loan shark
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 — A 44-year-old father of seven was sentenced to four years in prison and one stroke of the rotan after pleading guilty to robbing a foreign national to settle debts with a loan shark in Batu
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