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Ipoh man who beat family dog to death in viral video arrested
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 — Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the fatal beating of a pet dog in Taman Orkid, Ipoh, after a video of the incident went viral online. The 91-second video, posted by the Malaysian
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Settle your summonses for RM150 now or be blacklisted, JPJ warns nearly 2 million motorists
KOTA BHARU, Sept 30 — Nearly two million motorists risk being blacklisted by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) for failing to resolve outstanding traffic summonses for various offences, some dating back more than 15 years. RTD senior enforcement director Datuk
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Budi95 rolls out nationwide, 16 million Malaysians benefit from cheaper RON95
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 — Since 12 am today, 16 million Malaysians will start receiving benefits under the Budi Madani RON95 (Budi95) initiative to ease daily expenses. The initiative sets the price of RON95 petrol at RM1.99 per litre, down from RM2.05, with
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How dirty officials drove luxury cars full of oil across border
KOTA BHARU, Sept 30 — Cooking oil smuggling kingpin “Datuk John” evaded authorities for years by hiring at least two enforcement officers to drive vehicles loaded with subsidised oil through the heavily guarded Rantau Panjang border checkpoint. The officers were
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Non-subsidised RON95 retail price set at RM2.60 per litre from Sept 30, says MOF
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 — The retail price of non-subsidised RON95 petrol has been set at RM2.60 per litre for the period from Sept 30 to Oct 8, the Finance Ministry (MOF) announced yesterday. In a statement, MOF said the government
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Penang first in Malaysia to mandate hotel safety videos for guests
SEBERANG PERAI, Sept 29 — Penang has become the first state in Malaysia to make it compulsory for hotels to play safety awareness videos for guests, a move aimed at enhancing tourist safety and preventing accidents. Chief Minister Chow Kon
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Trolls disrupt India-US flight bookings after Trump’s H-1B fee announcement
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 — Vacationing in India, engineer Amrutha Tamanam rushed to return to the United States after Donald Trump abruptly announced a US$100,000 fee for the visa she holds. As she scrambled to get back to the country she’s
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Why UN sanctions on Iran have snapped back and what they mean
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 — A raft of UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, lifted under a landmark 2015 deal, went back into force late Saturday. The sanctions were reimposed because the “E3” European group—Britain, France and Germany—triggered a mechanism
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At least 36 killed in stampede at actor-politician Vijay’s rally in Tamil Nadu
NEW DEHLI, Sept 28 — At least 36 people were killed yesteday after a stampede broke out at a campaign rally of popular actor-turned-politician Vijay in Tamil Nadu, the state’s chief minister said. “I am deeply saddened and pained to learn
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Bursa Malaysia opens higher as market tracks Wall Street’s positive momentum
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — Bursa Malaysia opened higher today, tracking Wall Street which closed broadly higher last week, said an analyst. At 9.05am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 2.56 points to 1,611.61 from last Friday’s close
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