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Kelantan sees 35 TB deaths in 7 months as cases surge in Kota Bharu
KOTA BHARU, Sept 9 — A total of 35 deaths due to tuberculosis (TB) were recorded in Kelantan from January to July this year. State Health director Datuk Dr Zaini Hussin said 636 TB cases were reported during the same
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Johor Bahru police chase ends in arrest of four cable theft suspects
JOHOR BAHRU, Sept 9 — Four individuals, including a secondary school student, were arrested for allegedly being involved in cable theft activities around the city on Saturday. Johor Bahru Selatan District Police Chief ACP Raub Selamat said that the suspects,
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Doctor says didn’t observe any ‘barcode’ self-harm marks on Zara
KOTA KINABALU, Sept 9 — The emergency doctor who first treated 13-year-old Zara Qairina Mahathir testified today that she did not notice any “barcode” injuries or self-inflicted cuts on the teenager’s wrists during her initial physical assessment on July 16.
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IGP confirms heightened alert at Petronas plants after SMS threat
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — Security at all Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities has been tightened following threats received by one of its officers in Bintulu, Sarawak. Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail said
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Man with prior drug offences arrested as police find pistol, ammo in Kota Bharu house
KOTA BHARU, Sept 9 — Police seized a pistol and 36 rounds of ammunition during a raid on a house in Jalan Kampung Sireh, Kampung Paloh, Pintu Geng, here early Saturday morning. Kelantan police chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat said the
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Don’t have a smartphone? Johor KPDN says consumers can use manual logbook for subsidised cooking oil purchases
JOHOR BARU, Sept 9 — Consumers without smartphones can still buy subsidised packet cooking oil through manual registration at supermarkets, the Johor Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) clarified today. Its state director, Lilis Saslinda Pornomo said
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One-acre forest fire erupts near FRIM in Kepong
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — A one-acre forest reserve near the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) in Kepong caught fire yesterday. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Operations assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mokhtar said the department received an emergency call
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How Penang is helping wildlife cross roads safely
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 9— Strung across the busy road along Jalan Lembah Permai in Tanjung Bungah, a red canopy bridge made especially for wildlife to cross the road was barely discernible to drivers. Located about six metres high and spanning
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Japanese lawmakers launch leadership bids after PM resigns, yen sinks on uncertainty
TOKYO, Sept 8 — Former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi became the first ruling party lawmaker to throw his hat into the ring to succeed outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba today, as financial markets whipsawed on the political uncertainty. Ishiba
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Families seek justice as ‘star’ French doctor faces murder charges
BESANÇON (France) Sept 8 — A French doctor went on trial today accused of intentionally poisoning 30 patients, 12 of whom died, in an alleged attempt to show off his resuscitation skills and discredit colleagues. Frédéric Pechier, 53, was working as an
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