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Nadia Kesuma’s family prepares for burial, husband and daughter en route to Jeddah
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 18 — The family of actress Nadia Kesuma, who died in Jeddah on Thursday, has come to terms with her passing. Her husband, Prof Dr Muhammad Kamarul Kabilan Abdullah, 57, a lecturer at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM),
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BN formally admits PPP as a component party
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 — The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has now been formally recognised as a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, announced Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Speaking as BN chairman, he
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DAP will contest Selangor incumbent seats
KLANG, Jan 18 — DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke has today clarified the party’s stand on retaining incumbent seats in Selangor. He said that is the party’s decision to continue contesting in the seats that they have won in the last
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Divide-and-rule does not apply, there is only one team in DAP
KLANG, Jan 18 — DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke today denied ever mentioning any “Team A, Team B” issue in the party to anyone. He said he has never spoken about the matter to Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
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PM Anwar passes routine physical check-up with flying colours
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 — Serdang’s Sultan Idris Shah Hospital declared Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to be in good health after a routine health check-up. In a statement, the hospital said: “The results of the examination confirmed that
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Indonesia launches desperate search after plane carrying officials and crew vanishes over Sulawesi
MAKASSAR, Jan 18 — Indonesian authorities are searching for a plane carrying three government workers and seven crew members after contact with the aircraft was lost on Saturday, officials said. The Indonesia Air Transport turboprop plane left from Yogyakarta and
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Sarawak Dapsy says police have referred SUPP RM1m case to MACC
KUCHING, Jan 18 — The Sarawak Democratic Action Party Socialist Youth (Dapsy) claims that the police have referred the case involving Sarawak United Peoples’ Party’s (SUPP) alleged receipt of RM1 million from a former prime minister to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption
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More trees, less concrete, happy humans: Inspired by London’s Hyde Park, Sarawak premier unveils plans for Samarahan Park
KOTA SAMARAHAN, Jan 18 — The Sarawak government plans to transform over 1,000 acres near Samarahan Boulevard into a large-scale public park, modelled after iconic urban green spaces such as London’s Hyde Park. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari
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Unidentified woman found dead at Lubuk Sepang beach in Johor, police say
KOTA TINGGI, Jan 18 — The body of a woman, believed to have drowned and bearing injuries to her right thigh, was found in the Lubuk Sepang beach area, Bayu Damai in Pengerang, here this morning. Kota Tinggi district police
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Dad missing after pulling son from raging Sungai Lebir in Kelantan, search-and-rescue continues today
GUA MUSANG, Jan 18 — A man is feared drowned after being swept away by strong currents while trying to rescue his son from drowning in Sungai Lebir at the Lebir South Kelantan Development Authority’s (Kesedar) Land Development Plan (RKT)
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