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Unilateral conversion of minors is constitutional, govt counsel argues in Indira Gandhi Suit

KUALA LUMPUR — A minor’s conversion to Islam requires the consent of only one parent, not both, a senior federal counsel argued in the High Court today, challenging the landmark 2018 Federal Court ruling in the case of M. Indira

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Unilateral conversion of minors is constitutional, govt counsel argues in Indira Gandhi Suit

KUALA LUMPUR — A minor’s conversion to Islam requires the consent of only one parent, not both, a senior federal counsel argued in the High Court today, challenging the landmark 2018 Federal Court ruling in the case of M. Indira

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Singapore tightens migrant-worker checks for new arrivals from West Bengal over Nipah concerns

SINGAPORE, Feb 3 — Singapore has tightened screening for newly arrived migrant workers from India’s West Bengal state after two Nipah virus cases were confirmed there, though authorities say no infections have been detected locally.  In a statement to Singapore-based

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Singapore authorities smash open ‘furniture’ at Woodlands, exposing Malaysia-registered van’s secret cigarette stash

SINGAPORE, Feb 3 — What looked like innocent bits of furniture in the back of a Malaysia-registered van turned out to be anything but, after officers at Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority smashed them apart during an enhanced check at

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Record RM74b in tourist spending puts Singapore on track for strongest year yet

SINGAPORE, Feb 3 — Singapore’s tourism sector surged to a new high in 2025, with spending climbing to S$23.9 billion (RM74 billion) in the first nine months of the year, according to new figures from the Singapore Tourism Board (STB),

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Kedah cops hunt for weapon allegedly used to stab man’s mother

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — Kedah police are working to locate the weapon used by a man to allegedly stab his mother, Zahrullail Basir, 52, at a house in Taman Sultan Abdul Halim, Jalan Tanjung Bendahara, here yesterday. Kota Setar

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Viral video triggers N. Sembilan Health Dept probe after Seremban eatery accused of recycling tofu, chicken and lamb

SEREMBAN, Feb 3 — The Negeri Sembilan State Health Department (JKNNS) is investigating claims circulating on social media that a local restaurant in Seremban was washing leftover food, including tofu, chicken, and lamb, to resell to customers. JKNNS director Dr

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Coroner’s Court views video and photo evidence in Zara Qairina inquest

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 3 — Two video recordings and two photographs were presented as evidence today at the Coroner’s Court during the inquest into the death of Zara Qairina Mahathir.  The visual evidence was related to the relationship between the

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Anthony Loke defends study on KL mayoral elections

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — DAP secretary Anthony Loke today defended the government’s decision to commission a study into the viability of holding elections to elect Kuala Lumpur’s mayor, describing it as “nothing controversial”. Federal Territories Minister Hannah Yeoh has

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Staffing, service scheme for border agency to be finalised by Q2 of this year

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 3 — The staffing and service scheme for the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) is expected to be finalised by the early second quarter of this year, paving the way for stronger border control operations. AKPS

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