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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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MACC’s role is to recover funds, spending not our job
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 3 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has clarified that its role is to seize and recover misappropriated funds, not to oversee how they are subsequently channelled or spent. Chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki clarified that while
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IIUM conducting study on KL mayoral election, not DAP
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 3 — The study on the proposal to hold an election for the Kuala Lumpur mayor post is being conducted by a reputable university, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh. According to her,
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Man arrested on bus to Selangor over mum’s murder in Alor Setar, remanded seven days until Feb 9
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — A 28-year-old man suspected of killing his mother, a 52-year-old bank operations executive, was arrested by police last night while travelling on a bus to Selangor. The victim, Zahrullail Basir, was found dead at her
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