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MACC freezes RM1m in accounts amid DOE e‑waste corruption probe
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has frozen two bank accounts totalling about RM1 million as part of an investigation into an electronic waste (e-waste) management case involving the Director-General, Deputy Director-General and an assistant officer
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Sixteen PDRM officers depart Malaysia to join United Nations peacekeeping efforts in South Sudan
SEPANG, Feb 1 — Sixteen Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) officers left for South Sudan last night to join the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for a year-long peacekeeping deployment. The delegation, comprising 10 senior officers and six lower-rank
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Two tankers seized, 53 crew detained off Penang over suspected illegal oil transfers, RM512m in crude confiscated
SINGAPORE, Feb 1 — Two tankers suspected of illegal ship-to-ship oil transfers were detained and more than RM512 million worth of crude oil seized 24 nautical miles west of Muka Head, Penang last week, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said
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Fake TNB officer and bogus policeman trick pensioner into losing RM50,000 savings
KUALA TERENGGANU, Feb 1 — A 71-year-old female government pensioner lost RM50,000 after falling victim to a phone scam. Kuala Terengganu police chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor said the victim received a call on January 29 from a suspect posing
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Migrants taught Bahasa Melayu before entry as smugglers refine tactics along Kelantan–Terengganu waters
PASIR PUTEH, Feb 1 — A new reality in illegal immigration has emerged, with investigations by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) showing that immigrants brought in via Kelantan waters had learned Bahasa Melayu in their home country to facilitate
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Tourists and locals swept up in vibrant Thaipusam celebrations across Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 — Kavadi processions, prayer chants and the rhythm of traditional music marked Thaipusam celebrations nationwide today, as thousands of Hindu devotees, mostly clad in traditional attire, gathered at major temples in an atmosphere of devotion, harmony
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Saifuddin Nasution tells PKR to ‘trust the captain’ — and warns against ‘drilling holes in the ship’
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 — Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has urged PKR members to place full trust in party president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, warning that internal sabotage could sink the party’s wider political struggle. In a Facebook post reflecting
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MACC widens investigation into Penang senior official over zakat land purchase claims
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 1 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) of Penang will call up more individuals to have their statements recorded to assist in the investigation into the alleged abuse of power involving a senior state government official. “Yes,
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Emergency crews extricate driver after 99Speedmart lorry skids in Papar
PAPAR, Feb 1 — A 38-year-old man was injured after a three-tonne 99Speedmart lorry skidded off the road at Kampung Purak, Papar, on Friday evening. The Fire and Rescue Department received an emergency call at 6.21pm and personnel from the Papar
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