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NSC: Security issues should be kept above politics to protect Malaysia from foreign influence
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — National security issues should not be used as political capital, but resolved through bipartisan agreements to ensure the country’s stability and sovereignty continue to be preserved from any elements of foreign influence. National Security Council
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Four men plead not guilty to machete attack that left man injured at Penang mall
GEORGE TOWN, March 5 — Four men pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to a charge of conspiring to cause grievous bodily harm to a man using a machete last week. Shop assistant Kisheaan Gunasegaran, 29; plumber
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Myanmar national held over fatal throat‑slashing of woman at Nilai workers’ hostel
NILAI, March 5 — Police arrested a 42-year-old Myanmar national early today to assist in the investigation into the murder of a female compatriot at a foreign workers’ hostel here last Monday. Nilai police chief Supt Johari Yahya said the
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KTMB auxiliary police nab man over attempted cable theft along Telok Gadong–Teluk Pulai rail sector
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 5 — Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) has detained a foreign man suspected of attempting to steal railway cables near KM 37.478 along the Telok Gadong–Teluk Pulai sector yesterday evening. The suspect was apprehended at about 6.45pm
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Man dies of rabies in Sarawak, marking Malaysia’s first fatality this year, says health minister
PUTRAJAYA, March 5 — A 44-year-old man died from a rabies infection in Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, on Feb 25, marking the country’s first recorded death from the disease this year, according to Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad. He said that since
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Actress and husband remanded over RM1.5 million land scam involving fake lots in Selangor
SEREMBAN, March 5 — An actress and her husband have been remanded for three days starting today to assist police investigations into an alleged scam involving the sale of non-existent alienated land lots, which caused losses of RM1.5 million. The
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Amir Hamzah: EPF on track for 60pc of members to meet RM390,000 basic savings level by 2030
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — An estimated 60 per cent of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members can potentially reach the basic savings level of around RM390,000 at the age of 60 by 2030, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir
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Topple govt probe: IGP says three to four more individuals to be called in
PUTRAJAYA, March 5 — Police expect to call in another three to four individuals to give statements in investigations into an alleged movement to topple the federal government, Inspector-General of Police Mohd Khalid Ismail said today. He said authorities have
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Miti: Malaysia-US minerals deal will not affect conditions imposed on Lynas
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — Both of Malaysia’s commitments regarding Licensing Certainty as contained in the Joint Statement on the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) (Article 5.2) and the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Critical Minerals (Areas of Cooperation, Section
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Bank Negara maintains OPR at 2.75pc, says policy stance supportive of economy
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — Bank Negara Malaysia’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent during its meeting today. The central bank said at the current OPR level, the MPC
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