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Father dies, daughter hospitalised after MPV skids and crashes on North-South Expressway
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — A man was reportedly killed and his eight-year-old daughter seriously injured after the multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) they were travelling in skidded and crashed into a guardrail along the North-South Expressway near Tangkak yesterday. The 5pm
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Java’s highest peak Semeru erupts again, Indonesian authorities issue Level 3 alert warning
JAKARTA, March 29 — Mount Semeru in East Java erupted nine times on Sunday, with the latest eruption sending an ash column up to 800 metres above its summit and triggering pyroclastic flows that travelled 3.5 kilometres down its southeastern
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Driver in custody after car ploughs into pedestrians in central England city, police say not a threat
LONDON, March 29 — British police said on Sunday seven people had suffered “serious but not life-threatening injuries” after a car was driven into pedestrians in a central England city, with one man arrested. Officers arrested the man in his
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Ship insurers grapple with soaring war‑risk costs for perilous Gulf route
LONDON, March 29 — Iranian forces’ threat to ships in the crucial Strait of Hormuz has driven up payments for the insurance that underpins the world freight industry. Here are facts and figures about how maritime insurance works — and
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Two men in Wangsa Maju ‘protection money’ video arrested, police probe ongoing
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — Two men seen in a viral video allegedly demanding protection money from a business operator have been arrested by police. According to a report by Malaysiakini, Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Fadil Marsus confirmed the arrests
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Malaysia to bar foreign debit and credit cards from RON95 purchases to curb subsidy misuse
KUALA LUMPUR: The use of foreign credit and debit cards to purchase RON95 petrol nationwide will reportedly be restricted in stages starting Wednesday. According to Berita Harian, Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living enforcement director-general Datuk Azman Adam said
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Kelantan records 1,089 open burning cases since Jan 1, says Fire Dept
KOTA BHARU, March 29 — The Kelantan Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) has recorded 1,089 open burning cases from the overall total of 1,418 fire emergency calls received since January 1. Its director, Farhan Sufyan Borhan, said that of the
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Genting Highlands restaurant charges RM902 for fish dish, draws KPDN scrutiny
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — A Genting Highlands restaurant has reportedly come under scrutiny after a group of diners were charged RM902 for a wild river fish dish. According to a report in Sin Chew Daily, a Singaporean diner complained that a 2.7kg
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Body of missing fisherman discovered along Tanjung Rhu shoreline
MERSING, March 29 — A fisherman reported missing yesterday was found drowned along the shoreline near Tanjung Rhu early this morning. Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department senior fire officer II Ikmal Hafiz Shamsudin said the 41-year-old man was discovered by
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Malaysia steps up food security measures as West Asia conflict disrupts supply chains, says minister
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — The government will continue to strengthen the country’s food system to ensure sufficient supply and access to the people during the conflict in West Asia. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu
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