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Anwar promises maximum effort to keep RON95 steady despite Brent crude surge
PUTRAJAYA, March 2 — The government will try to maintain the price of RON95 petrol for Malaysians at the current level of RM1.99 per litre despite global market uncertainty due to the conflict in the Middle East, said Prime Minister
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Health Ministry: TB cases dip to 417 in seventh week, no new clusters reported
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — The Health Ministry recorded 417 new tuberculosis (TB) cases nationwide during the seventh epidemiological week this year, showing a decline compared with the same period last year. According to a report by the New Straits Times,
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Embassy urges stranded Malaysians in Oman to follow airline arrangements amid flight uncertainty
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — The Malaysian embassy in Muscat has issued a consular notice updating Malaysians stranded in the country following recent developments in the Middle East. The embassy, in a notice posted on its Facebook page, said the
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Police investigate negligence after four‑year‑old dies in PPR blaze while mother was out buying food
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Police revealed that the four-year-old boy whose charred body was found in a room at the People’s Housing Project (PPR) Kampung Muhibbah in Bukit Jalil this evening was believed to have been left at home
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Non-education grads invited to apply as MOE opens 20,000 DG9 contract teacher positions from 2pm today
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — The Ministry of Education (MOE) has announced the opening of 20,000 new positions for Education Service Officers Grade DG9 on a contract of service (CoS) basis in primary schools, starting from 2pm today. According to
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Batik Air pulls today’s KL–Dubai flight, offers passengers rebooking or refunds
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — Batik Air has cancelled today’s scheduled service between Kuala Lumpur and Dubai as a precautionary safety measure due to the closure of designated airspace corridors in the Middle East. The airline said it continues to
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Flight chaos from Middle East spares KLIA, terminals running steady despite cancellations
SEPANG, March 1 — Operations at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) remain stable and orderly despite several flight cancellations linked to the evolving situation in the Middle East, according to Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB). MAHB told Bernama that both
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Iran’s top generals wiped out: Chief of staff, defence minister killed in US-Israel strike
TEHRAN, March 1 — Iran’s armed forces chief of staff Abdolrahim Mousavi was killed along with other senior generals in US and Israeli strikes on the country, state TV reported on Sunday. State TV listed the name of Mousavi along
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Jalan Kelawai mall attack: Penang police nab four after business spat turns bloody
GEORGE TOWN, March 1 — The arrest of four individuals to assist investigations into the attack on a man at a shopping mall along Jalan Kelawai last Wednesday is expected to help resolve the case. Penang police chief Datuk Azizee
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Body of 34-year-old man found floating in Sungai Kalansanan, say Kota Kinabalu police
KOTA KINABALU, March 1 — Police have confirmed the discovery of the body of a man, found floating along the banks of Sungai Kalansanan in Kampung Kalansanan, Inanam, this morning. Kota Kinabalu police chief ACP Kasim Muda said that police
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