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Fake news, real trouble: MCMC tracks down five users behind TV3-style fuel price hoax
KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has launched an investigation into five individuals suspected of spreading false information on the social media platform Threads about an impending fuel price hike. In a statement today,
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Johor immigration swoops on luxury apartment, detains Chinese nationals with fake Mexican passport
JOHOR BAHRU, April 2 — The Johor Immigration Department detained four Chinese nationals for using fake passports and overstaying in the country. Its director, Datuk Mohd Rusdi Mohd Darus, said the suspects, aged 43 to 57, were detained at a
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Anthony Loke visits grieving widow, offers comfort and support after tragic crash in Klang
KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — Transport Minister Anthony Loke paid a visit to the wife of the motorcyclist who died after being hit by a driver believed to be under the influence of alcohol and drugs in Klang, Selangor, on
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‘I have to be both mother and father now’: Widow of Klang drink-driving victim hopes to rebuild life for her three children
KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — With her husband gone and three young children depending on her, Nor Nadia Abdul Majid, 32, is returning to her Perak hometown to rebuild her life — weeks after a driver, allegedly high on alcohol
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Penang police dismantle drug lab, seize RM3.43m worth of narcotics in raids
GEORGE TOWN, April 2 — Penang police successfully dismantled a drug processing laboratory and busted a drug trafficking syndicate in a series of raids across the Timur Laut district on Monday and Tuesday, seizing drugs estimated to be worth RM3.43
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Petronas works with authorities to secure domestic supply, accelerates crude output drive
KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) is working with the relevant authorities to secure domestic supply while accelerating efforts to raise crude production. Vice president of upstream development Mohd Nazlee Rasol said Petronas, as the national oil
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World Bank ‘extremely concerned’ over economic fallout of Iran conflict, warning of inflation, jobs and food security risks
WASHINGTON, April 2 — The World Bank is “extremely concerned” about the effect the war on Iran will have on inflation, jobs and food security, and is in talks with member states on how to address immediate needs in the
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Tsunami alert lifted following 7.4 quake off Indonesia, says warning centre
JAKARTA, April 2 — A tsunami alert following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake off Indonesia today has now been lifted, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said. “Based on all available data… the tsunami threat from this earthquake has now passed,” the agency
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Trump tells wary public in prime‑time address Iran war goals nearly accomplished, vows US will ‘finish the job’
WASHINGTON, April 2 — US President Donald Trump told the nation in a televised speech last night that the US military had nearly completed the goals it had set out to accomplish in its war with Iran and that the
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Iranians vow to ‘resist until the end’ at Guards naval chief’s funeral
TEHRAN, April 2 — Thousands of Iranians gathered yesterday in Tehran for the funeral of the Revolutionary Guards’ naval commander, killed in an Israeli strike, with mourners vowing to fight to the end despite tough talk from Washington. The procession
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