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MACC investigates fertiliser delays affecting 38,000 Kedah farmers
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has opened an investigation into delays in the distribution of supplementary compound fertiliser to padi farmers in Kedah. In a statement today, MACC said its Kedah branch opened the investigation
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Kajang cops nab foreign woman after car chase ends in crash, 2.13g syabu found in her Honda City
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — A foreign woman was arrested after police seized three transparent plastic packets containing crystalline powder suspected to be syabu (methamphetamine), weighing 2.13 grammes, from the vehicle she was travelling in at Jalan Reko, Kajang near
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Kuantan cops nab daycare centre worker after video shows toddler being shaken, hair pulled
KUANTAN, Sept 7 — Police have arrested a woman to assist investigations into an incident where a two-year-and-eight-month-old boy was allegedly mistreated at a child daycare centre in Bukit Setongkol here. Kuantan police chief ACP Ashari Abu Samah said the
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Three killed, others feared trapped after New Delhi building housing students collapses; rescue underway
NEW DELHI, Sept 7 — A building collapse in the Indian capital New Delhi killed at least three people yesterday, local media reports said, as authorities worked to rescue those trapped in the rubble. The building, housing mostly students, came
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Ringgit opens slightly higher against dollar ahead of key US CPI
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar today, buoyed by expectations of a potential United States (US) interest rate hike following stronger-than-expected US non-farm payrolls (NFP) data. At 8 am, the local currency
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Iran to declare ‘prohibited zone’ near Strait of Hormuz in coming days, warns ships entering will face sanctions
TEHRAN, Sept 7 — Iran’s top security chief Mohsen Rezaei yesterday said his country would establish a “prohibited zone” near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state media reported. “In the coming days, a prohibited zone will be announced outside the
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Iran threatens ‘more intense’ response as clashes with US escalate
TEHRAN, Sept 7 — Iran’s top negotiator yesterday threatened a more forceful response to any further US attacks after Tehran targeted American warships in their latest round of clashes. The exchanges of fire, which began with US raids last week,
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Five killed, five injured after Amazon cargo plane crashes after overshooting Miami runway
MIAMI, Sept 7 — At least five people were killed when an Amazon cargo plane overshot a runway after it landed yesterday at Miami International Airport, crashed into vehicles and caught fire, officials said. Miami-Dade County fire chief Ray Jadallah
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Anak Krakatoa eruption forces closure of eight Indonesian airports, stranding 170,000 passengers
JAKARTA, Sept 7 — About 170,000 passengers were left stranded yesterday as Indonesia shuttered its main international airport and seven others, cancelling hundreds of flights after Mount Anak Krakatoa spewed a plume of volcanic ash and lava from more than
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