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Melaka Pakatan finalising talks with Bersatu, others to form PH Plus for state polls
MELAKA, Sept 19 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) Melaka is finalising negotiations with parties that have similar aspirations, including Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), to form a PH Plus collaboration to contest the Melaka State Election. Melaka PH chairman Adly Zahari
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Prabowo welcomes Malaysia’s offer of aircraft, helicopters and team to fight Indonesia fires
JAKARTA, Sept 19 — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has welcomed Malaysia’s offer to assist in tackling forest fires in the country, including through the provision of assets and expertise. He said the offer involved an aircraft, three helicopters and a
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PM Anwar vows to strengthen pondok schools, introduce AI and modern fields
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 19 — The government will help streamline and elevate pondok institutions (traditional religious schools), including in terms of physical facilities, academic disciplines and the introduction of new fields of study suited to current needs, said Datuk Seri Anwar
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Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel on missile sites
TEHRAN, Sept 19 — Iran’s judiciary announced on Saturday the execution of a man accused of providing information about Iranian missile sites to Israeli intelligence. “The death penalty was carried out against Hossein Pedaran, who had provided the Mossad with
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Turkiye revokes Iran’s Bank Mellat licence amid US pressure on Tehran
ANKARA, Sept 19 — Turkiye has revoked the licence of Iran’s Bank Mellat, a semi-private financial entity that has been subject to Western sanctions for years, the official gazette said early on Saturday. The decision was announced some two weeks
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Conned or complicit? Indonesian businessman under probe in Singapore over suspected fake notes at Sentosa casino
SINGAPORE, Sept 19 — An Indonesian businessman is assisting Singapore police with investigations after allegedly using 34 counterfeit S$10,000 notes worth S$340,000 (RM1.09 million) at Resorts World Sentosa’s casino over three visits in June. The businessman, identified only as Steven,
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MACC says Najib’s conditional pardon has no impact on 1MDB case
KAJANG, Sept 19 — The status of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) case involving Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak remains unchanged following his conditional pardon, said Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner Datuk Seri Abd Halim Aman. He said each
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