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Mother agrees bruising on Zara Qairina’s back caused by blood clotting, not a blow
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 12 — The mother of the late Zara Qairina Mahathir agreed with the medical expert’s explanation at the Coroner’s Court here today that the bruising on her daughter’s back observed while bathing the body was not caused
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Tents remain in place, stage comes down nightly, Seremban mayor clears Deepavali carnival confusion
SEREMBAN, Oct 12 — Only the main stage for the 2026 Deepavali Carnival on Jalan Dato’ Lee Fong Yee here needs to be dismantled or removed after daily operations conclude, whereas traders’ tents are permitted to remain set up throughout
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Putrajaya targets early next year to table law compelling drunk, impaired drivers to compensate victims
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 12 — The Transport Ministry is targeting the first parliamentary meeting of next year to table amendments to the Road Transport Act that will empower courts to order convicted drunk or drug-impaired drivers to directly compensate victims, Transport
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Loke announces Khazanah to restore KL Railway Station and KTMB HQ, hopes to see end of asset sale claims
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 12 — The government’s move to preserve and restore the Kuala Lumpur Railway Station and the Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) headquarters should permanently quash claims that the national heritage assets are being sold to foreign buyers, Transport
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MyKomuter50 pass for unlimited KTM rides could land by Dec 1, Loke says
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 12 — Malaysian commuters can expect significant savings in travel costs through the new RM50 monthly MyKomuter50 pass for KTM Komuter services set for launch between December 1 and the new year. Transport Minister Anthony Loke confirmed today
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Prince Harry and Meghan set for first joint UK engagement since moving back to Britain
LONDON, Oct 12 — Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will on Thursday carry out their first joint engagement since returning to live in the UK in August, according to media reports. King Charles III’s 42-year-old younger son and
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Melbourne man linked to suspected flydubai hijacker condemns ‘false accusations’
SYDNEY, Oct 12 — A Melbourne man whose Islamic community centre has been linked by prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates to the co-pilot who allegedly attacked the captain of a flydubai jet has hit out at “false accusations”. The
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Prayers pour in for Pope Leo ahead of surgery to remove lung nodule
VATICAN CITY, Oct 12 — Pope Leo XIV announced yesterday that he would have an operation “in the coming days” for a lump on his lung, saying it had been located “at a very early stage”. “During recent medical checks,
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Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ sparks confusion as Russia strikes Ukraine
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 — US President Donald Trump sowed confusion yesterday, announcing an “energy ceasefire” between Ukraine and Russia that sparked astonishment in Kyiv, silence from Moscow and support from Ukraine’s Western allies. But the ceasefire appeared shaky at best
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Bursa Malaysia rises at open as Budget 2027 lifts sentiment, Wall Street tech stocks rebound
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — Bursa Malaysia opened higher today, buoyed by positive sentiment following Budget 2027 and overnight gains on Wall Street, where a rebound in technology stocks and easing oil prices offset weak US consumer sentiment. At 9.15am,
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