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34 stations unhealthy, zero stations record good air
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — Thick transboundary haze continued to blanket Malaysia this morning, pushing exactly half of the nation’s air monitoring stations into the unhealthy bracket and leaving not a single area with clean air, according to the Department
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MinDef enters cooperation with HR Ministry on veteran employment
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — The Ministry of Defence (MinDef) is strengthening its commitment to the welfare and future of Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) personnel and veterans through the MyBakat Veteran initiative, which aims to benefit more than 15,000 people
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Coroner concludes witness phase, to set final directions tomorrow
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 15 — The Coroner’s Court here today concluded hearing the testimonies of all 83 witnesses in the inquest into the death of Zara Qairina Mahathir, with Coroner Amir Shah Amir Hassan fixing Friday morning for further directions
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Malaysia is building its own digital cloud to safeguard data sovereignty
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — The government is developing a sovereign artificial intelligence (AI) cloud to ensure the country’s classified information remains secure and beyond the reach of foreign laws and policies, said Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil. He
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RON97 down to RM5.10, diesel to RM5.17
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — The retail prices of RON97 and unsubsidised RON95 petrol will fall by 5 sen per litre each to RM5.10 and RM4.62 respectively, while unsubsidised diesel will drop by 10 sen to RM5.17 per litre from
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Pakatan 95pc done with Melaka candidate talks
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — Discussions on the list of Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidates for the Melaka state election are over 95 per cent complete, said PH Communications director Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil. Fahmi, who is also communications minister, said
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Education Ministry coordinating school operating procedures under new action plan
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 14 — The Ministry of Education (MOE) has begun coordinating school operating procedures based on the National Haze Action Plan (PTJK) to ensure that decisions on school closures are made in a more systematic manner, taking into account Air
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Judge rejects Najib’s bid to stay prison sentence, says his medical issues not special circumstances
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — The High Court today dismissed former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s application to stay the execution of his 15-year prison sentence and RM11.38 billion fine in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) corruption case. The
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Thick smoke seen near DUKE Highway traced to burning streetlight
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — Thick smoke seen near the Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (DUKE), beyond the Sentul Toll Plaza on Wednesday, is believed to have been caused by a burning streetlight. Sentul district police chief Assistant Commissioner Anuar Bakri Abdul
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Damansara mini tornado caused by active thunderstorm clouds
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — The mini tornado or landspout that struck Damansara, Selangor, yesterday evening was caused by active thunderstorm clouds (cumulonimbus), said Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) director-general Dr Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip. He said a tornado is a
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