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Man pleads guilty for raping own daughter
KUALA TERENGGANU: A 41-year-old man pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court yesterday to three sex-related charges involving his own daughter aged 11. The father of two admitted committing incest, carnal intercourse against the order of nature, and recording a pornographic
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Adolescent elephant found dead near Jalan Kota Tinggi-Mersing
KOTA TINGGI: An adolescent female elephant was found dead about 50 metres away from the 13th mile stretch of Jalan Kota Tinggi-Mersing yesterday. Johor Wildlife and National Parks Department director Salman Saaban said the elephant, estimated to be six-years-old, was
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Anwar: PKR yet to decide on Salleh’s membership request
KUALA LUMPUR: PKR has yet to consider former Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak’s application to join the party. Touching on the matter, PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the party’s political bureau has not
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Dr M: People still love and support Pakatan
KUALA LUMPUR: The people still support and appreciate Pakatan Harapan (PH), said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday. Responding to several reports that said the public was miffed with the government and support level had dropped from 80% to
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Lam: Emergency powers needed to deal with ‘extreme violence’
HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said today that “extreme violence” in the Asian financial hub had justified her decision to invoke emergency powers for the first time in half a century, following a night of violent protests. Transport
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Insurance companies welcome to contribute to Socso
IPOH: Human Resources Ministry welcomes any insurance company wanting to contribute to the Social Security Organisation (Socso), said minister M Kulasegaran. However, this can only be done if a large number of insurance agents and consultants contribute to ensure that
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Tanjung Piai by-election: Umno may contest there, hints Zahid
JOHOR BAHRU: Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today hinted that the nationalist party may contest in the Tanjung Piai by-election instead of MCA. Speaking at the opening of the Johor Umno Convention today, Zahid said Malay voters there
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Corruption, power abuse hampering economic progress
KUALA LUMPUR: Corruption and abuse of power are the main factors hindering the country’s economic growth and income distribution, not the bumiputera empowerment agenda, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He also said the government’s agenda to help the
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Dr M: Gov’t may refine SST and introduce new tax regime
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that the government may introduce new taxes, on top of fine tuning the existing Sales and Services Tax, to generate more revenue for the nation’s coffers. “We will improve on this.
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Dr M blames previous govt for failing to achieve Vision 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia failed to become a developed nation by 2020 due to the failures of previous administration, claimed Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. “The ultimate objective of Vision 2020 was not achieved because for the last 15 years,
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