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Sarawak sees slight rise in flood evacuees, Johor and Perak numbers unchanged
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 — The number of flood evacuees in Sarawak rose slightly, while figures in Johor and Perak remain unchanged as of 8 am today. In SARAWAK, the State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) reported that the number of
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Police arrest couple owning travel agency for failing to fly out umrah pilgrims, 379 victims stranded
SHAH ALAM, Jan 16 — A husband and wife, who own a travel agency, were arrested in Kuala Lumpur at 7 pm today in connection with allegations of failing to fly out a group of umrah pilgrims yesterday. Selangor police
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Man arrested for assaulting wife, pointing knife at her during dispute in Ampang
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 — A local man was arrested for allegedly hitting and pointing a knife at his wife at an apartment in Ampang near Selangor on Sunday. Ampang Jaya district police chief ACP Mohd Azam Ismail said the
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Unity govt supports investments in all states, including those governed by opposition, says PM’s political secretary
KANGAR, Jan 16 — The Unity Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim does not restrict any investors from investing in states governed by opposition parties. The Prime Minister’s political secretary Datuk Azman Abidin said the
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After sandwich maker claims chicken ham was ‘halal’, Jakim says ingredients don’t make the cert
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 — A food maker’s insistence that it only used halal ingredients was no defence against its unauthorised application of the halal logo, Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) director-general Datuk Sirajuddin Suhaimee said. Responding to Shake and
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Loke sees Malaysia’s air passenger traffic finally surpassing pre-Covid levels this year
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 15 — Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said today air passenger traffic in 2025 is projected to finally surpass pre-pandemic levels. In a press conference here, he said the growth will be driven by increased seat capacity,
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Deputy trade minister says Malaysia to lead Asean battle against waste trafficking, but can’t solo it
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 — Malaysia will address waste trafficking at the regional and global levels in its capacity as the ASEAN chair this year, Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) Liew Chin Tong said today. He noted
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Terengganu seeks over RM2.4b for breakwaters to stop coastal erosion
KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 15 — Terengganu’s Infrastructure, Utilities, and Rural Development Committee Chairman, Hanafiah Mat, has revealed that the state needs over RM2.4 billion to build breakwaters to address escalating coastal erosion. He noted that this is a rough estimate,
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Pahang Sultan calls for more street lights after three generations in family die in Pekan-Nenasi-Rompin crash, says will inspect them personally
PEKAN, Jan 15 — The Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has called for road infrastructure in the state to be improved to reduce the risk of crashes. His Royal Highness said that the installation of safety
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Defenders to the rescue with lorry and four-WD as floods strand Sibu SPM students and teachers
SIBU, Jan 15 — A total of 38 students sitting for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination and six teachers were transported to SMK Kwong Hua with the help of personnel from the Civil Defence Force (APM), Malaysian Armed Forces
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