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Umno’s Jamal Yunos fails in final appeal of Teresa Kok’s defamation suit, loses RM300,000
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — The Federal Court dismissed today Umno leader Datuk Seri Jamal Md Yunos’s application to appeal the ruling against him in DAP MP Teresa Kok’s defamation lawsuit, ending their years’ long dispute before the courts. According
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Six airlines set to restart narrow-body flights at Subang Airport
SUBANG, July 30 — Six airlines will resume narrow-body aircraft operations on August 1, 2024, at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (LTSAAS) in Subang, Selangor. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the six airlines are FireFly, AirAsia Malaysia, Batik Air
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‘Not far-right or extremist,’ insists Wan Fayhsal as Bersatu steps into PAS-Gerakan conflict
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — Bersatu will mediate to ease tensions between Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition allies PAS and Gerakan, said Bersatu Youth chief Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal. Wan Fayhsal said that the parties have been at odds over the role
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Smart lane activation on KL-Karak Expressway unfeasible due to road conditions
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — The activation of the Smart Lane route on the Kuala Lumpur – Karak Expressway (KLK) could not be implemented due to several factors, including the winding and hilly nature of the expressway. Works Minister Datuk
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As jetliners return, Subang Airport caps final flight at 10pm to reduce disturbance to residential areas
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the last flight out of the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) in Subang will depart at 10pm as jet airliners return to the airport on August 1, 2024. Loke
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Don’t panic, Malaysians! The govt isn’t taking your internet away
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — When the Malaysian Communications & Multimedia Commission (MCMC) announced it would require internet messaging services and social media sites to be licensed, Malaysians flooded the internet with objections and trepidations. A lot of the responses
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Umno leader says PAS knows Gerakan won’t quit over vernacular school row
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — The PAS and Gerakan argument over funding for vernacular schools is purely political theatre, Umno’s Datuk Puad Zarkashi claimed today. The Umno supreme council member said the two Perikatan Nasional parties were playing off each
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Social media licence targets online crime, safeguards freedom of speech
PUTRAJAYA, July 30 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said the new regulations for social media and internet messaging services will not curb freedom of speech in Malaysia. Instead, he reaffirmed that it is to tackle the spread
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Penang cops arrest four men over Bukit Mertajam brawl, firearms and ammo seized
GEORGE TOWN, July 29 — Several firearms, including imitation ones, were seized by the police following the arrest of four men in connection with a fight that broke out in Bukit Mertajam last month (June 13). Penang Police Chief Datuk
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Judge overrules coroner’s court, finds navy cadet Soosaimanicckam’s death to be homicide
KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — Naval cadet officer J. Soosaimanicckam’s death from an oedema in 2018 was the result of homicide, the High Court found today in overturning a coroner’s court inconclusive findings during the death inquest. Justice Datuk Abdul
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