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Mohd Alwi is new Penang deputy police chief
GEORGE TOWN, April 15 — Bukit Aman Management Department deputy director of Management (Services/Staffing) Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin has been appointed as the new Penang deputy police chief effective today.Mohd Alwi, 56, takes over from Datuk Mohamed Usuf Jan
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Umno’s Lokman Adam agrees to issue public apology, pay undisclosed sum to Khairy in settlement over Covid-19 defamation suit
KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — Umno’s Supreme Council member Datuk Lokman Noor Adam has agreed to publish a public apology and pay an undisclosed sum to former health minister Khairy Jamaluddin over a defamation suit about the latter’s Covid-19 vaccination
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Officers couldn’t engage KLIA shooter fearing public safety
KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — Selangor police reportedly said today they were unable to engage with the suspect of the shooting at Terminal 1 of Kuala Lumpur International Airport 1 (KLIA) due to public safety concerns. Malaysiakini cited Selangor police chief
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Flying doctor service to be available in six Sarawak divisions from April 16-29
KUCHING, April 15 — The Sarawak Health Department’s flying doctor service (PDU) will be available in Samarahan, Sri Aman, Kapit, Bintulu, Belaga and Miri from April 16 to 29. In Samarahan, the mobile health team is expected at Plaie Atas
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Lorry driver pleads not guilty to charges of attempted murder, reckless driving in Kuala Pilah
KUALA PILAH, April 15 — A lorry driver who evaded a roadblock and was involved in a 50-kilometre chase before trying to ram the motorcycle ridden by a traffic policeman five days ago, was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here
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Sarawak deputy minister’s house in remote Bario destroyed by fire
KUCHING, April 15 — A house belonging to a Sarawak deputy minister in Pa’ Umor, Bario, a highland area in the northern interior of the state, was razed by fire yesterday. Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) director Datuk Khirudin
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Baby elephant killed in road crash involving SUV near Gerik
IPOH, April 15 — A baby elephant was killed when hit by a sport utility vehicle (SUV) while crossing the road at KM50 of the East-West Highway (JRTB) near Gerik last night. Gerik District Police Chief Supt Zulkifli Mahmood said
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MMA president says Malaysia losing its nurses to overseas offers, urges govt to improve welfare to reclaim brain drain
KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) president Dr Azizan Abdul Aziz has affirmed a continued outflow of government nurses abroad in the last four years since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. She claimed many left their
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PAS Youth man forced to apologise after police report lodged against call to abstain from reciting ‘doa’ for Agong
KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — PAS Youth member Hezry Yasin has posted an apology over his now-deleted Facebook post advocating for Muslims here to abstain from reciting “doa”, or supplications for Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim. In a separate Facebook
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Proposed Tanjung Embang seaport to be built on reclaimed land with Osaka, Shanghai as models
KUCHING, April 15 — The proposed new Tanjung Embang port for the Kuching and Samarahan areas will be a deep seaport built on reclaimed land, said Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. The Premier said Sarawak is keen
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