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After wooden debris clog rivers, Katibas rep demands authorities act on indiscriminate tree felling
SONG, March 4 — The authorities concerned have been asked to monitor the indiscriminate felling of trees along Sungai Katibas here. Katibas assemblyman Lidam Assan made the call following flash floods upriver, which are believed to have carried down debris
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Only four flood relief centres in Serian division remain open in Sarawak
KUCHING, March 4 — The six remaining flood relief centres (PPS) in Kuching have been closed this afternoon, said the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) secretariat. They are Dewan R-Piang Kampung Sinar Budi Baru, Dewan Serbaguna Taman Malihah, Dewan Masyarakat
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Total of 60,843 units of Rumah Selangorku launched as of Jan 31
SHAH ALAM, March 4 — As of January 31, a total of 60,843 ‘Rumah Selangorku’ units have been launched, representing progress towards the pledged 200,000 units outlined in last year’s state election manifesto, the Selangor State Legislative Assembly was informed
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Transport minister announces low fares for Sabah, Sarawak for Hari Raya
SEPANG, March 4 — Transport Minister Anthony Loke announced today that discounted one-way fares from Kuala Lumpur to Sarawak (Kuching, Bintulu, Miri, Sibu) will be RM298 and to Sabah (Kota Kinabalu, Tawau, Sandakan) will be RM348. He said the special
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Group urges Putrajaya to release White Paper on home detention policy, expresses concern over potential abuse, legal disparities
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Projek SAMA today has called for a White Paper on the proposed introduction of home detention as an alternative to imprisonment for select prisoners to prevent potential abuse and the emergence of a two-tiered legal
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Three Bangladeshi men die after being hit by train in Kajang
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Three Bangladeshi men were killed after they were hit by a commuter train on the KTM Puncak Utama Jade Hill tracks yesterday. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JPBM) director Wan Md Razali Wan Ismail said
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Former mosque treasurer charged with misappropriation of mosque fund in Johor
JOHOR BARU, 4 Mac — A former treasurer of a mosque committee pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to a charge of misappropriating RM12,000 belonging to the mosque. Syaharullah Ismail, 44, made the plea before Judge Datuk
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Whistleblower Protection Act amendment scheduled to be tabled in Parliament this year
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Proposed amendments to the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 are scheduled to be tabled this year, Deputy Minister for Law and Institutional Reform M. Kulasegaran said today. He said this is among the initiatives to be
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FT minister says govt reviewing 1pc employment of PWD policy
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The one per cent employment of Persons with Disabilities (PWD) policy in the public service is currently under review to enhance its implementation, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department
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Defence minister confirms Malaysian peacekeepers in Lebanon safe following reports of detention of UN armoured vehicle
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin has confirmed that Malaysian peacekeepers in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) are safe, following reports that a UNIFIL armoured vehicle has been detained by local
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