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Unemployed man who beheaded father escapes gallows, get 35 years’ jail
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 9 — An unemployed man who beheaded his father and chopped off the victim’s legs and hands escaped the gallows after the Federal Court here today substituted the death sentence to 35 years in jail. A panel of
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Religious affairs minister rejects actor Rosyam Nor’s brothel proposal for foreigners
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 9 — The proposal to open brothels for foreigners as a measure to reduce rape cases in the country, as suggested by an actor, is not acceptable at all, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs)
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Court orders handover of star witness’s interrogation statement to defence for impeachment proceedings in Guan Eng’s corruption case
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — The Sessions Court today ordered the prosecution to furnish to the defence redacted documents of a key witness interrogation statement for impeachment proceedings to commence in former chief minister Lim Guan Eng’s ongoing corruption trial.
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Agong confers awards, medals and honours on 341 individuals
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today conferred the Darjah Johan Mangku Negara (JMN) award to deputy chief of Navy Vice Admiral Datuk Zulhelmy Ithnain. Zulhelmy headed the list of 341 recipients
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Sarawak deputy minister lauds state govt’s new policy of private developers contributing to housing trust fund
SIBU, Jan 8 — Deputy Minister II for Public Health, Housing and Local Government Sarawak Datuk Michael Tiang is all praise for the new policy of requiring private property developers to contribute to a housing trust fund, in lieu of
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Government agencies must produce monthly progress reports from now on
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 8 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim wants monthly progress reports from government agencies starting this year instead of the quarterly or yearly reports as has been the practice. He said he was fine that the ministers
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Immigration Dept detains 37 undocumented foreign workers in Miri
MIRI, Jan 8 — The Immigration Department has arrested 37 foreigners, comprising 36 Indonesians and one Filipino, for their failure to produce valid working passes. The department in a statement posted on its Facebook page said the operation dubbed ‘Ops
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With 30pc low-cost units quota exemption, Sarawak govt expects developers to build more affordable homes in state
KUCHING, Jan 8 — The Sarawak government’s decision not to impose the 30 per cent requirement of new housing projects be set aside for affordable housing will enable the state to develop more affordable homes for the people, said Datuk
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Immigration Dept smashes prostitution syndicate with arrest of 49 foreigners
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 — The Immigration Department busted an ‘outcall girl’ prostitution syndicate with the arrest of 49 foreigners and three local men believed working as transporters of call girls and premises caretakers in three raids here on Friday.
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Suspected rabid dog which attacked four people at Lrg Keranji captured
KUCHING, Jan 7 — The light brown pedigree dog, which has bitten and injured three adults, a child, and another dog in Tabuan Desa Indah’s Lorong Keranji 4, 4A2, and 4A4 yesterday, has been successfully captured. Kuching South Mayor Datuk
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