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No casualties as Shah Alam PKNS Complex fire contained, operations resume next day
SHAH ALAM, July 4 — The Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) has confirmed that the Shah Alam PKNS Complex resumed normal operations yesterday after all required procedures and safety measures were met following a fire at the premises Thursday afternoon.
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Wee dismisses claims of MCA-PN collaboration in Johor polls as ‘made-up stories’
KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — MCA president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong has dismissed allegations that his party is working with Perikatan Nasional (PN) in the Johor state election, describing the claims as baseless attempts to tarnish Barisan Nasional’s (BN)
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Thai government hands RM80,000 compensation to Malaysian injured in Tak Bai bomb blast
NARATHIWAT, July 4 — The Thai government on Friday handed over compensation of 650,000 baht (about RM80,000) to one of two Malaysians injured in a bomb blast in Tak Bai district on June 29. Narathiwat Governor Boonchuay Homyamyen said the
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Pakatan chairman Anwar embarks on whirlwind Johor tour, 15 programmes in two days
JOHOR BAHRU, July 4 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will attend 15 programmes in Johor over the weekend to support 56 PH candidates for the 16th Johor state election. Anwar also issued an invitation to all
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‘I live in Larkin, I know Larkin’s demographics’: BN’s Mohd Hairi says being a local boy is his secret weapon
JOHOR BAHRU, July 3 — Mohd Hairi Mad Shah is staking his campaign on his local roots and firsthand knowledge of the community as he seeks to defend the Larkin seat in the 16th Johor state election. Running under the
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Avoid the parking nightmare: Penang rolls out free hospital shuttle, now serves 600 people a day
GEORGE TOWN, July 4 — The Penang Island City Council (MBPP) has allocated RM900,000 annually for the free Central Area Transit (CAT) shuttle bus service linking Komtar with Penang Hospital (HPP), three private hospitals and several healthcare facilities in the
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Extreme heat gripping US World Cup cities ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change, study finds
WASHINGTON, July 3 — The extreme heat and humidity broiling swathes of the United States as it hosts World Cup matches and prepares to celebrate the Fourth of July would have been “virtually impossible” without climate change, a new study
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BN vs Pakatan: Here’s what Ahmad Zahid thinks of his rival’s Johor election promises
JOHOR BAHRU, July 3 — Barisan Nasional (BN) respects Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) manifesto for the Johor state election, said BN Chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The Deputy Prime Minister said that as a democratic nation, BN welcomes proposals
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Chinese investors rush to Hong Kong as Beijing tightens overseas stock trading rules
HONG KONG, July 3 — Soon after disembarking at Hong Kong’s train station, Chinese private investor Feng was opening a stock trading account at a nearby brokerage, hoping to evade tighter restrictions on capital leaving the country. Beijing introduced new
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Zahid urges all parties to avoid old, unrelated issues in Johor campaign
JOHOR BAHRU, July 3 — Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has reminded all parties to stop playing up old issues unrelated to Johor during the state election campaign period, to ensure a mature and respectful
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