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PM Anwar says questions posed to him at govt’s one-year celebration unvetted
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 11 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today questions that were posed to him at yesterday’s celebration of his government’s one-year anniversary were unvetted amid claims the event was staged to prop up the ruling coalition.
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Agong officiates installation of first ECRL track in Kuantan
KUANTAN, Dec 11 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah officiated the installation of the first track for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project here today. His Majesty was accompanied by the Raja Permaisuri Agong,
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OIC can’t form military alliance to fight Israel because two-thirds of members too poor
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 — Malaysia’s former foreign minister Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar has poured cold water on a proposal for the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to form a military alliance to fight the Zionist government of Israel,
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Suaram says inquests granted to less than half of deaths in custody where detainee’s health condition was cited for demise
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 — Health reasons have been cited as the main cause of death of detainees held by prison, police and immigration authorities in Malaysia this year. But in the span of 10 years, less than 50 per
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Najib’s lawyer claims Bank Negara analyst seconded to MACC has ‘become MACC’
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah today suggested that a Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) analyst — who is testifying on the money trail of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) funds which allegedly
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Court of Appeal upholds ex-tabligh teacher’s 15-year jail sentence for sexually assaulting student
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 8 — The Court of Appeal today upheld the 15-year jail sentence and 14 strokes of the cane imposed on a former tabligh (religious) teacher for seven counts of committing physical sexual assault on a Year Six student
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Mat Sabu says Cabinet discussed ‘doa laknat’, Home Ministry and PM’s Dept to act on it
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 — The doa laknat, a controversial but not widely-spoken about ceremony undertaken by certain Muslim groups in Malaysia, was raised in a recent Cabinet meeting, Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu disclosed today. Popularly
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As one-year anniversary event kicks off at Bukit Jalil, youths give Madani govt an A for effort
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 — The first day of the Madani Government One-Year Anniversary Programme kicked off today with hundreds of visitors filling the compound of Bukit Jalil National Stadium as early as 9am. The three-day programme, which runs from
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Court sets April 22 next year to hear Kijal assemblyman’s sedition case
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 ― The Sessions Court here today fixed five days starting April 22 next year to hear the case of Kijal Assemblyman Senator Datuk Razali Idris on a charge of making a speech of a seditious nature
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Donations meant for Palestine allegedly used to buy gold and properties
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 — Funds donated by the public to charity group Aman Palestin in aid of the Palestinian people were allegedly transferred to companies with no apparent connection to the Middle Eastern state or the ongoing conflict with
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