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Johor man pleads guilty to robbing woman with machete in Kulai
JOHOR BARU, May 28 — A 45-year-old man admitted guilt in the Sessions Court here today to robbing a woman with a machete in Taman Dawani, Senai, Kulai last week. The accused, K. Murugan, pleaded guilty to the charge after
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Traffic cop claims trial to bribery charge over accident case in Mersing
JOHOR BARU, May 28 — A traffic policeman pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to a charge of accepting a RM1,000 bribe related to an accident case he investigated nearly two years ago. The accused, Wan Shazrul
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Seven-month-old baby dies at childcare centre in Taman Danau Kota
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 — Police have confirmed that a baby boy aged about seven months died at a childcare centre in Taman Danau Kota here on Monday (May 28). Wangsa Maju deputy police chief Supt Syahrul Anuar Abdul Wahab
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With Rafizi and Nik Nazmi stepping down, analysts say pressure mounts for PM to reset Cabinet direction
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 — The resignations of Economy Minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli and Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad today have been described by analysts as a turning point signalling the need for a
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Malaysian King and deputy PM tipped for Russia visits this year, senator says
MOSCOW, May 28 — Malaysian King Sultan Ibrahim may visit Russia in August for the first time, Deputy President of the Senate of the Dewan Negara Senator Nur Jazlan Mohamed said yesterday, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti. “God willing, the King of
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Four senior doctors said to be frontrunners for Health DG post
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 — Four senior medical professionals are reportedly in the running for the post of Health director-general. According to a report in Free Malaysia Today (FMT), the post has been vacant since the retirement of Datuk Dr Radzi
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After Rafizi, Nik Nazmi resigns as minister following PKR election loss
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 — Following Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli’s resignation as economy minister, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad has today announced his decision to step down as natural resources and environmental sustainability minister after failing to retain his PKR vice-presidency.
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Brunei Sultan feeling tired, now resting at IJN
KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has confirmed that Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah is receiving treatment at the National Heart Institute (IJN). Speaking at a press conference during the Asean Summit, Anwar said the 78-year-old
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Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand ink CIQ cooperation framework
KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand today signed the Framework of Cooperation (FoC) in Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) under the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT), on the sidelines of the 46th Asean Summit here. The framework was
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Chinese student in KL fined for faking abduction video to extort RM2.9m from friend’s mum
KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — A university student from China was today fined RM17,000 by the Sessions Court here for deceiving his friend’s mother by staging a fake kidnapping to extort RM2.9 million in ransom. Judge Azrul Darus imposed the
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