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Conclave countdown: Malaysian Cardinal Sebastian Francis among 135 to elect new pontiff
KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — The next Pope will be chosen by the College of Cardinals, the Catholic church’s most senior priests, following the demise of Pope Francis and out of these 135 electors, there is a Malaysian. These cardinals,
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No motion yet on one-third seat call for Sabah and Sarawak, proposal still with Cabinet, says Dewan Rakyat Speaker
KUCHING, April 23 — Dewan Rakyat has yet to receive any formal motion from Members of Parliament regarding face-to-face negotiations on the demand for one-third of parliamentary seats to be allocated to Sabah and Sarawak. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri
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Flash floods hit Klang Valley after overnight thunderstorm, major highways affected
KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — Heavy thunderstorms overnight have triggered flash floods in parts of the Klang Valley this morning, submerging key highways and causing severe traffic congestion. At 8.32am, the official PLUS Traffic X account also reported a flash
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In Terengganu, court sends ex-bowling assistant coach to prison for sexual assault of teen Sukma athlete
KUALA TERENGGANU, April 22 — A former assistant bowling coach who was found guilty of sexually assaulting a Malaysia Games (Sukma) athlete has been ordered to serve his six-year jail sentence starting today. Judge Datuk Hassan Abdul Ghani made the
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Seven police reports lodged, two flag vandalism cases under probe
TAPAH, April 22 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has received seven reports so far during the ongoing Ayer Kuning state by-election campaign. Perak police chief Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin said that five of the reports were classified as “No
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Factory worker lured through social media and pummelled in JB flat, eight arrested including woman
JOHOR BARU, April 16 — Police have arrested eight individuals, including a woman, in connection with the alleged assault of a man at a flat in Plentong Baru near Masai here last Friday. Seri Alam district police chief Assistant Commissioner
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Malaysiakini reporter suspended over alleged RM20,000 bribe returns to work after internal probe finds no wrongdoing
KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 – Malaysiakini said today that its journalist B Nantha Kumar has been reinstated yesterday, after an independent panel it commissioned found him not guilty of any disciplinary breaches. The news portal reported that its board of directors accepted
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Ex-PM Ismail Sabri to return to MACC on Thursday over RM170m cash, gold seizure
KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will recall Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob this Thursday to resume recording his statement as part of ongoing investigations into alleged corruption and money laundering. MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri
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Jakim orders recall of products linked to Indonesian porcine DNA findings
KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — The Islamic Development Department of Malaysia (Jakim) has called for the immediate removal of any food products linked to the Indonesian halal controversy that may have reached Malaysian shelves. Yesterday, Indonesia announced that several halal-certified
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Ayer Kuning by-election: Early voter turnout hits 90.4pc by noon, says EC
TAPAH, April 22 — A total of 90.4 per cent of early voter turnout was recorded in the Ayer Kuning state by-election as of noon today, according to the Election Commission (EC). The early voting process today involved only two
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