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Approval rating: Dr Mahathir differs in views with Anwar
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad disagreed with the views of PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Merdeka Centre’s survey on the people’s approval rating. “As the government, we have to expect to be criticised and lose some
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Islamic State features Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in video
CAIRO: Islamic State’s media network on Monday published a threatening video message purporting to come from its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in what would be his first appearance since declaring the jihadists’ now-defunct “caliphate” five years ago. In the 18-minute
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Breaking: Odisha, Kerala on High Alert as Cyclone Fani Set to Intensify
New Delhi: Cyclone ‘Fani, which intensified into a ‘severe cyclonic storm’ on Monday evening, is now headed towards the Odisha coast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said, adding that it could take the shape of an ‘extremely severe cyclone’ by
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India polls: Rich and famous vote in India’s election
Billionaires and Bollywood stars urged Indians to go out and vote as they took their turn with Mumbai’s millions of slum dwellers Monday to cast ballots in the world’s biggest election. India‘s film and finance capital took centre stage in the fourth of
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Malaysian divers fail to win medal in Montreal World Series
KUALA LUMPUR: National divers failed to deliver any medal at the FINA Diving World Series in Montreal, Canada, which ended today after the combination of Nur Dhabitah Sabri-Muhammad Syafiq Puteh finished in sixth place in the mixed 3-metre springboard synchronised
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Tears and troops as Sri Lanka mourns suicide bomb dead
Sri Lanka’s churches remained shut Sunday, forcing Christians to say prayers of grief in private over the Easter suicide attacks that the country’s Roman Catholic leader called “an insult to humanity”. Fearing a repeat of the Easter Sunday bombings of churches
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Niqab banned in Sri Lanka due to national security concerns
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has officially banned the usage of the niqab for Muslim women on the grounds of national security. “The ban is to ensure national security. No one should obscure their faces to make identification difficult,” said President Maithripala
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Churches silenced a week post Sri Lanka bomb blasts
COLOMBO: Churches across Sri Lanka suspended Sunday mass as security concerns remained high a week after suicide bombers killed over 250 in churches and hotels across the island nation. Sri Lanka has been on high alert since the attacks on
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Zamri Vinoth arrested under Section 298A of Penal Code, 233 CMA
ARAU: Police have confirmed the arrest of Indian Muslim convert preacher Zamri Vinoth Abdullah in Perlis today following a series of police reports lodged against him for insulting the Hindu faith in his religious talk in Kelantan. Perlis police chief
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Vivian Wong: Malaysia needs the young as future leaders
SANDAKAN: The country needs young leaders to ensure the survival of the national leadership in future, said DAP’s candidate for Sandakan, Vivian Wong Shir Yee. She said if the youths were given an opportunity, they would certainly try their level
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