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Two arrested for vehicle theft in Tuaran
TUARAN, March 8: Two men believed to have been actively involved in vehicle theft were arrested in Kampung Kiansom Baru, Tamparuli Tuaran yesterday. Tuaran district police chief DSP Dzulbaharin Ismail said the suspects, aged 30 and 31, were detained at
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Aminuddin: PH aspires to win Rantau by-election
SEREMBAN, March 7: Pakatan Harapan (PH) has a big chance of winning the Rantau state by-election on April 13 as the voter demography in the area is not the same as that in Semenyih, Selangor, said Negeri Sembilan PH chairman
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Muhammad Qayyim, Mariam to represent Kelantan at national-level Quran recital competition
KOTA BHARU, March 8: Visually-impaired Muhammad Qayyim Sarimi and Mariam Jusoh emerged the winner of the the men’s and women’s category, respectively, of the Kelantan-level 1440H/2019M Quran recital competition held at the Darulnaim Islamic Complex last night. Muhammad Qayyim, from
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Missing man feared eaten by crocodile
KINABATANGAN, March 8 :A man who was reported missing is feared to have been eaten by a crocodile at Kampung Sinar Jaya here last night. The 40-year-old victim was said to have fallen victim to a crocodile attack while fishing
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Only 17 per cent Malaysian businesses have a woman CEO
KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 : Only 17 per cent of businesses in Malaysia have a woman in the role of chief executive officer or managing director, said global professional services network, Grant Thornton International Ltd. In its latest “Women in Business”
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Happy International Women’s Day
Dear Women, When you were a little girl, what did you love to do? Where did your imagination take you? How did you express yourself? Did you dance, sing, spend hours in nature, paint your face, make up stories, or
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India rape victim kills attacker
KOLKOTA, India: An Indian woman who was raped and set on fire killed her attacker by dragging him into the flames, police said Wednesday. The woman survived with burns to her face and hands while the man died in hospital
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Tourism Malaysia, MAHB sign MoJC with Condor Airlines
KUALA LUMPUR: Tourism Malaysia and Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) have signed a Memorandum of Joint Collaboration (MoJC) with Condor Airlines to support the airline’s Frankfurt-Kuala Lumpur flight operations for the summer 2019 season. In a joint statement today, Tourism
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Jammu bus stand bomb blast, 28 injured, security on high alert
Jammu: An explosion took place near Jammu bus stand at about 12.00 pm on Thursday. Police said that 28 people have been injured in the blast and have been shifted to a hospital. IGP Jammu Manish Kumar Sinha said that the police
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Malaysia welcomes all tourists, regardless of sexual orientation
PETALING JAYA: Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi’s remark that there was no homosexuality in the country was simply a misunderstanding, according to his office. In a statement issued last night (Wednesday), it claimed that Mohamaddin was merely
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