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Chinese chemical plant explosion: Dozens killed and hundreds injured
BEIJING: An explosion at a pesticide plant in eastern China has killed at least 47 people and injured more than 600, state media said, the latest in a series of industrial accidents that has sparked widespread public anger. The blast occurred on
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Kiandee raps Bung Moktar’s statement jumping party immoral
KUALA LUMPUR: Beluran Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee yesterday rapped the Kinabatangan Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin who regarded Members of Parliaments who jumped parties as immoral and unprincipled. Regarding the allegation made as
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17-year-old teenager raped, sodomised by brother for two years
TAPAH: For two years, a 17-year-old teenage girl was raped and sodomised by her 26-year-old brother for the past two years at their rented home in Kampung Rahmat here. The suspect also has been molesting the victim for the past
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Berjaya Air: No advisory on runway work
PETALING JAYA: No Notice to Airmen (Notam) was issued to advise that maintenance was being carried out on the runway at Subang Airport on Monday when an aircraft hit a work vehicle, Berjaya Air said today. “Landing clearance was requested
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Special Olympics: Malaysia end campaign with five gold
ABU DHABI: The Malaysian contingent to the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 ended their campaign with five gold, six silver, and three bronze medals after claiming three gold and two silver medals on the last day of the
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Ebola outbreak: Death confirmed in eastern DR Congo
KINSHASA: A six-month-old baby in the eastern DR Congo city of Bunia has died of Ebola, becoming the first fatality of the disease in a provincial capital, the health ministry said Thursday. Bunia, which has a population of 300,000, is
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Bad economy driving back Chinese to MCA
KUALA LUMPUR: The bad economy is driving back the Chinese support to the MCA even though the majority voted for the DAP due to the worsening economic conditions, said analysts. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s Institute of Ethnic Studies deputy director Kartini
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PM Mahathir Mohamad to arrive in Pakistan today
ISLAMABAD: Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad will arrive in Islamabad today on a three-day visit to Pakistan. The Malaysian prime minister’s visit from March 21-23 is at the invitation of Prime Minister Imran Khan. He will be the Guest
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Lima excitement heightens as fighter jets arrive in Langkawi
LANGKAWI: The excitement of Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2019 (Lima’19) is starting to be felt with the presence of participating aircraft in the biennial event. A spokesman of Lima’19 Promotion Committee said the fighter jets of the Royal
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Teacher charged: Sexual assault on students
TELUK INTAN: A teacher of a primary school here was charged in the sessions court and the magistrate’s court today with seven counts of committing physical sexual assault on three of his male students and also with assaulting them with
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