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Pulwama attack aftermath: India stops its share of water to Pakistan
Union Minister of State for Water Resources Arjun Mehghwal on Sunday said in Bikaner, Rajasthan, that India had stopped water of three eastern rivers flowing to Pakistan. The decision, announced by the Minister, came in the wake of the Pulwama
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List of nationalities on crashed Ethiopian Airlines plane
Ethiopian Airlines is currently giving more details of the passengers who were on board ET 302 that crashed on Sunday shortly after taking off from Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa. The numbers we have so far are: 32 passengers
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Chong: GPS has to review its ‘pro-cronies policy’
KUCHING: Sarawak Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Chong Chieng Jen wants Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg to review the Gabungan Parti Sarawak-led (GPS) state government’s ‘pro-cronies policy’ instead of having it loudly claiming that the federal government is
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MoF warns the public of scammers
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) warned the public of scammers, wrongfully abusing minister Lim Guan Eng’s name. In a statement today, MoF said there could be scammers using Lim and MoF’s email addresses, and urged the public to
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Anwar – PH to announce the candidate for Rantau by-election tomorrow or day after
SEREMBAN, March 10: Pakatan Harapan (PH) will announce its candidate for the Rantau state by-election in another day or two, according to PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said the state PKR leadership council had proposed six names to
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Launching of Bersatu in Sabah on April 6
KOTA KINABALU, March 10: The launching of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) in Sabah will he held on April 6 at Padang Merdeka, here. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who is also Bersatu chairman, is expected to launch it
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Uproar in Malaysia – LGBT groups at Women’s Day march
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian minister has decried the presence of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) groups at a march celebrating International Women’s Day on Saturday, calling it “a misuse of democratic space.” The statement comes amid concerns over growing
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[Breaking]: Ethiopian Airlines flight crashes with 157 passengers on board
NAIROBI: An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crashed Sunday morning en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, Kenya with 149 passengers and eight crew believed to be on board, Ethiopian Airlines said as Ethiopia’s prime minister offered condolences to passengers’ families.
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Punishment for insulting another religion – The Prophet’s way
By: Anas Zubedy I write in response to the recent 10-year jail sentence for insulting Islam and the Prophet. I have strong convictions that we must re-look at this law. It is not justly balanced. Ironically, it is also not
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Maher Zain praises DPM Wan Azizah and Anwar Ibrahim
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10: Sensational Islamic singer songwriter Maher Zain praises DPM Wan Azizah and Anwar Ibrahim after spending time at their residence, earlier they attended his concert last night at Axiata Arena. Bukit Jalil has been the first stop
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