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Ex-CID chief withdraws appeal against Najib
PUTRAJAYA: Former Kuala Lumpur CID chief Datuk Mat Zain Ibrahim today withdrew his appeal against a High Court decision allowing an application by Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak to strike out a suit brought by him alleging that the then
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Rantau political showdown begins tomorrow
SEREMBAN: The political showdown in Rantau begins tomorrow, with the main contenders likely to be Umno deputy president and former Negri Sembilan menteri besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan and PKR Rembau deputy chief Dr S. Streram. The nomination for the
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Millions seized from 1MDB fugitive financier Jho Low’s father’s bank accounts
The Malaysian government took legal action on Thursday to freeze about 48 million ringgit (US$11.8 million) in bank accounts belonging to the father of fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, The Edge newspaper reported. The money in the seven of Low Hock
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Wildlife Dept: Killing or treating animals with cruelty even when threatened an offence
KUALA LUMPUR: Killing or treating animals in a cruel manner even if they come into conflict with humans is an offence under the law, says Peninsular Malaysia Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) director-general Datuk Abdul Kadir Abu Hashim. He
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Woman charged with making false fertility treatment claims worth RM200k
KUANTAN: An administrative assistant pleaded not guilty at the sessions court here today over 32 counts of making false claims on fertility medical treatment worth RM209,233, since 2014. Mazuin Zulkifli, 33, from Taman Impianku, Jalan Sungai Lembing here, made the
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Malay majority seat not an obstacle for PKR’s Indian candidate
By K Pragalath EXCLUSIVE RANTAU: Dr S Streram does not view the Malay majority Rantau state seat as an obstacle for an Indian candidate like himself. “I don’t see that as an obstacle. As a doctor, I don’t treat patients
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Facebook to deploy new transparency tools ahead of European elections
PARIS: Facebook announced on Friday changes to the way political advertisements are handled on the social media site ahead of the upcoming European Parliament elections. “We are introducing some new tools to help us deliver on two key goals that
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EU risks trade war with Malaysia over palm oil: Mahathir
LANGKAWI: The European Union risks opening up a trade war with Malaysia over its “grossly unfair” policies aimed at reducing the use of palm oil, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday. This month, the European Commission concluded that
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Anwar Ibrahim: Infighting in PKR a small matter
RANTAU: PKR supremo Anwar Ibrahim has downplayed the ongoing infighting within PKR as merely a small matter. “(It’s) A small matter, we focus on the election, differences of opinion are allowed… the difference of opinion is small but now we
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‘Infighting, sabotage won’t affect my chances in Rantau’
By K Pragalath EXCLUSIVE RANTAU: PKR’s candidate for the Rantau by-election Dr S Streram downplayed PKR’s internal infighting. He also dismissed the possibility of the sabotage affecting his chances in the by-election on Apr 13. “The party polls are over.
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