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Judge Sequerah: Najib had no right to demand Sri Ram’s letter of appointment
KUALA LUMPUR: The Court of Appeal will hear on April 10 Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s appeal against a High Court dismissal of his application to disqualify lawyer Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram from leading the prosecution team in his
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Students protesting against Najib manhandled by supporters
KUALA LUMPUR: Students protesting against former prime minister Najib Razak who held his meet and greet session at Restoran Amjal near Universiti Malaya after Friday prayers were manhandled by Najib supporters this afternoon. They were shouting while carrying a cardboard
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Prayut Chan-o-cha to win Thai polls
BANGKOK: Thailand would hold its national polls on Sunday for the first time since a military coup in 2014. In all likelihood, the military coup leader and current Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha would return to power. Prayut is a retired
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CJ claims to be amnesiac humorously over successor
PUTRAJAYA: Chief Justice Richard Malanjum who would be retiring soon humorously claimed to be amnesiac when he was questioned by the press on his possible successor. “I can’t remember. No seriously, I can’t remember. Got a bit of amnesia,” he
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Saifuddin to participate in OIC’s emergency meeting over Christchurch terror attack
PUTRAJAYA: Foreign Affairs Minister Saifuddin Abdullah would be attending Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) open-ended executive committee’s emergency meeting for foreign ministers in Istanbul, Turkey that would also discuss the terror attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Wisma
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Maza’s official car torched
KANGAR: Outspoken Perlis mufti, Maza’s car a black Honda Accord, was torched in front of his residence in Jalan Persiaran Wawasan this morning. The bonnet was hit with a petrol bomb and the car windshield was also smashed. Perlis police
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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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