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Federal govt to revive stalled projects in Sarawak: Baru Bian
KUCHING: The Federal Government will ensure that stalled projects under the previous government, especially in Sarawak, will be restored immediately and effectively implemented until fully completed. Works Minister Baru Bian (said, the stalled projects in Sarawak including Sri Aman Hospital, Petra Jaya
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Sultan Ibrahim cancels two birthday events as his ‘rakyat’ suffering
JOHOR BAHRU: The Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar today has canceled the royal tea reception and state banquet held next week in conjunction with his birthday celebration. Sultan Ibrahim, in a statement issued to the Royal Press
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Israeli rabbi, wounded in Palestinian attack, dies
JERUSALEM: An Israeli rabbi died on Monday of wounds from a Palestinian attack a day earlier in the occupied West Bank in which a soldier was killed – an incident that played into Israeli politics three weeks before a national
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Cyclone Idai: Mozambique president estimates 1,000 may have died
MAPUTO: The number of people killed in a powerful storm and preceding floods in Mozambique could exceed 1,000, the president said on Monday, putting the potential death toll greatly more than current figures. Eighty-four deaths have been confirmed so far
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Pollachi Sexual Abuse case: Shock Wave across India
TAMIL NADU: Activists fear victims of an alleged sex blackmail gang terrorising an Indian city will not come forward after the name of one survivor was made public by government officials. The woman’s name was contained in an official document
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MAHB worker critically injured in accident at Subang airport runway
PETALING JAYA: An accident involving an airport engineering vehicle and a private aircraft occurred at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport runway in Subang early Monday. A Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) said the driver of the vehicle was critically
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Dead whale found with 40 kilograms of plastic bags in its stomach
Philippines: A young whale whose carcass washed up in the Philippines died of “dehydration and starvation” after consuming 40 kilograms (88 pounds) of plastic bags, scientists have found. Marine biologist and environmentalist Darrell Blatchley told CNN that the juvenile male
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Girl Seeks Answers After Her Father’s Death In Ambulance
In a Facebook post that was uploaded on Friday, 15 March and has since gone viral with over 8k shares, the daughter of a senior citizen who died in the ambulance he was being transported to Serian Hospital is demanding
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Utrecht tram shooting: Multiple people hurt in Dutch incident
DUTCH: A gunman has opened fire inside a tram and at several other locations in the Dutch city of Utrecht. Several people have been injured and one is feared to have died. Police say the gunman is still at large.
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Wisma Putra awaiting clearance to bring home remains of Malaysians killed in Lombok
PUTRAJAYA : The Foreign Ministry is waiting for the clearance to bring home the remains of two Malaysians who were killed in the earthquake that hit Lombok, Indonesia, yesterday (March 17), said Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Marzuki Yahya. He said
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