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Woman arrested in Kuantan for spreading fake news on coronavirus – MCMC
KUALA LUMPUR: A 28-year-old woman was arrested in Kuantan, Pahang on suspicion of spreading false content regarding the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection on social media. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said in a statement that the bank
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Nadma is ready to bring home Malaysians in Wuhan – Saifuddin
KUANTAN: The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) is ready to bring home 80 Malaysians from Wuhan, China, in the wake of the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak in the republic. Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said they would be brought home
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Syed Saddiq: Allow MACC space to investigate top sports official
PUTRAJAYA: The Youth and Sports Ministry will leave it to Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to investigate a top sports official who was reported to have been detained for abuse of power. Its minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman yesterday said
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Three traders in hot soup for hiking price of face masks in Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: Three business owners in the state were found to have violated the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011 by hiking the price of face masks indiscriminately, in the wake of the 2019 novel coronavirus infection in the country. Sabah Domestic Trade
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RM6.2 bln losses recorded in commercial crimes last year
ALOR SETAR: About 25,000 investigation papers involving commercial crimes have been opened nationwide involving losses amounting to RM6.2 billion from January to December last year. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Datuk Seri Mohd Zakaria Ahmad said during
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Coronavirus: MOE postpones registration for students from Wuhan, Hubei
KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry (MoE) has temporarily postponed the registration of students from Wuhan and Hubei province and surrounded areas at all learning institutions in the country in the face of the 2019 novel coronavirus infection. In its statement
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Government plans many projects for Kampung Baru
KUALA LUMPUR: Various development projects are planned to turn Kampung Baru into a more modern, organised and beautiful area, said Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad. He said the mosque in Kampung Baru would be the centre of development which
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Coronavirus: face mask manufacturers to increase production
KUALA LUMPUR: Local face mask manufacturers will increase their production to meet the surge in demand following the 2019 novel coronavirus issue. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said he had held discussions with the
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Artificial intelligence to be introduced in Kota Kinabalu courts
KOTA KINABALU: Courts in Kota Kinabalu will be the first in the country to use data analysis by artificial intelligence (AI) application in deciding on sentences, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong said. He said AI
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Coronavirus: Perak seeks two thermal scanners
IPOH: Perak is seeking two thermal scanners in the wake of the Novel Coronavirus outbreak in China. State Health, Consumer Affairs, Community, National Integration and Human Resource Committee chairman A. Sivanesan said the scanners were necessary as the Sultan Azlan
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