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No hazardous API readings nationwide, but Serian records very unhealthy level
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — No area nationwide recorded an Air Pollutant Index (API) reading at hazardous levels due to the haze as of 9 am this morning. However, the Malaysian Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) portal this morning showed
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Former TH chairman Abdul Azeez charged with abuse of power involving RM190m investment
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — Former Lembaga Tabung Haji chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim was charged today with receiving gratification for using his position to influence a decision to invest RM190 million in a company in which he
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Former TH chairman Abdul Azeez to face remand proceedings, charges today
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — Former Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim was brought to the magistrate’s court for a remand hearing before facing a corruption charge today. Datuk Abu Bakar Isa Ramat, Azeez’s lawyer,
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Those convicted of corruption should serve full court sentences, Pakatan says ahead of Najib pardon bid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) has maintained that individuals convicted of corruption or abuse of power, particularly in high-profile cases, should serve the full sentences imposed by the courts. In a statement posted on Facebook last night,
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Masked armed men flee with RM2.9m in cash, luxury goods from Ampang residence
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 —Police are intensifying efforts to track down a group of masked and armed men believed to have fled with cash and luxury goods worth an estimated RM2.91 million from a luxury residence in Jalan Ampang here
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JPJ seizes 37 vehicles with extreme modifications, including RM150,000 exhausts, in Ops Ekstrem
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — The Road Transport Department (JPJ) seized 37 vehicles found to have undergone extreme modifications, including air suspension systems, during Ops Ekstrem on Sunday. Its director-general, Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli, said JPJ will hold the seized
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FDS team in Sarawak helicopter crash was serving remote communities
KUCHING, Sept 9 —The Flying Doctor Service (FDS) team involved in the helicopter crash near Long Lellang this afternoon is one of the active teams providing healthcare services to residents in remote areas of Sarawak. According to the Ministry of
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Pilot, four Health Ministry personnel confirmed dead in Long Lellang helicopter crash
MIRI, Sept 9 — A pilot and four Ministry of Health (MOH) personnel were confirmed dead after the Flying Doctor Service (FDS) helicopter they were travelling in crashed near the Long Lellang Short Take-Off and Landing Airport (STOLport) yesterday afternoon. Miri
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Negeri Sembilan MB denies Zahid involved in bid to remove Tuanku Muhriz
SEREMBAN, Sept 9 — Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim has denied claims that Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was involved in attempts to remove Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir as the Yang diPertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan. Ismail said he
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MACC: Political Financing Bill should set clear penalties, ensure independent enforcement
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — The Political Financing Bill should set clear penalties for political parties that breach contribution limits or fail to report their funding, while also establishing an independent regulatory body to ensure the law is effectively enforced.
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