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11-year-old dies after motorcycle collision with another underage rider
SIK, May 7 — An 11-year-old boy has reportedly died from severe head injuries yesterday evening after his motorcycle crashed into another underage rider’s vehicle along Jalan Kampung Betong. According to a report in New Straits Times, Sik district police chief
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Johor MB quashes rumours of state assembly dissolution today
ISKANDAR PUTERI, May 7 — Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi has quashed rumours that the state assembly will be dissolved today, paving the way for a snap state election. He called on all 56 state assemblymen to remain
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Immigration Dept arrests two Indonesians over fake security stamp syndicate in KL raids
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — The Immigration Department has arrested two Indonesian men believed to be behind a fake Immigration security stamps syndicate during operations conducted in Taman Kepong Indah and Taman Dagang, Ampang here yesterday. Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria
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Sarawak to conduct cloud seeding over key dams to boost water supply
KUCHING, May 5 — The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) will conduct cloud seeding operations in Sarawak on May 11 and 12 to induce rainfall over key dam catchment areas. MetMalaysia, in a statement today, said the operations would focus on
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Melaka local councils to give small traders one-month rent waiver, 30 per cent discount starting July 1
MELAKA, May 5 — The one-month business premises rent waiver initiative introduced by the Melaka state government, effective July 1, is expected to provide significant relief to small-scale traders across the state. State Senior Executive Councillor for Housing, Local Government,
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National Art Gallery awaits 1MDB-linked paintings with ‘meticulous preparations’
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — The National Art Gallery is prepared to receive four international masterpieces acquired with 1MDB funds, which have now been repatriated to Malaysia. In a statement today, the National Art Gallery informed that the handover process
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Five-year jail term for former policeman who blackmailed man with intimate videos
PUTRAJAYA, May 5 — A former police corporal has been ordered to serve a five-year prison sentence starting today for blackmailing a man by threatening to report intimate videos of him with his fiancée to the religious authorities, after the
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Pakatan leaders say N. Sembilan snap election could come anytime
SEREMBAN, May 7 — After weeks of political uncertainty in Negeri Sembilan, the Pakatan Harapan top leadership has urged supporters and residents to brace for a possible snap election, as its relationship with the state’s Umno chapter remains strained. Menteri
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Fahmi: Aminuddin remains Negeri Sembilan MB after Umno, Pakatan leaders resolve dispute
KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said today the dispute surrounding the Negeri Sembilan government has been resolved following a meeting between the top leadership of Umno and Pakatan Harapan yesterday. Fahmi said the state government
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Works Ministry rolls out EV charging system guidelines, first of its kind in Malaysia, says Ahmad Maslan
SEREMBAN, May 6 — The Ministry of Works (KKR) launched the Design and Installation Guidelines for Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Systems in conjunction with the 2026 Senior Officers’ Conference (SOC) of the Public Works Department (JKR). Its deputy minister, Datuk
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