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92 Malayan Tapirs killed in five years due to road accidents in the country
KUALA LUMPUR: The increasing trend in the death of Malayan Tapir due to road accidents in the country, involving 24 of the species last year alone, is worrying, said Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah. He
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MSN expects 33 athletes, 35 para-athletes to qualify for Tokyo 2020
ISKANDAR PUTERI: A total of 68 national athletes including 35 para-athletes are expected to qualify for Tokyo 2020 scheduled to begin in July this year, according to National Sports Council (MSN) director-general Datuk Ahmad Shapawi Ismail.He said at present, 12 athletes
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Kampung Dambai Inanam, Kota Kinabalu under EMCO from tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR: The Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) will be implemented in Kampung Dambai Inanam, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah from tomorrow until May 9, following surge in COVID-19 positive cases in the area, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri
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Rina Harun: Parents need not worry, govt has own way of tackling education cluster
BATU GAJAH: The government has its own way of addressing the emergence of COVID-19 clusters in the education sector that are reported in several states and have raised the concern of parents, said Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri
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Detainees rioted because they can’t go home for Raya
KOTA KINABALU: A group of detainees placed at the Manggatal Immigration Detention Depot (DTI) here, this morning rioted, believed to be because they could not return home to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Hazani Ghazali said the initial
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IP the way to go for SME entrepreneurs
This article is in conjunction with World Intellectual Property Day which is observed on April 26 annually. In Malaysia, the national theme for the day this year is ‘IP & SMEs: Taking Your Ideas to Market’. KUALA LUMPUR: Every business is
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UMNO insists parliament, state assembly sessions be held during emergency
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno is proposing to the government that the Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies reconvene during the Emergency, said Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. He said the matter was decided at the Umno Supreme Council meeting today which was
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Two die in lightning strike in Lanchang
KUANTAN: Two friends died after they were struck by lightning while taking shelter under a tree at the fishing pond in Kampung Cempaka, Lanchang in Temerloh yesterday. Temerloh district police chief ACP Mohd Yusri Othman said the victims were identified as
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Four men nabbed for armed robbery
KUALA LUMPUR:Four local men were arrested for their suspected involvement in an armed robbery of a grocery store at Bandar Baru Selayang, Batu Caves, here on April 24. The suspects, aged 23 to 35, were arrested in separate locations around
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GOF seizes jamu worth RM432,000 in Pasir Mas
KOTA BHARU: The 7th Battalion of the General Operations Force (PGA7) seized 4,800 bottles of ‘jamu’ (herbal medicine) worth RM432,000 in a raid at a shop house near Bandar Tasek Raja, Pasir Mas, at 1 pm yesterday. PGA7 commanding officer Supt
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