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Yayasan Petronas brings festive cheer to 300 families in N.Sembilan
SEREMBAN: In conjunction with Chinese New Year celebration today, Yayasan Petronas presented contributions to 300 underprivileged families in the state. Its chief executive officer Nelly Francis Shariah said the basic necessities as well as hygiene kits worth RM30,000 were distributed as part of
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Police seek witnesses in cheating, Ah Long cases
KUALA LUMPUR: Police are seeking two witnesses to respectively assist in the investigation of a fraud case to obtain a ‘Datuk’ title and a case of a family being harassed by Ah Longs. Ampang Jaya Police chief ACP Mohamad Farouk Eshak
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Petronas scholarship lifted husband and wife out of poverty
KUALA TERENGGANU: Sazali Selamat grew up in poverty. His clothes were hand-me-downs from neighbours, so he never knew the joy of wearing new clothes. He never dreamed that the son of a village labourer would rise to the position of oil
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Chinese New Year reunion dinners held on moderate scale
KUALA LUMPUR: The excitement of the Chinese New Year reunion dinner is still being felt despite strict adherence to the new normal nationwide. This year, the government stipulated that only 15 immediate family members, living within a 10 kilometre radius, can
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CNY Reunion Dinner saved by technology as siblings ‘get together’ virtually
KUALA NERUS: Embracing different religions and being distant from family members due to the Movement Control Order (MCO) has not been a hindrance to celebrating the reunion dinner (makan besar) tradition in conjunction with Chinese New Year today. Terengganu Malaysian Chinese
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PM is the first recipient of the national Covid-19 Immunisation Programme – Khairy
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will be the first person to receive the Covid-19 vaccine when the national vaccination programme is implemented in the country later this month. This is confirmed by Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy
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Kyrgyzstan to start COVID-19 vaccination in March
BISHKEK: About 504,000 doses of UK-made COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca will arrive in Kyrgyzstan at the end of February, Minister of Health and Social Development Alymkadyr Beishenaliyev said on the air of Birinchi Radio of the Public TV and Radio Broadcasting
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Illegal sale of diesel by fuel station in Dungun
KUALA TERENGGANU: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (MDTCA) uncovered an illegal activity involving sale of diesel by a fuel station in Dungun in a raid yesterday. MDTCA enforcement director in Terengganu Saharuddin Mohd Kia said 615 litres of diesel, worth RM1,297,
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Agong, Permaisuri express condolences over death of Ujang Mormin
PORT DICKSON, Feb 10: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah have expressed condolences to the family of the Second World War (WWII) veteran Private Ujang Mormin who died
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Bitcoin investment fraud: 11, including two Indonesian women, held
JOHOR BAHRU, Feb 10: Police arrested 11 individuals, including two foreign women, believed to be involved in bitcoin investment fraud (money game), during a raid on an apartment in Taman Daya here yesterday. Johor Commercial Crime Investigation Department head, ACP Mohd
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