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Over 1 million trees planted in Perak throughout 2020
IPOH: The Perak state government has throughout this year planted some 1.21 million trees in all permanent forest reserve (HSK) areas. Menteri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad said this environmental initiative will continue in line with the campaign to plant 100 million
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COVID-19: M’sian woman among five new cases in S’pore
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed that one of the five imported COVID-19 cases in the republic announced Sunday is a 23-year-old Malaysian woman who served her Stay-Home Notice (SHN) at a hotel here. The MOH said she was transferred to another dedicated facility on
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Israel shuts Ramon prison over virus infections – NGO
RAMALLAH (Palestine): Israeli prison authorities closed completely the Ramon prison in northern Israel following the detection of several coronavirus infections, Anadolu Agency reported according to a Palestinian non-governmental organisation (NGO) on Sunday. In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoner Society said the
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Malaysia strongly condemns video insulting Indonesia
JAKARTA: The Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta has strongly condemned an alleged provocative act through a video that could affect ties between Malaysia and Indonesia. In a statement released tonight, the embassy confirmed that the Malaysian authorities were investigating the video found to be
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Covid-19: 1,196 new cases, one new cluster
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,196 positive Covid-19 cases with one new cluster and one death were reported in the country today, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said this brings the cumulative figure for positive
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Covid-19 red zones in Sabah reduced to 11 districts – Masidi
KOTA KINABALU: Covid-19 red zones in Sabah have been reduced to 11 districts today compared to 12 yesterday, said state Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun. He said this after Kudat was classified as an orange zone which
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Year of high profile verdicts, 2 get jail & fine, others freed
KUALA LUMPUR: 2020 has indeed been an eventful year for the country’s judiciary with verdicts made over several high profile cases, with the most prominent, involving former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. Other court cases that took centre
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Ringgit opens higher against US Dollar on tourism sector stimulus
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened higher versus the US dollar today, supported by positive sentiment following the government’s announcement of a 10-year stimulus plan to restart the battered tourism sector. At 9am, the ringgit improve to 4.0550/0650 against the US
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Sabah picks Bersatu’s Bobbey Suan as senator
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah State Legislative Assembly today picked Sabah Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) assistant information chief Datuk Bobbey Suan as a new member of Dewan Negara. Bobbey will replace Nabawan state assemblyman Datuk Abdul Ghani Mohamed Yassin, whose tenure as a senator ends
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Kelantan: Over 300 victims still at relief centres
KOTA BHARU: The number of victims in the second wave of floods in Kelantan recorded a drop to 307 people from 123 families compared to 589 people from 218 families yesterday evening. Based on the Social Welfare Department (JKM) Disaster Info application,
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