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COVID-19 denies 2020 as Sarawak’s election year
KUCHING: If it were not for the COVID-19 pandemic, the year 2020 could be marked as a state election year for Sarawak. The disease, which came to be noticed at the end of 2019 after an outbreak in Wuhan Province in China, hit
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3 babies among 46 detained by immigration in Bentong
KUANTAN: Three babies, aged between 10 days and three months, were among 46 Indonesians detained in a Pahang Immigration Department raid on an illegal settlement in Kampung Semaut, Bentong, about 190 km from here, today. Pahang Immigration Department director Muhammad
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KPDNHEP probes cartel meat scandal under two trade description offences
PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) is investigating a local company believed to have been involved in the meat cartel scandal under two trade description offences. Its minister, Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the company was
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3 men nabbed for break-ins, drug dealing in PJ
PETALING JAYA: The police arrested three local men in three raids on Tuesday for suspected involvement in break-ins, robberies and drug dealing in the district. Petaling Jaya police chief ACP Nik Ezanee Mohd Faisal said the suspects, aged 25 to
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Woman found dead with stab wounds in Klang
SHAH ALAM: The body of a woman with stab wounds on the left side of her neck was found in a three-storey shop in Jalan Sri Sarawak 18, Taman Sri Andalas, Klang yesterday. South Klang police chief ACP Shamsul Amar
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Selangor DOE all out in crackdown on illegal factories
SHAH ALAM: Kuala Langat residents who have been struggling with pollution issues caused by errant factory operators are not taking it lying down. Up to Dec 18 this year, the Selangor Department of Environment (DOE) has received a total of
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Bursa Malaysia extends uptrend in early trade
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia has extended its uptrend from yesterday to open slightly higher this morning, as market sentiment remained positive following the clarity on vaccine deliveries, dealers said. At 9.04am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) added
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National Tourism Policy assures country’s tourism industry continuity
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Tourism Policy (DPN) 2020-2030 launched today, aims to ensure continuity of the country’s tourism industry as well as bring back Malaysia as the preferred tourism destination at the global level. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in
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Japan’s coronavirus death toll tops 3,000
TOKYO: Japan’s death toll from the novel coronavirus topped 3,000 on Tuesday amid fears that a recent spike in infections could further squeeze the country’s health care system, Kyodo News reported. The number of nationwide deaths in December, exceeding 800,
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Police nab two foreign women for drug trafficking
KUALA LUMPUR: Two foreign women – an Iranian and a Ukrainian – were arrested yesterday afternoon after they were suspected of being involved in drug trafficking activities around the capital. Brickfields district police chief ACP Anuar Omar said interrogation led
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