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Missing boy found safe with biological father
KUALA LUMPUR: A boy who was reported missing in Wangsa Maju, here since Saturday was found safe with his biological father, yesterday afternoon. Wangsa Maju District Police chief Supt Rajab Ahad Ismail said the eight-year-old’s disappearance stemmed from the fact
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MOH’s expenditure in tackling Covid-19 to be raised in Parliament today
KUALA LUMPUR: The amount spent by the Health Ministry in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic from March 18 to Oct 31 is among matters to be raised at the Dewan Rakyat sitting today. According to the Order of the Meeting, the
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Luas Quick Squad to monitor 24-hours
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor Water Management Authority (Luas) through the Luas Quick Squad which was officially established and started operations yesterday, will carry out 24-hour monitoring every day in sensitive areas in tackling the problem of pollution of raw water
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NGO reaches out to the urban poor
This article is in conjunction with International Volunteer Day that falls on Dec 5 every year. KUALA LUMPUR: Many people in the B40 group were adversely affected after they lost their jobs and businesses following the Covid-19 pandemic. The government
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Solid PMI in Asia drives Ringgit higher by 70 basis-point at opening
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit reversed recent losses to open firmer against the US dollar today, as it tracked other Asian currencies’ gains, lifted by a solid November manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMIs) in the region, along with stimulus and Covid-19
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Bursa Malaysia retreats, led by energy, plantation countries
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia retreated from the 1,600 level as investors looked for profits after recording 2.5 per cent gains yesterday. At 9.10am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) declined 7.96 points to 1,594.30, dragged mainly by weaknesses
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Vaping less harmful than cigarettes, UK body finds
PETALING JAYA: A new study by a body which advises the United Kingdom’s Department of Health seems to provide the answer to the hotly debated topic of whether vaping is all that it is hyped up to be. For several
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Unemployed man nabbed over robbery attempt
KUALA LUMPUR: An unemployed man has been detained for allegedly attempting to rob a bank manager with a fake pistol at Kuchai Lama, here yesterday. Brickfields district police chief ACP Anuar Omar said in the 10.30 pm incident, the victim was getting into her
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Translate more published works into foreign languages to boost tourism – Nancy
KUALA LUMPUR: Tourism Arts and Culture Minister Nancy Shukri (pix) hopes more write-ups and books published on arts, culture, heritage and tourism will be translated into foreign languages. She said this would help captivate the interests of international communities to recognise
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Twenty JIM officers tested Covid-19 positive to date
PUTRAJAYA: Almost 3,500 officers of the Immigration Department of Malaysia (JIM) had undergone Covid-19 screenings as of Nov 25, with 3,000 of them quarantined and 20 were treated after being tested positive. JIM director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud said JIM
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