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39 evacuated as flash floods hit Rantau
SEREMBAN: Thirty-nine people from 12 families in two villages in Seremban were evacuated to the temporary relief centre (PPS) at Sekolah Kebangsaan Sega here after their homes were flooded following several hours of heavy rain. The Seremban District Disaster Management
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Ismail Sabri: Dismissal of Lahad Datu attack incident an insult to security forces
KUALA LUMPUR: The allegation of Party Warisan Sabah candidate Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi that the intrusion in Tanduo, Lahad Datu in Sabah in 2013 was just a farce and a political ploy, is an insult to the security forces. Senior Minister
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PN candidate in Klias upbeat about retaining seat
BEAUFORT: With just four days to polling, the Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidate in Klias, Datuk Isnin Aliasnih, has expressed confidence in retaining the seat, based on the increasing support from voters. Isnin, 55, said his chances of winning have also
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Muhyiddin: Covid-19 vaccine must be accessible to all nations, people
KUALA LUMPUR: A vaccine for Covid-19, once it is found, must be accessible to all nations and peoples, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pix). Delivering Malaysia’s national statement at the high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly
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Is it safe to fall asleep in the car?
KUALA LUMPUR: It is quite usual for motorists to stop at a petrol station or rest and recreation area to take a nap in their vehicle if they feel drowsy after driving for a number of hours. Is it safe
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Perak Sultan calls for positive acceptance of fatwa to strengthen faith
SEPANG: The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah (pix), said today all fatwa must be accepted positively as they can strengthen the ummah’s faith, and they should not be regarded as restrictive and oppressive. He said the institution of the
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Ismail Sabri: Many still flouting RMCO, nightclub activities top offences
KUALA LUMPUR: Action was taken against 293 individuals yesterday for flouting Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) directives. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Yaakob said of those, 269 individuals were compounded, while 24 others were remanded. He said a total of 124
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RM11.5 million to supply treated water to Kuala Penyu in Sabah
KUALA LUMPUR: A sum of RM11.5 million has been allocated this year for the project to provide treated water supply to Kuala Penyu District in the interior of Sabah, according to Rural Development Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad. He said
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Anwar fails to strike out suit over sodomy conviction pardon
KUALA LUMPUR: PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim failed in his bid to strike out an originating summon filed by lawyer Mohd Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz over the full pardon granted to him over his conviction and imprisonment for sodomising an
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Court advises Khalid Samad, FMT to settle defamation suit amicably
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today advised that the defamation suit filed by former Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad against online news portal, Free Malaysia Today (FMT) and its former editor-in-chief, be settled amicably. The suit was over a defamatory
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