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PM Muhyiddin visits Pangkor Passenger Jetty, chairs NCIA meeting
PANGKOR: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today began his maiden working visit to Pangkor Island by touring the Pangkor Island Passenger Ferry Terminal, the main jetty on the duty-free island for ferries to and from the mainland. He arrived
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92 Kerian District flood victims still at two relief centres
IPOH: Ninety-two people from 38 families are still seeking shelter at two temporary relief centres (PPS), following floods in the Kerian district. According to Perak Disaster Management Secretariat Committee, 77 victims from 34 families are at the Sekolah Kebangsaan Parit Haji Aman PPS. “The
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Private’s death: Eleven more witness five statements to cops
KUALA LUMPUR: Eleven more witnesses have given their statements to the police to facilitate investigations over Private Abdul Aziz Aznam’s death. Army Chief Gen Tan Sri Zamrose Mohd Zain said of the 11, two were military officers while the other
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Jefridin Atan sworn in as senator
KUALA LUMPUR: Special officer to former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Datuk Jefridin Atan was sworn in today as a senator before Dewan Negara President Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim. The Johor legislative assembly has appointed the Tanjung Piai
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DBKL to review development order terms to prevent flash floods
KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will review the terms under the development order (DO) before issuing them to developers to prevent flash flood incidents in the capital. Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan said all
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Four company directors, workshop manager charged over pollution in Sungai Gong
KUALA LUMPUR: Four company directors and a workshop manager were charged in the Selayang Sessions Court here today in connection with the pollution in Sungai Gong which resulted in water supply disruption to more than 1.2 million people recently. They
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Govt constantly monitoring contradictory teachings
KUALA LUMPUR: The government views seriously the spread of ideologies such as Shi’ism, liberalism and pluralism that contradict the true Islamic teachings. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri said, therefore, several measures have
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Unemployment rate down to 4.5 pct by year-end, foresees UOB Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: The unemployment rate in Malaysia is expected to ease further to 4.5 per cent by year-end, according to United Overseas Bank (M) Bhd. Its senior economist Julia Goh said Malaysia’s labour market continued to improve with the unemployment
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Musang King is ‘Hao Chi’: Students viral on China’s social media
RAUB: ‘Hao Chi’ or delicious, is the word used by a group of Chinese national students to describe their first taste of the Malaysian King of Fruits, the durian, at the Durio Tour @Raub 2020 programme held recently. They were served
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Suhakam: Form RCI immediately to investigate judicial misconduct
KUALA LUMPUR: The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) has urged for the immediate set up of a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) in efforts to restore trust and confidence in the country’s judicial system. In a statement today, Suhakam referred to the allegations of judicial
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