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Eight men nabbed, weapons, drugs seized in Ulu Tiram
JOHOR BAHRU: Police detained eight men and seized various weapons, drugs as well as cash during a raid on a house in Kampung Sungai Tiram, Ulu Tiram yesterday. General Operations Force 5th Battalion commanding officer Supt Dimin Awang said in the 2 am raid, the suspects, aged
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Foreigner gets 2 weeks’ jail for obstructing policeman from discharging his duty
SIBU: A Pakistani was yesterday sentenced to two weeks’ jail by the magistrate’s court here for obstructing a policeman from discharging his duty. Magistrate Muhammad Faizal also ordered the accused to be put behind bars for one week for defying
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Ramadan bazaars go digital in Southeast Asia amid pandemic
KUALA LUMPUR: For 15 years, Siti Zabedah Abdul Wahab’s family food business has opened for one month a year, selling murtabak, a pan-fried bread stuffed with meat, at Malaysia’s popular Ramadan bazaars. But this year, Murtabak Mami Murtabak Sultan started
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MFC calls for gradual relaxation of MCO
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Furniture Council (MFC) has called on the government to gradually relax the Movement Control Order (MCO) to help the survival of the furniture industry. MFC president Khoo Yeow Chong said that the government could in a timely
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Energy counter extends downtrend as oil volatility intensifies
KUALA LUMPUR: As COVID-19 brought oil consumption to a halt, leading countries in a race to find more space to store excess oil; the fight for market share between major producers, Saudi Arabia and Russia continue unabated causing the global oil price
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MCO Violation : Deputy Health Ministry, Perak Exco brought to court
GERIK: Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali and Perak state exco Razman Zakaria were brought to the Magistrates’ Court here today to face a charge of violating the Movement Control Order (MCO) two weeks ago. Dr Noor Azmi who is
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MCO : Foreigners selling food during Ramadan
KUALA LUMPUR: Now that the month of Ramadan has started, many people would be filled with cravings for all sorts of food, including foreign dishes prepared by cooks from the countries of origin. Yet, because of the Movement Control Order (MCO)
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COVID-19 : Singapore reports two more deaths; total 14
SINGAPORE: Singapore which on Monday confirmed 799 new cases of COVID-19 infections, reported another two deaths, thus bringing the total to 14. In a statement issued late Monday, the republic’s Ministry of Health (MOH) said the two male patients labelled as
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Returning Sabah students urged to fill up health declaration honestly
KOTA KINABALU: All students returning to Sabah during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period must fill up their health declaration form honestly, said state health director Datuk Dr Christina Rundi. She said the health screening would be conducted at the entry points and
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EMCO: Passing items through barbed wire fence prohibited
KUALA LUMPUR: Residents in Selayang Baru here under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) are prohibited from giving out or receiving goods to and from outside parties through the barbed wire fences without the permission of the authorities. Gombak district police chief
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