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Aug 27 hearing over forfeiture of Najib’s assets
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court will hear on Aug 27 a prosecution application over assets belonging to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and 16 others. Deputy public prosecutor Faten Hadni Khairuddin said the
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SME Bank’s financial performance at stable level
KUALA LUMPUR: The auditing conducted on Small Medium Enterprise Development Bank Malaysia Bhd (SME Bank) found that its financial performance was at a stable level, the Auditor-General’s Report 2019 Series 1 said. It said SME Bank’s financial performance in 2019 improved by
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3 soldiers killed in pre-dawn car bomb explosion in E. Afghanistan
KABUL: At least three Afghan national security force members were killed and six others wounded after a Taliban suicide car bomb targeted Dih Yak district’s office in eastern Ghazni province early Monday, a provincial government spokesman confirmed. “Taliban militants stormed
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MMEA foils bid to smuggle 450 kg of ketum leaves in Perlis
KUALA PERLIS: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has again thwarted an attempt to smuggle out 450 kilograms of ketum leaves in Kuala Perlis waters. Kuala Perlis Maritime Zone director Maritime Commander Mohd Shafie Paing said an MMEA team conducting
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Slim by-election: Early voting for 267 police personnel tomorrow
TANJUNG MALIM: A total of 267 police personnel will cast their votes tomorrow as early voters for the Slim state by-election. Election Commission (EC) secretary Ikmalrudin Ishak said all the early voters would cast their ballots at the Muallim district
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Three family members killed in head-on collision near Kapar, Jeram
SHAH ALAM: Three family members were killed when the car they were travelling in collided with a four-wheel drive vehicle at Kilometre 37, Jalan Klang-Teluk Intan near Kapar, Jeram near here last night. Kuala Selangor district police chief, Supt Ramli
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Covid-19: Police, legislative bodies to handle serious SOP violations
KUALA LUMPUR: Serious cases of violation of Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOP) will be handled by the relevant authorities such as the police and legislative bodies, said Deputy Health Minister I Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali (pix). He said at
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Nora Anne inquest opens, conducted in English and Malay
SEREMBAN: The inquest into the death of Irish-French teenager Nora Anne Quoirin opened here today, and coroner Maimoonah Aid said at the outset that it will be conducted in both English and Bahasa Malaysia. She explained that some of the
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Azmin: Investors optimistic about Malaysia’s economic prospects
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is confident that local and international investors remain optimistic about maintaining their investments despite the country’s low growth in the second quarter of this year, Senior Minister cum International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed
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Dr Zulkifli: Dakwah approach should be appropriate with situation
KUALA LUMPUR: Religious agencies play a significant role in ensuring that dakwah (Islamic preaching) activities, especially among the younger generation, are carried out through effective methods of communication, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Dr
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