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1,721 cases of sexual crimes against children recorded as of June 30
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,721 cases of sexual crimes against children were recorded from January to June 30 this year, according to Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff. She said based on statistics
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Police call man to give statement over sodomy allegation
KUALA LUMPUR: The police have summoned a man to give his statement yesterday, in connection with a claim that he was paid by a politician who allegedly sodomised him. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador said, an investigation paper
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Vietnamese fishermen sink boat to dispose of evidence
CHUKAI: Vietnamese fishermen are willing to sink their boats to avoid being detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), after being caught trespassing and stealing our marine resources. Pahang MMEA director Marine First Admiral Amran Daud said the tactic was
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Rahman Dahlan: Putting Bung Moktar in charge for Sabah election a suicidal move
KUALA LUMPUR: Several Sabah Umno leaders have protested against the appointment of Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman cum Umno chief Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin (pix) to lead the coalition’s election machinery in the upcoming state election. Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Seri
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Slim candidate:Good intention will pave road to success
TANJUNG MALIM: Good intentions will definitely bring success. That is the belief and stand of one of the independent candidate for the Slim state by-election, S. Santharasekaran, 44. “When we have good intentions, to be the people’s representative because we want
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Highlights at Parliament’s sixth week sitting
KUALA LUMPUR: Though the meeting was held for only two days, the sixth week of the Dewan Rakyat sitting was arguably one of the most significant so far. Firstly, it saw the additional budget of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government to
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Joker Oruvan’s legal threat attempt
The Leaders Online received a legal notice last month from the lawyers of Joker Oruvan on the grounds of defamation regarding a news report that linked him to the suicide case of R Thivya Nayagi due to cyberbullying. The report
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Tahfiz fire tragedy: Judge emotional when sentencing teenager
KUALA LUMPUR: High Court judge Datuk Azman Abdullah got emotional when reading out his judgment for the case involving a teenager who was charged with the murder of 23 people in a fire at Pusat Tahfiz Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah, almost
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EC to go ahead with Sabah polls pending decision on dissolution of State Assembly
KOTA KINABALU: The Election Commission (EC) is ready to go ahead with the Sabah State Election although there is a judicial review application made against the decision to dissolve the State Legislative Assembly. EC deputy chairman Dr Azmi Sharom said that
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‘Muhammad Zahid implicated me after being harassed by ghost in MACC lockup’ – Mohd Isa
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad told the High Court here today that his former political special officer had implicated him over corruption charges totalling RM3 million, to escape from being charged himself. Mohd Isa said Muhammad
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