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Cops identify Twitter account holder who made false claims about SRC judge
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have identified the twitter account holder who claimed that the judge presiding over the SRC International Sdn Bhd trial involving Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak is related to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department
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Mixed reactions over dissolution of Sabah State Assembly
KOTA KINABALU: The dissolution of the Sabah State Assembly (DUN) yesterday received mixed reactions from people in the state who voiced out their views through social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter. Many agreed with the decision announced by Chief Minister
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Ramlan Ibrahim resigns as EC member
PUTRAJAYA: The Election Commission (EC) today announced the resignation of Datuk Seri Ramlan Ibrahim as a member of the commission, effective yesterday. In a statement issued here today, the EC said Ramlan’s `resignation had been consented by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong,
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Indonesian fugitive wanted for corruption, nabbed in Malaysia
JAKARTA: Indonesian fugitive Djoko Soegiarto Tjandra, who has been convicted of corruption, was arrested in Malaysia and brought back to Jakarta on Thursday, after being on the run for 11 years, according to local media reports. Djoko, 68, was said
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31 compounds issued to those violating SOP in Port Dickson
PORT DICKSON: A total of 31 compound summonses were issued for violation of the standard operating procedures (SOP) under the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) over the past one week since last Saturday, Port Dickson district police chief Supt Aidi
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Media practitioners, villagers cook 2,000 lemang for Aidiladha
PASIR MAS: The Kelantan Darul Naim Media Club (Kemudi) has joined hands with residents of Kampung Dewan Beta here to cook 2,000 tubes of lemang in preparation for the Aidiladha celebration tomorrow. Lemang is a type of traditional delicacy made from glutinous rice,
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Mohd Shafie calls for press conference today
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal is expected to hold a press conference at 10 am today at the State Government Administrative Center here. An invitation to the media was sent via a Whatsapp message by the Chief Minister’s
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Muhyiddin and Singapore PM Lee meet on Johor Causeway on RTS project
JOHOR BAHRU: Malaysia and Singapore will “meet” on the Johor Causeway today to “symbolically” seal their agreement to proceed with the Rapid Transit System (RTS) project. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will meet his Singapore counterpart, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, to symbolise the sealing of the agreement by both
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Sabah Politics: Musa Aman to hold press conference at noon
KOTA KINABALU: Former Sabah chief minister Tan Sri Musa Aman is scheduled to hold a press conference at his residence in Luyang here at noon today. However, the invitation to the press conference, sent to journalists via WhatsApp, did not say
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M’sia, S’pore seal RTS agreement, witnessed by two PMs on Johor causeway
JOHOR BAHRU: Malaysia and Singapore today agreed to proceed with the Rapid Transit System (RTS), with leaders of the two countries meeting at the midpoint of the Johor Causeway as a sign of the agreement. Malaysian Prime Minister Tan Sri
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