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Celebrating Aidilfitri the new normal way
KUALA LUMPUR: Every year, it is common practice for Muslims throughout the country to visit one another’s open house and celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri, which marks the end of Ramadan, in a joyous way. However, things are set to be
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Don’t be sad, find the blessing in COVID-19 crisis, says King
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah said that Muslims in the country should not be upset and sad for not being able to celebrate Aidilfitri this year but to take the opportunity to find the blessing in
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Muhyiddin taps Ahmad Jais’ Raya classic to convey Aidilfitri greetings
PUTRAJAYA, May 23 – The famous evergreen Raya song entitled Selamat Hari Raya by the late Datuk Ahmad Jais was used by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to convey his Aidilfitri greetings to all Malaysians. In his special Aidilfitri
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Amok man believed drunk, crashes vehicle into five people
KUALA LUMPUR: A man who ran amok and crashed his vehicle into five people at a hawker site in Pekan Bukit Sentosa, near here yesterday evening was believed to have been drunk. Selangor Police Chief Datuk Noor Azam Jamaludin said
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Disinfection, sanitisation exercise to continue after CMCO is over
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) will continue disinfecting and sanitising public areas even when the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) is over. Its director-general Datuk Mohammad Hamdan Wahid said JBPM would conduct such operations once the Health
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Covid-19: Government agrees to formulate new law on temporary implementation measures
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is formulating a law on temporary implementation measures to ease the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak, as well as restore the country’s economy. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan (pix)
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Postman pays price for making illegal collection
BUKIT MERTAJAM: A postman is paying the price for having made an illegal collection. The police arrested the 22-year-old man and two others for having solicited for funds over the social media since May 17 for a ‘fellow postman’ because
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Trafficking syndicate packs drugs in formula milk
BALIK PULAU: Formula milk packets are now being used by drug trafficking syndicates to send the contraband using couriers to customers to avoid detection by the police. The tactic was discovered after police arrested a man who was on his
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Toddler dies after choking on ‘jelly’ candy in Labuan
LABUAN: A four-year-old boy died after choking on a piece of ‘jelly’ candy in his house in Kg Batu Manikar Wednesday night (May 20). Labuan police chief Supt. Muhamad Farid Ahmad said the toddler was found unconscious and unresponsive when
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19 more items listed under Aidilfitri price control scheme
PUTRAJAYA: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) has added 19 new items under the Festive Season Maximum Price Control Scheme (SHMMP) in conjunction with the upcoming Aidilfitri celebration. Its Minister Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi, in a statement, said
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