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No instruction to postpone SUKMA in Johor over COVID-19
KUANTAN: The Johor state government has yet to receive any application or instruction to change the date of the 20th Malaysia Games (SUKMA) scheduled for July over COVID-19 infection. Menteri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad noted that so far the National Sports Council (NSC) has not indicated the
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Wahid Omar: Tengku Zafrul a competent technocrat to manage country’s finance
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Wahid Omar, a former minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of economic planning, has described newly-appointed Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Aziz as a competent technocrat to manage the country’s finance and economy. Abdul
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MACC arrests 12 police personnel in Penang
KUALA LUMPUR: Twelve police personnel in Penang were arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) yesterday. MACC chief commissioner Datuk Seri Azam Baki when contacted by Bernama confirmed the matter. He said they were arrested on suspicion of corruption and abuse of
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Dzulkifli: Two elements unproven to charge Najib under Section 403 Penal Code
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here yesterday was told that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has prepared a proposal to conduct the prosecution under Section 403 of the Penal Code against Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in 2015. Former MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri
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Forensic expert: Penang Bridge crash victim dies of drowning
BUKIT MERTAJAM: A forensic expert told the magistrate’s court here today that the cause of death of Moey Yun Peng in the Penang Bridge accident in January last year, was drowning. Dr. P. Chandroth Navin from Penang Hospital Forensic Medicine
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Manjoi Health Clinic decontaminated over suspected Covid-19 patient
IPOH: The Perak Health Department carried out decontamination at Manjoi Health Clinic here after an individual alleging Covid-19 symptoms sought treatment at the clinic. Perak Health director Dr Ding Lay Ming said the patient who has a history of visiting Japan
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25-day-old baby killed in crash
PARIT: A 25-day-old baby boy was among three family members killed in a crash at KM47 of Jalan Ipoh-Lumut (Lumut bound) here yesterday. Perak Tengah District Police chief Supt Barudin Wariso said the three victims were Zamzainal Ahmad Kusharay, 49, and his mother-in-law,
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EPF office at Jalan Raja Laut closed for disinfection work
KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) at Jalan Raja Laut here, has closed its office from yesterday until March 13 for the disinfection of office space and surrounding areas. In a statement issued yesterday, EPF said the office will
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COVID-19: Twelve new cases recorded
PUTRAJAYA: Twelve new cases of COVID-19 were reported yesterday, bringing the total number of positive cases in Malaysia to 129. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the positive cases comprised Patients-Under-Investigation (PUI), close contacts, and Malaysians and their
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Noraini resigns as PAC chairman following appointment as minister
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Dr Noraini Ahmad has resigned as the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman effective yesterday following her appointment as the Higher Education Minister. Her resignation is in line with the Dewan Rakyat Standing Order 77 (4) which
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