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Health Ministry: Colorectal cancer affects M’sians second most
PUCHONG: Health Ministry said that colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer to plague Malaysians, after breast cancer. Its director general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said according to Malaysia National Cancer Registry from 2012-2016, colorectal cancer is the
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Najib: ‘Thank you Pakatan for destroying the country’s economy’
PUCHONG: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today ‘congratulated’ the former Pakatan Harapan government for putting the nation’s economy in turmoil. In a Facebook post today, Najib said that he had warned the Pakatan government in the past
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Muhyiddin sacrificing Bersatu, state govts for premiership
Newly minted Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin appears to have lost Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia’s (Bersatu) plot at the state level after successfully taking over the number one Executive position. At the federal level, six out of 36 Bersatu
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RPK: Why cry discrimination when 90% of wealth owned by non-Malays?
PUCHONG: Pro-Barisan Nasional blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin stirred the hornet’s nest by criticising the non-Malays for saying that the Malaysian government was discriminating the minorities in the country. “Why are the non-Malays screaming about racial discrimination in Malaysia when they
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Azam Baki is MACC’s new chief commissioner
PUCHONG: MACC’s director of operations, Datuk Seri Azam Baki is now appointed anti-graft body’s new chief commissioner, effective today. In a statement today, Prime Minister Office (PMO) said Azam’s appointment was made following Latheefa Koya’s resignation last week. “Yang di-Pertuan
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Perak now under Perikatan Nasional, may see new MB
PUCHONG: Perikatan Nasional will form the new Perak state government today, following Bersatu’s departure from Pakatan Harapan. Speaking at a press conference today, Perak menteri besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu said Perikatan Nasional now has the support of 32
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Sunflowers a sombre symbol of remembrance for families of MH17 victims
AMSTERDAM: Sunflowers normally bring out smiles, with their cheerful yellow hues. Not so for Piet Ploeg, who lost his older brother Alex, his sister-in-law and nephew when Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down out of the sky over eastern Ukraine on July
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Malaysian athletes dominate 5th Labuan Duathlon 2020
LABUAN: Malaysian athletes dominated the podium at the 5th Labuan Duathlon (LDU) by winning four of the six categories yesterday. Thirty-two-year-old army personnel (ATM Melaka) Mohd Feldarus Abdul Rahman, who is from Miri, won the men’s Open title while his base camp mate Mohd
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Muhyiddin to announce new Cabinet later today
PUCHONG: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will announce the new Cabinet list today around 5pm at the Prime Minister’s office, after getting consent from the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah. Muhyiddin will meet the Agong
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Forest fire in Kuala Langat Selatan reserve forest ‘mostly contained’
SHAH ALAM: Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operations) Hafisham Mohd Noor said the remaining 2.8 hectares of forest fire affecting the Kuala Langat Selatan Permanent Forest Reserve is expected to be fully extinguished in three days. He said
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