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COVID-19: Six new positive cases reported
KUALA LUMPUR: Health Ministry director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said six new cases of COVID-19 were reported as of noon yesterday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 positive cases in the country to 99. He said all the cases were
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Cuepacs urges govt not to hire outsiders to lead govt agencies
KUALA LUMPUR: Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) yesterday reiterated its stance that no “outsiders” be appointed to head core civil service agencies such as the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission. Its president Adnan Mat said it
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Weightlifter Aznil faces tough route to Tokyo 2020
JOHOR BAHRU: The Weightlifting Championships in the Republic of Nauru in April, will determine whether national weightlifter Muhamad Aznil Bidin will be able to book a berth to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The Kedah-born athlete who is now ranked
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Malaysian team did good job in recovering MH17’s black box – Dutch Safety Board
THE HAGUE: The Dutch Safety Board has praised the Malaysian team for their cooperation in recovering the black box of MH17 from the crash site in the conflict-torn eastern Ukraine in 2014. Senior aviation investigator in charge Gijsbert Vogelaar said the black box
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Six years and counting, MH370 remains biggest aviation mystery
KUALA LUMPUR: Today, March 8, is exactly six years to the day when Malaysia Airlines’ MH370 vanished from the radar while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, China. Despite the long passage of time, the world is still clueless on its final
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Transport Ministry to meet PM over compensation for next-of kin of MH370 victims
PUTRAJAYA: The Transport Ministry is expected to meet Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin next week to present a cabinet paper on compensation to the next-of-kin of the victims onboard Malaysian Airlines MH370 which went missing on March 8, 2014. Its secretary-general, Datuk
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Kedah to fight back after second consecutive loss
ALOR SETAR, March 8 — Kedah head coach, Aidil Sharin Sahak wants his charges to focus on the next match against UiTM FC on March 11 in the mission to collect their first three points in the Super League this
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COVID-19 prompts Selangor govt to advise cancellation of public events
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor government today advised all events involving public participation to be postponed following the second wave of COVID-19 infection in the country. To that effect, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said the state government had cancelled an event
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Edward Gostaning Project postponed to June 5
KOTA KINABALU: The Edward Gostaning Project (Summit Kinabalu Jasamu Dikenang), where Edward Taning, 58, attempting to scale and descend the Mount Kinabalu backwards, has been postponed to June 5. Project coordinator Richard Soibi said the postponement of the project, initially
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Melaka Bersatu will back whoever appointed CM
MELAKA: Melaka Bersatu will back whoever is appointed as the 12th chief minister (CM) of the state by Yang Dipertua Negeri Melaka Tun Dr Mohd Khalil Yaakob, according to its deputy chief Datuk Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen. Mohd Rafiq said the political crisis
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