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Online trader loses RM108,300 to face mask scam
KUANTAN: An online trader who wanted to make a bulk purchase of face masks lost RM108,300 after being duped by a non-existent supplier. Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the 34-year-old victim claimed that she
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Covid-19: Sadao border gates to close for 7 days
SONGKHLA: The Sadao border gates in Songkhla, southern Thailand has been ordered closed for seven days from today, after at least four Thai immigration and police officers stationed there, were confirmed to be Covid-19 positive. The order was issued by
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Health hero Hisham thanks Malaysians for memorable birthday
KUALA LUMPUR: Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah will never forget his 57th birthday on April 21 when thousands of Malaysians sent him well-wishes. Dr Noor Hisham said that birthday will always be memorable to him, with all the blessings
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PDRM busts online gambling syndicate making RM135k per day
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have crippled an online gambling syndicate which can make RM135,000 a day with the arrests of 25 Chinese nationals in a raid on a house in Ukay Heights, Ampang, here yesterday. Bukit Aman Anti-Vice, Gambling and Secret Societies
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10 Indian nationals caught having dinner, drinking in restaurant
IPOH: Ten Indian nationals were arrested for allegedly having dinner and drinking liquor together at a banana leaf restaurant on Jalan Tun Abdul Razak here last night. Ipoh district police chief ACP A. Asmadi Abdul Aziz said the men aged 19
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Covid 19: Suppliers are top risk management concern
The worldwide coronavirus pandemic has disrupted life in just about every sense of the word, from personal health concerns and social distancing to shelter-in-place mandates and business closures.But in the corporate world, life plods on. Critical concerns about ongoing sales
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Court vacates hearing of Musa Aman’s application to strike out 46 charges
KUALA LUMPUR: The hearing of former Sabah Chief Minister Tan Sri Musa Aman’s application to strike out his 46 counts of corruption and money laundering linked to timber concessions scheduled today at the High Court here has been vacated. Musa’s lead counsel
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Agong holds second pre-cabinet video conference with PM Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today convened another pre-Cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, the second to be held via a video conference from Istana Negara. According to a posting on Istana Negara’s
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Will Covid-19 fan the flames of Southeast Asia’s haze problem?
KUALA LUMPUR: Weak enforcement of restrictions to curb Covid-19 infections in rural Indonesia, coupled with farmers opting for cheap ways to clear land, could see a repeat of the forest fires and smoke that choked Southeast Asia last year, environmentalists
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More than 700,000 Sabahans eligible for BPN
KOTA KINABALU: A total of 737,797 Sabahans have been vetted to receive the Bantuan Prihatin National (BPN) aid involving a financial allocation of RM864,098,700, said Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri. He said they were part of the 6.5 million eligible recipients of
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