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Four firefighters injured while putting out fire engulfing shophouses
GEORGE TOWN: Four firefighters were injured when the side wall of the three two-storey shophouses on fire in Lebuh Carnavon, that they were spraying with water, suddenly collapsed last night. Penang Fire and Rescue Department director Saadon Mokhtar said the
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COVID-19: Seek facts from valid sources – Dr Noor Hisham
KUALA LUMPUR: It is crucial for all parties to seek facts from valid and authorised sources during times of crisis and uncertainty amidst the COVID-19 infection situation, Health Ministry director general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said. “Each and every
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Home Ministry: Only Nepalese nationals allowed to work as security guards
PUTRAJAYA: Only Nepalese nationals are allowed to work for licensed private security companies for now, the Home Ministry said in a statement yesterday. The ministry issued the clarification following a report by Pakistani media that 150,000 of its low-skilled citizens
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A couple charged with stealing senior citizen’s savings
KUANTAN: A couple was charged at the Sessions Court here today with two counts of stealing RM89,345 from a senior citizen. The accused Sabari Ashrat Mokhtar, 23, and Farhana Abdul Mubin, 34, pleaded not guilty to the charges after they
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Use seat belt or place kids in child safety seats – Lee Lam Thye
KUALA LUMPUR: Alliance of Safe Community chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said it is the responsibility of parents or other adults to ensure the safety of children travelling in vehicles. He said studies have shown that children were at greater
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Proton unveils X70 CKD with 5 upgrades
KUALA LUMPUR: National carmaker Proton Holdings Bhd (Proton) today officially launched the X70 CKD (completely knocked down) version with five main upgrades. Upgrades related to the power train are a further refined 1.8-litre turbocharged direct injection (TGDi) petrol engine and
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Myvi driver on remand over child flung out of car case on PLUS Expressway
REMBAU: The driver of a Perodua Myvi car who caused a two-year-old boy getting flung out of a car and landed in the fast lane of the south-bound North-South Expressway (PLUS) is in remand for three days from today to
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Dzulkefly: Health Ministry received 26 additional thermal scanners
PUCHONG: Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad today said that his ministry received 26 additional thermal scanners that will be used in screening for the coronavirus at all entry points into the country. Dzulkefly said the additional thermal scanners
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Man charged with seven counts of incest against daughter
SEREMBAN: A rubber tapper was charged at the Sessions Court today with seven counts of committing incest against his own daughter since she was 12. The girl is now 17. The 48-year-old man, however, pleaded not guilty to all charges
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Four men claim trial to a charge of assaulting Syed Saddiq
JOHOR BAHRU: Four men pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate’s Court today to a charge of assaulting Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq last month. The accused Norhanizam Ithnain, 38, Mohd Iskandar Masindra Rasidi, 37, Mohd Iskandar Afiq Razak, 26,
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