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Over 5,000 litres of subsidised diesel seized in Perak raid over alleged profiteering scheme
IPOH, April 10 — The Perak Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) seized 5,070 litres of subsidised diesel in a raid at Kampung Raja Hitam near Ayer Tawar early today. Its director Datuk Kamalludin Ismail said the
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Eleven-state e-waste crackdown nets RM582m haul, 515 arrests in major bust
KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 — Authorities have carried out a major nationwide crackdown on illegal e-waste activities under Op Hazard 3.0, with hundreds arrested and large-scale seizures recorded across multiple states. Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail said
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Ampang-bound LRT trains turn back at Chan Sow Lin, commuters told to transfer
KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 — The Ampang/Sri Petaling LRT line is operating on modified services after a track switch failure at Chan Sow Lin Station, with commuters required to change trains or adjust their journeys, Rapid Rail said today. The
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Police nab nine in Teluk Intan drug bust with cannabis, meth and heroin
IPOH, April 10 — A woman was among nine people, believed to be drug addicts, arrested in an operation to curb drug abuse around the Labu Kubong area, near Teluk Intan, Wednesday. Hilir Perak police chief ACP Chua Kok Lian
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Cost squeeze hits vegetable farmers, some scaling back or exit industry
JOHOR BAHRU, April 10 — Vegetable farmers are cutting back production as rising fuel and fertiliser costs, coupled with prolonged dry weather, squeeze margins across the sector, The Star reported today. Federation of Vegetable Farmers Associations president Lim Ser Kwee said around
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Dzulkefly says settlement includes Facebook clarification, removal of disputed post by Najib
KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 — Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad has withdrawn his civil defamation suit against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak over allegations of nepotism involving the appointment of his daughter in a government-linked trust
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Fahmi seeks TikTok clarification on impact of global energy crisis on TikTok Shop
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil will request TikTok to explain the impact of the global energy crisis and conflicts in West Asia on the operations of TikTok Shop, particularly in terms of logistics and delivery
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Witness recounts deadly Ulu Tiram police station attack
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — A police corporal in the Ulu Tiram police station attack case told the High Court here, yesterday, that he saw two of his colleagues killed in the May 17, 2024 incident. Corporal Mohd Khairul Azhar
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KL High Court told Fahmi made no political speech at Rawang mosque
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — An investigating officer told the High Court yesterday that Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil did not make any political speech at Masjid Nurul Yaqin in Kuang, Rawang, Selangor, in 2023. Insp Muhammad Fiadhi Fadzil, 35,
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Immigration arrests 79 workers in Perak factory raid over alleged misuse of visit passes
IPOH, April 9 — A total of 79 Bangladeshi nationals were arrested by the Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM) during a raid on two rubber glove factories in the Kanthan Industrial Estate, Chemor, near here last night. The operation, which began
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