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COVID-19: Taman Desa Medical Centre closes all infected ward rooms
KUALA LUMPUR: All infected ward rooms in the Taman Desa Medical Centre (TDMC) were closed immediately yesterday, following the confirmation of one COVID-19 case at the hospital, with the patient transferred to Hospital Kuala Lumpur last night for further treatment. In a statement
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Aliff Syukri arrested for child abuse, released on police bail
PUCHONG: Cosmetics entrepreneur Datuk Seri Aliff Syukri has been arrested for allegedly abusing his adopted daughter. However, Selangor CID chief Senior Asst Comm Datuk Fadzil Ahmat said that the suspect has been released on police bail. “We are investigating the
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Ambitious, yet held back by poor SPM results and financial constraints
PUCHONG: While many students scored well for their SPM exams and are planning ahead in terms of further studies and ambitions, there are also a substantial number of students who did not get good grades. For them, future seems uncertain
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Cops arrest three, seize drugs worth RM4.74 miln in Klang Valley
SHAH ALAM: Selangor police have busted a drug distribution syndicate in the Klang Valley following the arrest three individuals, including the mastermind, and seized various types of drugs worth RM4.74 million in two separate raids early of the week. Selangor police
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Water rationing in Melaka to be expanded from Tuesday
MELAKA: Water rationing in Melaka which entered the third phase on Feb 24 will be expanded in Zone 2 which will cover an additional 20% of consumers in the Alor Gajah district from Tuesday. Syarikat Air Melaka Berhad (SAMB) in a
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No more league matches at National Stadium – MFL
KUALA LUMPUR: Saturday’s Super League clash between Selangor and Perak will be the last time that the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil will be used for any M-League matches this season. Malaysian Football League (MFL) chief executive officer Datuk Ab
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Malaysia to have two cyclists at Tokyo Olympics
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will have two track cyclists at the Tokyo Olympics this year after finishing among the top eight best teams in the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) ranking list. Based on the latest UCI ranking, issued on their website www.uci.org, Malaysia
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Two Bangladeshi construction workers killed by mounds of falling earth
KUANTAN: Two Bangladeshi nationals were killed when they were buried by mounds of falling earth at a housing project construction site in Mentakab, Temerloh yesterday. Temerloh district police chief ACP Mohd Yusri Othman said the 4.15 pm incident occurred when
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Five more COVID-19 cases recorded
PUTRAJAYA: Five new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in the country, bringing the total number of positive cases to 55, according to the Health Ministry. Health Ministry director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said all the cases were found to
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Inmate who scored 6As in SPM hopes for a pardon
A 21-year-old prison inmate at Penjara Marang who received the good news yesterday (March 5) that he had scored 6As in the 2019 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination, is hoping very much that his excellent showing will be good enough
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