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Najib ordered purchase of Merdeka Palace hotel: Witness
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court was told yesterday that former Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad was instructed by Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak to proceed with the purchase of Merdeka Palace Hotel and Suites in Kuching, Sarawak, despite
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TLO poll: Majority says no to Jawi in vernacular schools
In August last year, the Education Ministry surprised Malaysians by announcing that it would introduce Jawi calligraphy in the Primary 4 syllabus of the vernacular schools from Jan 1. Taken aback by the announcement, many non-Muslims and even some Muslims
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Influenza: School in Perak closed today
KUALA LUMPUR: The influenza outbreak last week saw many students infected with the virus and today a school in Perak was closed. Perak State Education director Dr Mohd Suhaimi Mohamed Ali said the closure of Sekolah Menengah Sains Teluk Intan
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PDRM offers 50 per cent discount on traffic summonses from Jan 18
KUALA LUMPUR: Police are offering 50 per cent discount for traffic offenders to settle their outstanding summonses online from Jan 18 to Feb 1, said Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) director Datuk Azisman Alias. He said this
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Audio Recordings : Latheefa expected to give statement on Thursday
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Latheefa Koya is expected to give her statement to the police at Bukit Aman this Thursday. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department Prosecution and Law Division (D5) principal assistant director SACMior Faridalathrash Wahid,
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Mujahid: What is G25’s motive in questioning Jakim’s establishment?
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mujahid Yusof Rawa has questioned the motive of the Group Of Ex-Civil Servants (G25) which continued to raise issues regarding the establishment of the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) although they had
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1MDB: Final audit report not printed pending “green light” from Najib
KUALA LUMPUR: A former audit director of the National Audit Department (JAN) told the High Court here today that she was told to not print the final audit report on 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) until there was instructions from former
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Wan Azizah: Govt drawing up plan to identify, address child marriage
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is drawing up a comprehensive strategic plan to identify and address the cause of underage or child marriages. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said it was part of the government’s strategy
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AKSEM seizes 530 kg of ketum leaves in Pendang
BUKIT KAYU HITAM: The Malaysian Border Security Agency (AKSEM) in Kedah seized 530 kg of ketum leaves worth RM26,000 in a raid at a rubber plantation in Kampung Padang Durian near Pendang yesterday afternoon. Its operations commander Abdul Latif Abdul
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Single father fined RM22,500 for concealing somebody else’s money
SEREMBAN: A single father was fined a total of RM22,500 by the two Magistrate’s Courts here today on eight counts of dishonestly concealing RMN16,000 that did not belong to him 11 years ago. In the court before Magistrate V Vanita,
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