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‘bin Abdullah’ case: Federal Court says Muslim child cannot bear father’s name
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court in a majority 4-3 decision has ruled that a Muslim child conceived out of wedlock cannot bear his father’s name. The seven-member bench led by Court of Appeal President Datuk Rohana Yusuf allowed partly the appeal
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Mamat wins penultimate stage of 2020 LTdL
ALOR SETAR: Malaysian rider Mohd Harrif Saleh continued his smashing performance by winning the seventh stage of 2020 Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) cycling race, involving a distance of 130.4km from Dewan Datuk Haji Abdullah Badawi in Bagan to Menara Alor
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Two Malaysians arrested in separate drug ops in Singapore
SINGAPORE:A 23-year-old male Malaysian driver was arrested as 2898gram of cannabis and 125gram of ‘ice’ or crystal methamphetamine were seized from an arriving Malaysia-registered car at Tuas Checkpoint on Feb 6. In its website today, Singapore Immigration & Checkpoints Authority
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Sabah approves 10-year plan to conserve elephants
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government has approved a 10-year plan for the conservation of the dwindling elephant population in the state. The state cabinet, at its weekly meeting yesterday, approved the Sabah State Elephant Action Plan 2020-2029, Dr Jamili Nais,
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German Shepherd receives maiden award from Pahang police
A German Shepherd police tracker dog received the “Jasamu Dikenang” (appreciation) award from the Pahang police contingent. The dog named “Lao Wu” received the medal from Pahang police chief Abd Jalil Hassan, who was represented by his deputy, Mohd Yusri
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Rough seas: Kelantan MMEA advises postponement of all coastal activities
PASIR PUTEH: Kelantan Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has advised all activities at sea and along the beach in the state to be postponed in view of the current rough sea condition. Its director Capt Muhd Nur Syam Asmawie Yaacob in a statement here yesterday said based on the surveillance conducted around the Exclusive
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Zahid trial: DTSB allowed to resupply passport chips despite poor performance
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here yesterday was informed that the Home Affairs Ministry (MOHA) had allowed Datasonic Technologies Sdn Bhd (DTSB) to resupply chips for Malaysian passports despite the company’s previous poor performance. Finance Ministry Procurement Department former deputy secretary
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Ezam: I’m always pro-reforms, will never be a bootlicker
PUCHONG: I will always champion reforms and transformation, even if it means changing my stance from time to time, said Malaysian Anti-Corruption Movement chairman Datuk Mohamad Ezam Mohd Nor. He said this in response to several quarters circulating videos online,
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LTdL:TSC defends red jersey, refuses to be complacent
GEORGETOWN: Malaysian continental team, Team Sapura Cycling (TSC) refuses to be complacent although national young racer Muhamad Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff is still defending the red jersey as King of the Mountain at the end of the sixth stage of the 2020 Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) race.
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COVID-19: Virology unit staff willing to work extra hours
KUALA LUMPUR: The staff of the Virology Unit of the Infectious Disease Research Centre at the Institute of Medical Research (IMR) have been placed in readiness to investigate the COVID-19 infection. This especially to ensure that the outcomes of tests conducted on samples
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