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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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BNM: 2019 GDP at 4.3%, affected by supply disruption in commodity sector
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economy expanded by 3.6% in the fourth quarter of 2019, dragging the full-year Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth to 4.3%, the lowest since the 2009 financial crisis amid supply disruptions in the commodity sector during the quarter.
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PAS: Revoke Ting’s citizenship, check status of all MPs and assemblymen
PUCHONG: PAS wants former Pujut state assemblyman Dr Ting Tiong Choon’s citizenship revoked over his dual citizenship status. Sarawak PAS commissioner Jofri Jaraiee said Ting from DAP has been lying to Sarawakians, especially the people of Pujut, by hiding his
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Boosting water security a solution to Melaka’s water supply issue
MELAKA: Melaka has been rationing water since Jan 29 to ensure it could meet the demands for supply in the current hot and dry season, which is expected to prolong until the end of next month. In fact, the water supply issue was
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Perak Customs foils bid to smuggle RM500,000 in Malaysian, Thai currencies
IPOH: Perak Customs Department seized RM500,000 in Malaysian and Thai currency notes and detained three women at the Bukit Berapit Immigration, Customs and Quarantine (ICQ) Complex in Pengkalan Hulu. State Customs director Dr Mohamad Saprin, said the three women, a local and two Thai nationals, were
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Allowing more petrol operators ‘will keep fuel prices competitive’
KUALA LUMPUR: Allowing more private petrol companies to acquire a licence to operate petrol stations will help keep fuel prices at competitive levels, which will not burden the people, says a source familiar with the matter. He said while healthy competition
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Bank Negara: External influence will affect ringgit
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus today said ringgit, which appreciated 1.1% against the US dollar last year, will continue to be influenced by external developments in 2020. While the Phase One trade deal between the United States and China
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LTdL: Malaysia’s Mamat wins stage five
IPOH: Terengganu Inc TSG Cycling Team sprint specialist Mohd Harrif Saleh’s never-say-die spirit saw him winning the 165.8-km Stage 5 of the Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) from Kuala Kubu Bharu to Bandar Meru Raya here yesterday. With the finish line in sight, the 31-year-old,
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