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Five foot long croc sighted on Tanjung Kubong beach Labuan
LABUAN: A five foot long crocodile was sighted on the beach of Tanjung Kubong near Labuan’s historical site of ‘Gedung Ubat’ this morning, and Perhilitan said, it had likely ‘broken out’ from its habitat in Kina Benuwa Mangrove Park. The
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Toddler dies after plunging from Labuan water village house
LABUAN: A toddler died after plunging into the sea from a wooden house at Kg Patau Patau 1 water village late yesterday afternoon. The two-month-old boy, Muhamad Aidan Hakimi Mohd Reduan, slipped from the ‘still under construction balcony’ and was
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Couple loses RM60,000 in armed robbery, sexual assault in Lima Kedai
JOHOR BARU: It was traumatic experience for a 23-year-old woman who travelled to Johor for a part-time modelling job offer when she and her boyfriend were not only robbed but she was also sexually assaulted in an incident in Lima Kedai
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King, Queen wish all Christians a Merry Christmas
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah extended their Christmas greetings to all Christians in the country celebrating Christmas today. “Wishing you and your loved ones a very Merry
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A stream in Mantin believed to be contaminated with chemical substance
SEREMBAN: An unpleasant smell (odour pollution) that suddenly hit the residents in the area around Batu 4, Mantin early this morning was due to chemical substance, as an oil spill was discovered in the stream by the Seremban Fire and Rescue
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Malaysia eyes opportunity to send Islamic banking graduates to work abroad
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is looking for opportunities to send local Islamic banking graduates to work abroad, according to deputy finance minister Datuk Amiruddin Hamzah. Looking at the country’s achievement after being crowned as the global leader in Islamic banking, he
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A perfect crosswind landing for the aviation sector in 2019
KUALA LUMPUR: The year saw the country’s aviation sector square up to a string of challenges such as overcapacity in the region, rising cost, air-safety rating downgrade, airport system malfunction coupled with slower economic growth and volatile foreign exchange rate.
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Water supply in affected areas almost fully restored – Air Selangor
KUALA LUMPUR: Water supply has been almost fully restored to 98.4 per cent of areas in Petaling, Hulu Langat, Sepang, and Kuala Langat as at 6 a.m. after an odour pollution incident in Sungai Semenyih. Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd
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High pay among promises made by a human trafficking syndicate
KUALA LUMPUR: They are promised employment with high pay but in reality they are being confined and lured into forced labour and prostitution. This tactic is not new to the syndicate of trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants in
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Sabah Floods: two PPS in Keningau opened with 95 victims
KOTA KINABALU: Two temporary evacuation centres (PPS) have been opened in Sook, Keningau to accommodate 95 flood victims from 19 families, yesterday. According to the Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) Sabah in a statement, the PPS were opened after two
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