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LTdL 2020: Organiser all set for Borneo stage
KUALA LUMPUR:The Petronas Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2020 organiser, Human Voyage, has made efforts to ensure the smooth running of the Borneo stage, which begins this week. The teams, riders, officials and guests started arriving in Kota Kinabalu yesterday, for the
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Economic Boost For Second-Generation Felda Settlers
KUALA LUMPUR: Many a Felda settlement is encouraging its second- and third-generation settlers to pursue agro-based business ventures to improve their socio-economic status. Among them is Felda Bukit Aping Timur in Kota Tinggi, Johor, which has implemented a pilot entrepreneurial
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RM967,500 worth of contraband cigarettes seized in Kuching
KUCHING: Sarawak Customs Department has thwarted an attempt to smuggle in contraband cigarettes worth RM967,500, with unpaid duties and taxes valued at RM2.44 million, two days ago. Its director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha said a team of officers had been carrying out intelligence gathering
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More reports of cheating against defunct law firm
SEREMBAN: Police have continued to receive reports on cheating against a legal firm which used to operate in Jalan Pasar Baru, Port Dickson although its legal practice licence was revoked on Jan 1 last year. Port Dickson district police chief
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Najib makes U-turn over management of his accounts by Jho Low
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak denied in the High Court here today of having communicated with fugitive businessman Jho Low, or Low Taek Jho, over management of his bank accounts. This is a “U-turn” from
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Agong hopes Malaysians returning from Wuhan to be in good health
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah hopes all Malaysians who will be brought back from Wuhan, China, to be in good health and protected from infection of the 2019 novel coronavirus and other diseases. Comptroller of the Royal
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Malaysia’s first Hindu services directory launched in Penang
GEORGE TOWN: Penang has launched the Hindu Directory, which consists of contacts of Hindu temples and non-profit organisations (NGOs) in the Malaysia Northern region providing meals, tuitions, medical services and others for free. Supported by the Penang Hindu Association (PHA),
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Asri: Nur Sajat was wrong but stop being holier-than-thou
KANGAR: Perlis mufti Datuk Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin said that it was wrong under Islamic law for Muhammad Sajad Kamaruzaman, or Nur Sajat, to wear female clothing while performing umrah in Makkah. However, the religious leader said Muslims should
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Lawyer scammed residents of RM120,000
PUCHONG: A total of 30 residents from Taman Restu Apartments here claimed to have lost RM120,000 after a female lawyer, who offered services for the transfer of strata ownership, allegedly cheated them. Resident Ho Pui Fuang, 70, said he was
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Dr Mahathir, Imran Khan meet in Putrajaya
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and visiting Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan held a meeting at Perdana Putra here today to take stock of the existing cooperation between Malaysia and Pakistan. According to a Wisma Putra statement yesterday,
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