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Sultan Nazrin: Human’s lack of respect for the ecosystem causing natural disasters
KUALA LUMPUR: Extreme human interference in nature’s ecosystems coupled with human activities which use natural resources to make unbridled business profits, have caused the world today to face a rise in natural disasters, said the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin
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Lim: Three existential threats to mankind – nuclear weapons, climate change and Internet information warfare
Sixteen-year-old Swede, Greta Thunberg has been named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for 2019. The teenage climate activist was the odds-on favourite to win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, but it was awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed,
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Fire guts down five houses in Baling
ALOR SETAR: Fire razed five houses and caused a five per cent damage to a nearby house at Kampung Seberang Pekan Baru near Baling yesterday. Kedah Fire and Rescue Department operation division assistant director Senior Fire Superintendent, I Mohamadul Ehsan
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Dead Myanmar woman still has knife in neck
BUTTERWORTH: The body of a Myanmar woman was found with a knife still stuck in her neck at her rented unit on the 19th floor of an apartment block in Butterworth yesterday night. North Seberang Perai (SPU) district police chief,
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Floods: Raub affected, evacuees in Rompin increased
Flood conditions in Pahang and Sabah have worsened with an increase in the number of evacuees, while the flood situation in Johor has improved and the number of evacuees declining. In Pahang, Raub became the third district affected by floods
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Preparations for KL Summit 2019 running smoothly
KUALA LUMPUR: Preparations for the Kuala Lumpur Summit (KL Summit) 2019 are going well and almost complete, said the summit’s joint secretary-general Tan Sri Samsudin Osman. He said, so far, he was satisfied as the preparations of the summit are
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Lawyer gives statement to Bukit Aman on communist article
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Muslim Lawyers Association president Datuk Zainul Rijal Abu Bakar presented himself at Bukit Aman to give a statement in connection with his article on communist published in a news portal on Dec 8. He arrived at 2
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Defence Ministry ready to implement MAF three core plans
KUALA LUMPUR: The Defence Ministry is ready to implement three core plans to ensure that the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) is well-developed through the Defence White Paper. Its deputy minister, Liew Chin Tong said the three core plans were the
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Next wave of floods feared at end of Dec
JOHOR BAHRU: Residents are advised to be more cautious during this monsoon season for fear of another wave of floods at the end of this month. Johor menteri besar Datuk Dr Sahruddin Jamal said the people should listen to directives
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Dr M: KL Summit to revive the great Islamic empire of the past
KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur Summit (KL Summit) 2019 taking place this week seeks to revive the Muslim world and Islamic civilisation. Detractors may raise an eyebrow or two over this seemingly lofty ambition, but Prime Minister and summit chairman
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