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Flood hits three districts in Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: The floods in Sabah has affected three districts namely Sipitang, Beaufort and Membakut, involving 22 villages with 76 people having been evacuated as at noon today. According to the Sabah Malaysian Civil Defence Force, said the evacuees, comprising
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Gobind: Technology, media and consumer behaviour evolve at rapid pace
KUALA LUMPUR: Technology, media, and consumer behaviour are evolving at a rapid pace and companies are getting more creative in using technology to augment every consumer touchpoint. Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo said businesses that wish to stay
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Immigration Dept nabbed 40 Chinese nationals in Ipoh
IPOH: Perak Immigration Department yesterday arrested 40 Chinese nationals, believed to be part of the remaining suspects who had escaped during an operation in Cyberjaya last month. Its director Kamalludin Ismail said the suspects comprising 38 men and two women
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Malaysia scores high in human development index – UNDP
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is scoring high in its Human Development Index (HDI) for 2018, with a score of 0.804 compared with 0.802 last year, putting the country in the Very High Human Development category, finishing at 61st place out of
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Govt to revisit cabotage policy liberalisation in Sabah, Sarawak: Loke
LONDON: Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said the government will revisit the issue of cabotage policy liberalisation in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan following a thorough observation by the ministry. The cabotage policy in Malaysia, which began in 1980, was
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Rafizi quits politics, to focus on artificial intelligence
PUCHONG: PKR vice president Rafizi Ramli announced that he is quitting politics to focus his attention on his ‘start-up’ venture. Announcing his decision via Twitter, Rafizi said he is at a stage where he ‘needs to learn’. He also quoted
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Police open investigation paper on sexual assault implicating Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have opened an investigation paper over Muhammed Yussof Rawther’s allegation that he was sexually assaulted by PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department’s Prosecution and Legal Division principal assistant director SAC Mior Faridalathrash
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Saifuddin: Ministry to streamline communications on removal of petrol subsidy
PUTRAJAYA: Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry will streamline strategic communications and identify essential items before the implementation of the Petrol Subsidy Programme (PSP) next year. Its Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said these were among the recommendations made
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Immigration Department busted ‘flying passport’ syndicate
JOHOR BAHRU: The Johor Immigration Department has smashed a “flying passport” syndicate following the arrest of a man at a hotel. Johor Immigration director Baharuddin Tahir said the 41-year-old suspect was arrested at 11pm during the “Ops Serkap” after two weeks of intelligence
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WHO,Unicef: Sabah polio outbreak originated from the Philippines
KUALA LUMPUR: World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) confirmed that the polio disease detected in Tuaran, Sabah is the same virus that broke out and is spreading in the southern Philippines. In a joint statement,
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