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1MDB: Feb 3 for management of Obyu Holdings forfeiture case
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today set Feb 3 next year for case management of a government’s application to forfeit assets worth RM680 million allegedly linked to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) that were seized from premises belonging to Obyu
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Health Ministry: Vaccinate your kids against polio!
PUCHONG: Health Ministry today advised parents to ensure that their children are vaccinated from polio after being born, as Malaysia just had its first polio case after 27 years recently. In a Facebook post, the ministry said parents must ensure
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KJ: Malaysia’s problem bigger than your drama
The song title in my last post ‘Misery’ refers not to my personal state of mind but rather that of the nation. We end this year out in complete misery. The economy is stagnant. People are struggling more than ever
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Malaysia wins the Miss Universe 2019 Best National Costume
PUCHONG: Local designer Carven Ong’s themed ‘A Feeling of Indulgence’ by the Baba and Nyonya costume defeated 89 other participants at the world’s number one beauty pageant. Carven said he really didn’t expect it and was grateful to have his
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PKR bad blood: Saifuddin says Zuraida feeling guilty
KUALA LUMPUR: PKR secretary general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution today hit out at vice president Zuraida Kamaruddin for saying that she was prepared to be sacked from the party as bad blood continues in PKR. Speaking to the media, Saifuddin
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Chow: RM175,000 to repair, upgrade Tan jetty
GEORGE TOWN: A total of RM175,000 has been allocated through the Tanjong Member of Parliament’s office to carry out repair and upgrading works of the Tan Jetty off Weld Quay, which is now gaining popularity as a tourist spot. North
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Vell Paari wants court to check Samy Vellu’s mental condition
KUALA LUMPUR: Former MIC secretary general Datuk Seri S Vell Paari has filed an originating summons at the High Court here against his own father, Tun S Samy Vellu, wanting the court to find out whether the former MIC president
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Health Ministry: ‘Pak Li Medicated Plaster’ contains poison
The Health Ministry has advised the public to avoid buying and using the traditional product “Pak Li Medicated Plaster” after it was found to contain the scheduled poison diphenhydramine. Its director, Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, said the registration of
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ICC pushed to probe Israeli crimes in Gaza
MADRID: A group seeking to end Israel’s crippling blockade on the Gaza Strip is pressing the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to probe Israel’s crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories. Anadolu Agency reported a letter signed by social
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66 flood evacuees still at shelters in Kelantan
KOTA BHARU: Just 66 evacuees from 20 families are still at flood relief centres (FRCs) in Kelantan. The Welfare Depatment’s InfoBencanaJKM application said that as at 8am, only two FRCs were still in operation. They are Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Bakong
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