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Malaysia concern over Baghdad airstrike
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is deeply concerned over the latest situation following the US airstrikes near Iraq’s Baghdad International Airport on Friday. A statement from the Foreign Affairs Ministry today said Malaysia always believed all efforts should be undertaken to resolve
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NSAIDs medication for children can increase risk of influenza complications
KUALA LUMPUR: Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) prescribed for children aged below five years for the purpose of reducing fever, could expose them to a higher risk of influenza complications. In a statement issued today, health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham
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Kimanis by-election: EC targets 70% voter turnout
BEAUFORT: The Election Commission (EC) is targeting a 70% voter turnout for the Kimanis parliamentary by-election. The nomination process concluded earlier today and the by-election is a straight fight between Datuk Karim Bujang, 67, of Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) and
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Marine police seize hard liquor, firecrackers, diesel in Mersing
MERSING: Johor Region Two Marine Police (PPM) seized RM125,638 worth of hard liquor and firecrackers following a raid on a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) on Jalan Mersing-Endau, near here, yesterday morning. In a statement today, its commander ACP Abdul Rahman Mohamad
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Car rams petrol kiosk in JB: Two dead, one hurt
JOHOR BAHRU: Two men were killed and a woman was injured after the car they were travelling in went out of control and hit a petrol station at the 9.5 kilometre, Jalan Johor Bahru-Kota Tinggi, here, this morning. South Johor
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Warisan, BN straight fight in Kimanis by-election
BEAUFORT: The Kimanis parliamentary by-election in Sabah is a straight fight between Datuk Karim Bujang of Parti Warisan Sabah and Datuk Mohamad Alamin of Barisan Nasional (BN). Karim, 67, is the chief of the Kimanis Division of Warisan while Mohamad,
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Sarawak Customs thwarts attempt to smuggle luxury vehicles worth RM10.2 mln
KUCHING: The Sarawak Customs Department thwarted an attempt to smuggle out 42 units of imported luxury vehicles worth RM10.2 million, including in unpaid tax, from a PEKEMA-licensed warehouse in a raid yesterday. Sarawak Customs director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha
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Myanmar nationals in bid to sneak into Malaysia nabbed
BANGKOK: A group of Myanmar nationals carrying fake passports were arrested in Southern Thailand after attempting to sneak into Malaysia to work. Thai Immigration Police arrested the seven men who had travelled from Bangkok to Sungai Kolok, Narathiwat by bus
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Kimanis By-election: Nomination process begins
BEAUFORT: The nomination process for the Kimanis parliamentary by-election began at 9 am at Dewan Datuk Seri Panglima Mohd Dun Banir here. The weather was good this morning enabling hundreds of supporters to turn up to back their candidates. Supporters
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High Court dismisses Jamal’s application to strike out suit
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today dismissed an application by Sungai Besar Umno division chief Datuk Seri Jamal Md Yunos to strike out a suit filed by Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok Suh Kim over alleged misuse of Yayasan
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