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Active, old mortar bomb found in Sungai Petani
SUNGAI PETANI: An active, old bomb believed to be from the Mortar 81 millimetre range, was found at a construction site on Jalan Metro-Sri Wang here yesterday. According to Kuala Muda district deputy police chief Supt Shamsudin Mamat in a statement issued today, the bomb
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BNM to issue up to five digital bank licences
KUALA LUMPUR: Up to five licences may be issued to qualified applicants to establish digital banks to conduct either conventional or Islamic banking business in Malaysia. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has issued the Exposure Draft on Licensing Framework for digital
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Health Ministry denounced Mesiprostol at-home abortion pills as unsafe
PUCHONG: In a statement, the Health Ministry today banned misoprostol medication which is used to induce abortion, to be sold in the country after the drug was found sold online illegally. Its director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the
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Fire in Kg Sembulan Baru leaves 93 homeless
KOTA KINABALU: A total of 93 victims have been temporarily housed at the Sembulan hall after their rented units in Kampung Sembulan Baru were destroyed in a fire at 11.32 pm last night. According to a statement issued by the
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Thailand: various drugs worth RM127.72 million seized by NSB
BANGKOK: Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) seized various drugs including ‘ice’, ganja and Yaba pills worth approximately 932 million baht (RM127.72 million) and arrested 14 suspects including two women in four separate operations. Chief of NSB Chinnapat Sarasin said a total
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Mother, eight month old baby killed in accident on NSE
NIBONG TEBAL: A woman and her eight-month-old baby were killed in an accident involving two trailers and four other vehicles at Kilometer (KM) 160.9 North-South Expressway south near Bandar Cassia, here last night. The victims, Siti Khadijah Haron, 33, and
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Hadi Fayyadh eager to make J2 League debut
KUALA LUMPUR: National Under-22 (U-22) forward, Hadi Fayyadh Abdul Razak was eager to make his debut in Division 2 of Japan Professional Football League (J.League) after 12 months of struggling to break into Fagiano Okayama’s main team. The 19-year-old former
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Health Ministry: Smoking among youths declined
PUCHONG: Health Ministry refuted claims that it is not doing enough to combat smoking or educating in rural areas especially among youth, in the upcoming smoking ban. In a Facebook post, the ministry said the of smoking among youths aged
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Suhaime: BIPK no longer meets criteria for allowance granting
PUTRAJAYA: The abolition of the Critical Service Incentive Payment (BIPK) involving 33 service schemes is because it no longer meets the criteria for granting the allowance. Public Service Department (PSD) Deputy Director-General (Development) Datuk Suhaime Mahbar said BIPK was introduced
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Khairul: Putra not authorised to hunt down overstaying tourists
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Immigration Department has not authorised a voluntary squad set up by the Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (Putra) to hunt down foreign tourists for overstaying in Malaysia. Its director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud said the task was the
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