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Man charged with murder after three years on run
KUANTAN: After more than three years on the run, a former farm worker was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with murdering of his former supervisor in 2016. The accused, Rahmat Hasrah Abdul Razak, 25, from Pasir Mas, Kelantan,
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Case of three Peruvians caught for stealing tourists’ bags postponed
PUTRAJAYA: The Magistrate’s Court here today postponed to Jan 29 the case of three Peruvians, including a woman, who were caught for allegedly stealing bags belonging to foreign tourists in Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur. Magistrate Shah Wira Abdul Halim postponed
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Witnessing solar eclipse most humbling experience – Ustaz Mohamad
SERIAN: Having witnessed solar eclipse phenomenon three times and is about to witness the fourth one is most humbling yet enlightening experience for Sarawak Mufti Department’s Astronomy Division officer Ustaz Mohamad Mokarat. Mohamad, 57, recalled the feeling of watching solar
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2019 sees a glimmer of hope towards Kampung Baru redevelopment
KUALA LUMPUR: The year 2019 brought a glimmer of hope towards the solution of Kampung Baru dilemma after the government offered several options to landowners, including a new price of RM1,000 per square foot (sq. ft), in its effort to
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Kelantan male civil servants to wear songkok every Thursday
KOTA BHARU: The Kelantan government has made it compulsory for its 5,000 male civil servants to wear songkok to work every Thursday, effective immediately. The directive was issued by the Kelantan State Secretary on Dec 19, signed by Deputy State
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Scully: Apt to place price tags on AMD players
KLANG: The decision of the National Sports Council (MSN) to impose a price tag on any Malaysian League (M-League) keen to obtain the service of a player from the Mokhtar Dahari Academy (AMD) is an apt one since MSN has
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KPDNHEP investigates increase in price of Indian onions
PUTRAJAYA: Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) will investigate the increase in price of Indian onions in Perlis since last September. Its director of enforcement Datuk Iskandar Halim Sulaiman said the investigation will look at the entire supply chain
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Communist flag: Police seek man who viral untruth via video
BUTTERWORTH: Police are looking for a man who was believed to have recorded and viraled a video clip claiming that there was a communist flag in the 2019 Penang Chingay Festival procession in Jalan Raja Uda here, four days ago.
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Malaysia’s ‘Ice Queens’ enter Antarctica
SHAH ALAM: Members of the All Women Expedition to Antarctica (Aweta) have begun to enter the site of the South Pole. Aweta spokeswoman said the team, led by polar adventurer Dr Sharifah Mazlina Syed Abdul Kadir, had entered Antarctica at
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UPSI to revive use of Jawi script next year
KUALA LUMPUR: Beginning next year, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) will revive the use of the Jawi script at its two campuses – the Sultan Azlan Shah Campus in Proton City and the Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah Campus – in
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