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24 died bus plunged into ravine in Sumatra
JAKARTA: At least two dozen people died and 13 others were injured after a bus plunged into a ravine in South Sumatra province, police said. Local police spokesman Dolly Gumara said the bus carrying dozens of passengers careered into a
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FB user insults Hindu temple and Johor Sultan, receive brickbats from netizens
KUALA LUMPUR: A Facebook user, Syafiq Iqbal raised the ire of several Malaysians when he posted a status insulting a Hindu temple and the Johor Sultan. In his controversial post which went viral yesterday, Syafiq stated that Hindu temples were
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Unique Design of “Tilting” Tower Caused Panic
A viralled WhatsApp message suggesting that a tower under construction in the heart of Kuala Lumpur is sloping and about to collapse caused panic yesterday. The tower was called a “disaster waiting to happen” in the WhatsApp message, which included
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Air Selangor: Water supply to be restored within 72 hours
PUCHONG: Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) said water supply to Petaling, Sepang, Hulu Langat and Kuala Langat will be restored within 72 hours, in several phases. In a statement today, it also said that the operation at Sungai
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Cradle Fund CEO Murder Trial: Witness Never Heard of Fire from Exploding BlackBerry
PUCHONG: The 15th prosecution witness in the case of the murder of Cradle Fund Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Nazrin Hassan, told the High Court yesterday that he had never investigated a fire case caused by an explosion of the BlackBerry
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Odour pollution: SPAN cries sabotage, lodges police report
PUTRAJAYA: The National Water Services Commission (SPAN) lodged a police report two days ago following an incident of odour pollution which resulted in the Sungai Semenyih and Bukit Tampoi Water Treatment Plants being forced to close. SPAN chairman Charles Santiago
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Anwar: Stop anti-Jawi meet, Malay groups may retaliate
KUALA LUMPUR: PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yesterday urged Chinese education groups, Dong Jiao Zong to call off its anti-Jawi gathering scheduled for Dec 28. In a statement, Anwar said that the gathering may heat up Malaysia’s political and
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MCA: DPM also had a hand in farmers’ eviction
PUCHONG: An MCA leader today said that the Pakatan Harapan federal government also had a hand in the Pahang state government’s action to evict over 30 illegal vegetable farmers from their land in Kuala Terla, Cameron Highlands. In a statement,
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Seven arrested after protest in Cameron Highlands
CAMERON HIGHLANDS: Seven men were arrested after 200 people protest against the Op Lestari 2 operation to demolish illegal vegetable farms and structures here yesterday. District police chief DSP Ashari Abu Samah said the seven were later released on police bail.
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Badminton coach Izuan Ibrahim dies
KOTA BHARU: Former coach of the Junior Squad of Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) Izuan Ibrahim, 35, died at the Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM) Kubang Kerian here yesterday. Kelantan Badminton Association president Dr Naharuddin Hashim said Izuan died at 7.30
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