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M’sia working together with Jordan to open Palestine embassy office
KUALA LUMPUR: The Foreign Ministry has begun to gather information to realise the government’s decision to open a Malaysian diplomatic representative office accredited to Palestine in Amman, Jordan. Its minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said the Malaysian Foreign Ministry and the
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LTTE: Gadek assemblyman, three others charged again
KUALA LUMPUR: Gadek state assemblyman G Saminathan and three men were brought to the Sessions Court again today to face another charge in connection with their alleged links to the LTTE terrorist group. Saminathan, 34, taxi driver V Balamurugan, 37,
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Lorry drivers stage protest against Loke, demand his resignation
PUCHONG: About 200 lorry drivers gathered and launched a protest in Putrajaya today, alleging that the government is impinging on their rights and making a mockery of their plight. The protest, which started at about 1pm, was led by former
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LPPKN Campaigning Hard to Promote Family Values
By Murni Mat Nasri KUALA LUMPUR: Following badminton legend Lee Chong Wei’s announcement in June that he was retiring from the sport, he posted on Facebook that his family, particularly his wife Datin Wong Mew Choo, has always been his
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New powerful quake hits South Philippines
KUALA LUMPUR: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 on the Richter scale shook parts of Mindanao, Philippines at 9.11 am this morning. MetMalaysia in a statement said that the quake struck about 20 kilometres west of Digos with the
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Azmin: Trade spat with India over palm oil will not be prolonged
KUALA LUMPUR: The boycott of the Malaysia’s palm oil by Indian traders will likely not be prolonged as there were not enough supplies from top producer Indonesia to cover the shortfall, said Economic Affairs Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali (pix). Indian
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15-year-old boy arrested for ‘delivering drugs’ around Klang Valley
KUALA LUMPUR: A 15-year-old boy has been arrested by police for allegedly ‘delivering’ drugs around the Klang Valley for the past three months. The teenager from Malacca is said to have been brought to the capital by his uncle to serve
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The woman who squeezed an orange and made a vow on Deepavali day
On Friday, a friend send me a video via Whatsapp which led me to a dream. In the video, a wife weeps and pleads for the government to release her husband, the father of her children. With her are two
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Man charged with committing unnatural sex on wife, sexual assault on children
KUALA KANGSAR : A civil servant was charged at the Sessions Court here today with 104 counts of committing unnatural sex on his wife since March, and seven counts of physical sexual assault on his three daughters in May, this
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1MDB: Jho Low agrees to return US 1bln in a deal with the US
The US Justice Department yesterday reached a settlement deal with Malaysian financier Jho Low to recover almost US$1 billion in funds the fugitive and his family had misappropriated from Malaysian investment fund, 1MDB. High-level officials of 1MDB and associates including
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