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e-hailing driver nabbed for allegedly trafficking drugs
IPOH: Police arrested an e-hailing driver believed to be a drug-trafficker and seized various types of drugs worth RM753,295 in a raid on a shophouse in Kampung Simee yesterday. Perak deputy police chief Datuk Lim Hong Shuan said the 24-year-old
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Dr M tells farmers to grow vegetables, fruits to reduce import bill
KUALA LUMPUR: In a bid to address the country’s huge food import bill, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said farmers should diversify and venture into vegetable and fruit farming, on top of using modern technology. He said this is
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Kit Siang: Withdraw report against student protester
PUCHONG: DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang today urged Universiti Malaya (UM) to withdraw the police report lodged against one of its graduates, Wong Yan Ke, for a holding a mini protest against his vice-chancellor at the university’s convocation ceremony last
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Syed Saadiq: UM graduate was insolent but don’t revoke his scroll
SHAH ALAM: Criticise the Universiti Malaya (UM) graduate Wong Yan Ke for his actions but do not revoke his hard-earned degree, said Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman. In Twitter post, Syed Saadiq also called out Wong
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Chicago Booth to host Strategic Thinking programme for Asia-Pacific leaders
KUALA LUMPUR: The University of Chicago Booth School of Business Executive Education will host its two-day Strategic Thinking – Hong Kong programme, beginning Feb 11, next year. The highly sought out programme is designed to elevate critical thinking skills and
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Malaysia Airlines launches Fly Malaysia campaign
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) launched Fly Malaysia, a brand campaign in support of Visit Malaysia 2020 (VM2020) today, with the aim of further enabling the airline, via partnerships with relevant tourism bodies, to promote Malaysia to the world.
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S Korean police bust 310 users of dark web child porn site with 32 countries
SEOUL: Law enforcement bodies of 32 countries including South Korea, the United States and Britain have arrested the operator and more than 300 users of a huge child pornography site on the dark web, reported Yonhap News Agency, quoting South
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Halim Saad offers RM5.2 bln to acquire PLUS
PETALING JAYA: Prominent tycoon Tan Sri Halim Saad has made a lucrative bid to acquire the entire stake of Khazanah Nasional Berhad’s in PLUS Malaysia Berhad. In a letter dated Oct 11, addressed to Works Minister Baru Bian, the former
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Wisma Putra: Postpone non-essential travel to Catalonia, Spain
The Foreign Affairs Ministry has advised Malaysians to postpone non-essential travel to the Catalonia region in Spain. Wisma Putra in a statement yesterday said the advice was issued given the current circumstances in the area, where there have been major
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Green Transport The Way Forward
This article is in conjunction with the launch of the National Transport Policy tomorrow (Oct 17). KUALA LUMPUR: The yearly hike in the number of vehicles clogging up city roads has resulted in a pressing need for the adoption of
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