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Six arrested for possessing drugs, illegal firearms in Lahad Datu
LAHAD DATU: Police arrested six individuals, including four of a family and seized two homemade shotguns (bakakuk) and live bullets in a raid dubbed ‘Op Damn Tokan’ at two houses in Jalan Silabukan near here, yesterday. Lahad Datu District Police
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Dewan Rakyat erupts over news of Chin Peng’s ashes brought back to M’sia
KUALA LUMPUR: Cameron Highlands MP Ramli Mohd Noor said he was upset when he heard that the ashes of former communist leader Chin Peng was brought back to the country secretly. Ramli said the issue affected him so badly and
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WWF-Malaysia: We need to do more to prevent wildlife extinction
KOTA KINABALU: The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Malaysia will continue to work closely with various government agencies to coordinate implementation efforts on the ground as it hopes to curb the loss of more wildlife in Sabah. This is
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Muhyiddin: Daesh may have shifted its operation to South East Asia
BANGKOK: Malaysia will not rule out probability of Daesh shifting its operation to the South East Asian region following the death of Daesh’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in an attack in Syria last October. Home Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pix) said Malaysian
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Teacher accused of sexually abusing his students granted bail
AYER KEROH: A teacher has pleaded not guilty at the Ayer Keroh Sessions Court in Malacca today on charges of sexually assaulting his two male student four years ago. The accused, Ahmad Muzamil Pandak, 31, made the plea after all
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RON95 to go up 1 cent weekly starting next year
PUCHONG: The RON95 petrol prices will be floated in stages once the Petroleum Subsidy Programme (PSP) is implemented in January to avoid burdening consumers. Deputy Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Chong Chieng Jen, said the ministry had decided to
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Najib trolls Guan Eng again over ballooning govt expenditure
PUCHONG: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak once again trolled Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng for increasing government expenditure this year. In a Facebook post today, the Pekan MP said the government’s operating cost for the third quarter
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MACC: Numerous complaints of Kedah civil servants submitting false claims
ALOR STAR: The Kedah Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has received numerous complaints of civil servants in the state submitting false claims, said its director Datuk Shaharom Nizam Abd Manap. He said the agency welcomed the public complaints especially from civil servants
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Salahuddin: Nothing shady on the transfer of secretary general
KUALA LUMPUR: The transfer of the Agriculture and Agro-Based Industries Ministry secretary general Datuk Mohd Sallehhuddin Hassan to the Public Services Department (JPA) is a normal procedure. Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub said he did not
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Police: Paint splashed at JB MP’s office due to political squabble
JOHOR BAHRU: Police believe the incident where the service centre of the Johor Bahru MP Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir was splashed with red paint yesterday was sparked by dissatisfaction over political matters. Johor Bahru Selatan district police chief ACP Shahurinain Jais said
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