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1MDB trial: Witness testimony on Jho Low just hearsay
KUALA LUMPUR: The defence team of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak urged for 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB)-linked fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low to be produced as soon as possible. Counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee
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Zeti: Dr M is aware of Jalil’s appointment as PNB CEO
KUALA LUMPUR: Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) group chairman Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz has clarified that the fund’s new chief executive officer (CEO) Jalil Rasheed was appointed through a proper procedure. She denied claims that Jalil’s appointment was at
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Haze emergency: Malaysian students in Pekanbaru, Jambi evacuated
PUTRAJAYA: About 280 Malaysian students in Pekanbaru and Jambi, Indonesia, will be evacuated after a state of emergency was declared in Riau due to the haze, said the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA). Of these, 160 students will be brought
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Paul Yong rape trial: Maid probably a ‘political pawn’, says lawyer
IPOH: The Indonesian maid who was alleged to have been sexually assaulted by Perak state executive councillor Paul Yong could have been used as a ‘political pawn’, said her family’s lawyer. The lawyer said this at the Sessions Court today
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Anwar: Reform Caucus to hold seminar on Malaysia’s poverty rate
KUALA LUMPUR: The Parliamentary Caucus on Reform and Governance will hold a seminar today on Economics, Poverty, and Gaps in Malaysia: Definition and Implementation for the Members of Parliament (MP) and government officials in understanding issues related to poverty in
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Perhilitan to relocate wild elephant tonight
MERSING: The Johor Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) would start its translocation of a wild male elephant to a new habitat tonight. Its director, Salman Saaban said the elephant was captured on Thursday at Tenggaroh Forest Reserve and
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Police shoot dead factory worker who ran amok, causing colleague’s death
GEORGE TOWN: Police shot dead a factory worker who ran amok, causing the death of one colleague and seriously injuring another, in Bayan Lepas yesterday. In the 5.45pm incident, the 25-year-old man is believed to have used a parang to
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Cabinet to discuss Kampung Baru land price offer tomorrow
The Cabinet will discuss the price offer to Kampung Baru landowners and benefactors at its meeting tomorrow. Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad said he would bring the matter to the Cabinet and Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to
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Haze: API readings continues to improve
KUALA LUMPUR: The Air Pollutant Index (API) reading throughout the country improved at 7am this morning, compared with 12 midnight last night although the reading in most parts of the country remained within the unhealthy category. The API issued by
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Committal proceedings against AG will not disturb coroner’s ruling
SHAH ALAM: The committal proceedings against Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas for alleged contempt in the inquest into firefighter, Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim’s death will not disturb the coroner’s ruling on the said inquest set for Friday. The slain
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