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Johan Setia tops haze index
PUCHONG: Johan Setia in Selangor continues to top in the haze index at 193 at 9am. In neighbouring Kuala Lumpur, Batu Muda recorded 171. In Tasek Ipoh, Perak the reading was 168. The highest air pollution index reading in Penang
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Dr M: Kg Baru development will not marginalise Malays
KUALA LUMPUR: Allegations that development in Kampung Baru will push the Malays out of the federal capital are not true and completely baseless, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The prime minister said the interest and position of the Malays would
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Govt offers to buy Kg Baru land at RM850 per square foot
KUALA LUMPUR: The government today offered to buy land in Kampung Baru here at a rate of RM850 per square foot, as compensation to land owners and heirs, in return for redevelopment of the area. Federal Territories Minister Khalid Samad
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Special task force to investigate MyKad syndicate
KUALA LUMPUR: A special task force has been set up to investigate the issuance and sale of Malaysian identity card (MyKad) and birth certificate to foreign nationals. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Huzir Mohamed, when contacted, confirmed the
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MACC lauds use of body cameras on enforcers
MELAKA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) lauds the use of body cameras on enforcement officers such as the police, immigration and customs to tackle abuse of power and corruptions. MACC chief commissioner Latheefa Koya said that the use of the
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The HPU factor in Tanjung Piai by-election
Deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Department for National Unity and National Wellbeing, Datuk Dr Md Farid Md Rafik, 43, died today of a heart attack at Pontian Hospital. His death inevitably has triggered a by-election which would be announced
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DPM: Govt to enact ‘Good Samaritan law’ to protect food bank donors, recipients
A bill, based on the concept of ‘Good Samaritan Law’, will be tabled in Parliament to protect donors and recipients of the FoodBank programme, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. She said the Domestic Trade
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Four detained for insulting royals out on bail
Four individuals who were detained on suspicion of insulting Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah on the social media, had been released on police bail on Sept
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Sarawak sees increase in haze-related diseases
The number of asthmas, conjunctivitis and respiratory tract infection (URTI) cases in Sarawak recorded an increase due to the haze in the state. The Health Ministry, in a statement yesterday, said that from monitoring at 15 haze sentinel facilities in
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Stop the cover up, Bukit Aman should investigate police shooting
It almost seems like a botched operation which saw the death of three people and another person missing and likely forced disappearances. Three people found shot dead in a bizarre story are G Thavaselvan, 31, S G Mahendran 23 and
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