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Besut police chief stable, severed thumb reattached
KOTA BHARU: Besut district police chief Supt Mohd Zamri Mohd Rowi is in stable condition in hospital, with his severed right thumb having been reattached, following a machete attack yesterday. This was said today by Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk
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Bank Negara: Malaysia’s external debt remains manageable
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s external debt, which stood at RM931.1 billion or 61.3% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as at end-June this year, remains manageable. Bank Negara Malaysia governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus said the debt remained manageable given its
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Lynas confident of fulfilling decision on permanent disposal facility
KUANTAN: Lynas Malaysia Sdn Bhd said today it is confident of satisfying the Cabinet’s decision for it to build a permanent deposit facility (PDF) for the water leach purification (WLP) residue produced by its rare earth plant in Gebeng. Its
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France thanks Malaysia over search for Nora Anne, DPM praises SAR team
PUTRAJAYA: France has expressed gratitude to Malaysia for the relentless efforts taken by the country’s authorities to locate Irish teenager Nora Anne Quoirin, who went missing during a holiday in Malaysia. French Minister of State attached to the Minister for
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Fresh bid to disqualify Gopal Sri Ram as prosecutor
KUALA LUMPUR: Former premier, Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s defence counsel, Muhammad Shafee Abdullah has filed a fresh application to disqualify fiat prosecutor Datuk Gopal Sri Ram from continuing the latter’s role as lead prosecutor in the cases involving Najib and
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Befrienders: Nearly 35% of 30,075 callers show suicidal tendencies
KUALA LUMPUR: Nearly 35% of the total 30,075 calls received by the Befrienders Kuala Lumpur in 2018 were from those who have suicidal tendencies, said its executive director Kenny Lim. He said almost half of those who contacted the centre
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PSM on Lynas: Pakatan betrayed the people and environment
PUCHONG: The government’s decision to extend Lynas Malaysia Sdn Bhd’s operational licence is a betrayal to the people and the nation’s environment. In a statement today, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) central committee member Sharan Raj said that the government was
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The mystery man in Goldman Sachs – 1MDB deal
NEW YORK: Andrea Vella was Goldman Sachs’s top dealmaker in Hong Kong. He had a nose for splashy trades, a fondness for the Bentley Continental, and a vague enough resemblance to George Clooney that there was even a joke among
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Remains of female Singaporean kayaker to be repatriated
CHUKAI: The remains of Puah Geok Tin, the Singaporean woman who went missing while kayaking in Endau waters here on Aug 8, will be repatriated to Singapore today. Her youngest son, Louis Pang, 24, said the post mortem on his
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Deconstructing Dr M’s racist rage against Dong Zong
The Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has called Dong Zong (the National Chinese School Committees’ Association) racist because of its opposition to the inclusion of khat in the primary school Bahasa Malaysia curriculum. According to Mahathir, “if the education
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