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Pro-Anwar faction tried to oust Selangor MB
PUCHONG: The faction aligned to PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim approached Selangor Umno state lawmakers in a bid to oust Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari who is aligned to party deputy president, Datuk Seri Azmin Ali. The Malaysian Insight reported
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Third and final attempt to disqualify Gopal Sri Ram fails
PUTRAJAYA: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s third and final attempt to disqualify Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram from being the lead prosecutor in three of his cases has failed. The application to oust Gopal was unanimously rejected by
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Azeez’s corruption trial to begin on Sept 25
KUALA LUMPUR: The corruption trial against former Tabung Haji chairperson Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim involving RM144.6 million will begin on Sept 25, decided Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court judge Azura Alwi. She also heard from DPP Azlinda Ahad that the prosecution
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SAR for Nora Anne Quoirin continues
NILAI: It has been 72 hours since the search and rescue (SAR) operations activated to locate Nora Anne Quoirin, 15, a missing Irish teenager. The scope of this SAR operation which entered its fourth day, has been expanded to include
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New chief judge of Malaya and other promotions on the bench
PETALING JAYA: Senior Federal Court judge Tan Sri Azahar Mohamed has been appointed as chief judge of Malaya (CJM), a post left vacant since May, sources say, FMT reported. Azahar, 63, had been performing the duties and functions of the
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Lost finger, torn ear, broken carpal in Ops Icebreaker
GENTING HIGHLANDS: Over two weeks ago, police launched Ops Icebreaker to raid the hotspots of drug dealers and drug addicts across the country, during which more than 8,000 people were detained and nearly 30 kgs of drugs worth RM3.48 million
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Dead man stuffed in suitcase found
KUALA LUMPUR: The body of a man stuffed inside a suitcase was found at Jalan 3, Pandan Industri in Pandan Indah, Kuala Lumpur yesterday. The victim, who is believed to have been murdered, was bundled up in a rug and
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Mara confirms death of its sponsored student
KUALA LUMPUR: Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) has confirmed that one of its sponsored students, Amirul Ashraff Md Azhar, 22, died at his residence in Sydney, Australia yesterday morning. Mara, in a statement said that based on information obtained from authorities,
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Accused placed lighter in bedroom
KUALA LUMPUR: A witness told the High Court hearing the case of two teenagers charged with the murder of 23 occupants of Pusat Tahfiz Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah two years ago that one of them had placed the lighter allegedly used
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Education Ministry, NGOs reach consensus over khat
PUTRAJAYA: A discussion between 12 non-governmental organisations and Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching today reached a consensus that only the art of khat calligraphy would be introduced in primary schools next year. “It only comprises Khat calligraphy and not
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