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Agong begins four-day state visit to Indonesia
JAKARTA: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, arrived here today for a four-day state visit to Indonesia. The special aircraft carrying the Agong and the Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, landed at
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Dr M: Don’t treat Lynas like a ‘pariah’
KUALA LUMPUR: Lynas Malaysia Sdn Bhd, the rare earth mining company, should not be treated like an outcast as it brings big investment and jobs, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. “It’s a big investment, RM1.7 billion. It creates
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519 arrested for terrorism activities up to July
KUALA LUMPUR: The police have arrested 519 people up to July 31 suspected to have been involved in terrorism, Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today. They comprise Malaysians and foreigners, he said. However, he did not give a
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Pondering over another Samurai bond
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is studying another offer of Samurai bond from Japan, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. “Yes, Japan is making a very cheap loan available, now it will be even lower, so we are studying how we
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Malaysia can achieve higher growth with structural reforms
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia with its abundant natural resources and inherent economic strength is capable of achieving higher growth rate than now with more structural reforms, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Governor, Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus said. “The global economy is
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Muhyiddin: Zakir still being probed, no special treatment
GOMBAK: Nobody is above the law in Malaysia, including Dr Zakir Naik, Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today. Speaking at a press conference, Muhyiddin said that even though Muslims look up to Zakir as a respected Islamic scholar,
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Boy commits suicide due to homework pressure
GEORGE TOWN: A 13-year-old boy, who was said to be unable to cope with school work, was found hanged in the bathroom of a flat. The father sensed something was amiss when the boy did not come out of the
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Dr M losing support: Nonsense, says Zuraida
SHAH ALAM: Allegations that Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has lost the support and confidence of Pakatan Harapan component party leaders are mere slanders to gain attention, says PKR vice president Zuraida Kamaruddin. The Housing and Local Government Minister
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Normalcy returns in KLIA after four-day glitch
SEPANG: The situation at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) remained calm as at 3.30 pm yesterdahy as normal operations resumed after it was hit by network equipment failure for four days since Wednesday (Aug 21) night, a technical glitch
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Former prison inmate rearrested for snatch theft, two days after being released
IPOH: Just two days after being released from Tapah Prison, a former prison inmate was rearrested for allegedly committing a snatch theft at Jalan Horley, Ipoh Baru yesterday. Ipoh acting district police chief Supt Mohamad Nordin Abdullah said the 31-year-old
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