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Duo arrested at Brickfields rally yesterday released
PUCHONG: The two men detained at yesterday’s anti-khat rally in Brickfields have been released on police bail today. The duo are rally organiser K Umagandhan of the Naan Oru Tamilan education group and Chinese educationist Tan Boon Tak, who came
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Tuanku Zara: Recognise the role of sports in uniting people
IPOH: The role of sports in nation building and uniting the people should be recognised, prioritised and not be considered merely as minor recreational and “peripheral” activities, said Raja Permaisuri of Perak Tuanku Zara Salim. Her Royal Highness said, therefore,
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Perak MB to meet Yong over refusal to go on leave
IPOH: Perak menteri besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu says he will meet state exco Paul Yong following the latter’s refusal to go on leave after being charged with the alleged rape of his Indonesian domestic worker. “I have yet
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Organiser cancels second Brickfields rally after Anwar’s intervention
PUCHONG: The proposed rally for today in Brickfields by Tamil school groups against the implementation of khat was called off at the behest of PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Organiser Shankar Ganesh said the planned rally, which is called
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Malaysia Airports: Situation at KLIA improves
The situation at the KL International Airport, which is beset with a systems breakdown, improved today, with the airport less crowded and manageable queues at the check-in counters. This follows Malaysia Airports measures to rectify the situation by replacing the
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2.4 hectares of forest razed near Legoland theme park
About 2.4 hectares of forest land near the Legoland Theme Park and a hotel, in Iskandar Puteri, near Johor Bharu, caught fire yesterday afternoon. Larkin Fire and Rescue Station operations commander Ahmad Nazran Omar said the fire department received a
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Mazlan: I didn’t order for Pasir Gudang factories to be reopened
Bersatu chairperson Mazlan Bujang has denied threatening a state administrative officer and demanding that factories in Pasir Gudang closed due to the recent air pollution incidents to be allowed to resume operations. Mazlan, who is also Puteri Wangsa assemblyperson, said
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Witness: MACC didn’t probe Najib’s donation claims, meeting with Saudi King
KUALA LUMPUR: A senior officer of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) told the High Court here today he did not probe a claim by Datuk Seri Najib Razak on his meeting with the Saudi Arabian King because it was not
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Sarawak’s first Indian woman Kapitan shares her Merdeka feelings
KUCHING: “When the Malaysian flag was hoisted, I was in tears…tears of joy, ” said Sarawak’s first Indian woman who served as Kapitan for almost 11 years. Paliani Samba Bilaidom, alias Lucy Lingam, 66, was appointed to the role of
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National women’s football team crippled by illness
KUALA LUMPUR: The national women’s football team coached by Jacob Joseph has suffered a crippling blow after several players have fallen ill ahead of the final Group A match in the 2019 AFF Women’s Championship against Thailand, at the IPE
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