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Malaysia to Europe: Stop tarnishing palm oil
LONDON: European countries that sell various goods to Malaysia can be asked to stop tarnishing the image of palm oil, says Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. “We can do so but whether they will reciprocate or not that’s another
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Dr M wraps up UK trip by visiting baby Ainul Mardhiah
LONDON: Eight-month-old baby girl Ainul Mardhiah, who successfully underwent surgery here last week to remove extragonadal germ cell tumour, a rare type of cancer, covering her mouth today had a surprise visitor, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The girl’s
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Anwar: Let the police authenticate the clips
PETALING JAYA: PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim have placed his trust in the police force to determine the authenticity of the gay sex video clip that featured a man resembling his deputy, Datuk Seri Azmin Ali. “We have already
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Dr Mahathir on gay marriage, freedom and rights
CAMBRIDGE: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad claimed that he is ignorant about gay marriage since such marriages do not produce offspring. “I don’t understand this gay marriage. Marriage is about procuring children, but gay marriage, do they get children?”
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KS Jomo: Brace for tough economic times ahead
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians should brace for tough times ahead as the economy is facing real problems amid an intractable external situation which is deteriorating almost on a daily basis, warned a prominent economist. Dr Jomo Kwame Sundaram, a senior advisor
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Ex-IGP: Lack of leads led to delayed police action
PUTRAJAYA: Former Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar justified the delay in police action after discovering the Wang Kelian human trafficking camps and mass graves in January 2015 to lack of leads to continue investigation. “We couldn’t
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Samsuni Mohd Nor is new Sabah Federal Secretary
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Samsuni Mohd Nor has been appointed as the new Sabah Federal Secretary. The appointment was announced by Chief Secretary to the Government Datuk Seri Dr Ismail Bakar via a post on his Facebook page today. Prior to this,
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Critically ill Batek boy dies
KOTA BHARU: The critically ill three-year-old Orang Asli boy from the Batek tribe who was warded at the Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital here, died yesterday. According to Kelantan/Terengganu Orang Asli Development Department (JAKOA) director Hashim Alang Abdul Hamid, the
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Female passenger robs Grab driver
KUALA LUMPUR: A request from a stranger to a woman for help in booking a Grab ride took a sinister turn when the stranger was alleged to have robbed the e-hailing driver. At about 10pm on June 10, A. Mary,
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Malaysia’s first plane observation deck at KLIA
SEPANG: Malaysia’s first outdoor plane observation deck has opened its door to plane spotters at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) here. Named ‘Anjung Spotter’ with a construction cost of RM300,000, it can accommodate 40 people at any one time
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