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Charred body found in luxury yacht fire in Langkawi
ALOR SETAR: An Indonesian man was found charred while four others suffered breathing difficulties after a luxury yacht in the boatyard in Bukit Malut, Langkawi caught fire on Wednesday. Kedah Fire and Rescue Department operation assistant director, Senior Supt Mohamadul
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Anwar: Dr M needs to clarify Latheefa’s appointment
PERMATANG PAUH: The prime minister needs to clarify the sudden decision to appoint human rights lawyer, Latheefa Koya as the new MACC chief commissioner at proper forums, said PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He also said that the prime
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MACC chief’s unilateral appointment a cause of concern
PUCHONG: Backbencher Ramkarpal Singh took Minister in Prime Minister’s Department Liew Vui Keong to task for defending Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s unilateral appointment of Latheefa Koya as Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission chief. The Bukit Gelugor MP pointed out the
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Long working hours turned doctor into meth-addict
KUALA LUMPUR: A medical doctor with drug addiction may be a strange combination but it happened as one medical doctor got hooked up on methamphetamine due to the long working hours as a houseman. It all started nine years ago
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Gerakan to Latheefa: Probe Guan Eng’s bungalow and two other cases
PUCHONG: Gerakan president Dominic Lau Hoe Chai has dared the newly minted Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief Latheefa Koya to probe into the bungalow purchase of Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng below market price which Lau deemed as one of the
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Dead new born at bus stop
KUALA LUMPUR: The body of a newly-born baby boy stuffed in a plastic bag was found dumped at the bus stop in front of Flat Sri Intan, Jalan Bukit Permai near here yesterday. Ampang Jaya police chief ACP Noor Azmi
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PAS: Prove your mettle, Latheefa
PUCHONG: Amidst queries over Latheefa Koya’s appointment as the new Malaysian Anti – Corruption Commission chief from various quarters including her former party PKR, PAS has urged her to prove her mettle. “She has to prove that she can carry
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5km snarl between Tapah and Gopeng, otherwise smooth
KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 (Bernama) — Traffic this morning was reported to be generally smooth on all highways in the peninsula except for a 5km crawl between Tapah and Gopeng on the North-South Expressway. It is due to an accident
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Bar: Latheefa’s manner of appointment is disturbing
PUCHONG: The government’s decision to bypass the parliamentary select committee in appointing rights lawyer, Latheefa Koya as MACC chief could tarnish public perception over the anti-graft body’s independence. In a statement, Bar Council president Abdul Fareed Abdul Gafoor said while
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Three dead struck by lightning in Jempol
JEMPOL: A couple and their son were found dead in a goat shed in Felda Palong Enam, believed to have been struck by lightning yesterday evening. Jempol police chief Muhd Nur Hishamuddin Hashim said the victims were S Elangovan, 38,
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