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What’s the basis for your royal rebuke, Your Highness?
PUCHONG: A PKR senator questioned the basis for a royal rebuke from Johor ruler, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar. “Does Sultan Ibrahim have any verses from the Quran or the Hadith that states that one cannot break their fast in a
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Viral message on Jho Low’s arrest untrue
KUALA LUMPUR: Inspector General of Police, Datuk Seri Abdul Hamid Bador dispelled rumours that the police had arrested wanted fugitive businessman, Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low. “We are working towards that end but nothing has been finalised
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IOI Group founder dies
KUALA LUMPUR: IOI Group founder, Tan Sri Lee Shin Cheng, 79, died at his home last night at 8.30pm. He is also the executive chairman of IOI Industry. Lee who was scheduled to celebrate his 80th birthday on Monday was
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Adib inquest: New DPP for ministry and Fire Department soon
KUALA LUMPUR: Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin has confirmed that a new deputy public prosecutor (DPP) will be appointed to represent her ministry and the Fire Department in the ongoing inquest on the death of firefighter Muhammad Adib
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One cop dead, another injured after being hit by motorcyclist
JOHOR BARU: A 27-year-old cop, who was conducting a routine inspection on a van, was killed after he was hit by a speeding motorcycle at 23.2km of the Second Link Expressway just before the Taman Perling toll plaza here early
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Maya Karin: Stop selling ‘lemang periuk kera’
KUALA LUMPUR: Actor cum environment activist Maya Karin has urged traders to stop selling ‘lemang periuk kera’ or pitcher plant lemang as the species is getting endangered due to its high demand during the Aidilfitri festive season. Maya Karin, who
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Slow traffic flow this morning on major expressways
KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic flow on several major expressways was reported to be slow as at 10.30 this morning as people began to return to their respective hometowns to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri. A PLUS Malaysia Berhad spokesman when contacted said
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Drawbridge a crowd-puller for Terengganu
KUALA TERENGGANU: Terengganu’s latest icon — the drawbridge linking Kuala Terengganu to Kuala Nerus — is expected to boost the trend of tourist arrivals to the state which has so far concentrated in the islands. State exco for tourism, culture
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Lawyers come forward with legal aid for Abang Botak
PUCHONG: Two lawyers have come forward to bail out Abang Botak who was sentenced to one-year imprisonment after he was found guilty of being a road bully since prison terms should not be imposed easily like ‘kacang putih’. The term
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Langkawi ferries with non-compliance and fire safety issues
LANGKAWI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) of Kedah and Perlis and the Langkawi Marine Department during an operation discovered that passenger ferries in the area have never conducted fire-fighting exercises. MMEA Kedah/Perlis director First Admiral (Maritime) Rozali Mohd Said,
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