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Jordanian wanted for child abuse and murder threat
LAHAD DATU: Police are looking for a 43-year-old Jordanian man who allegedly abused his eight-year-old son and threatened to kill his Malaysian wife and their children. Lahad Datu district police chief ACP Nasri Mansor said the suspect, identified as Hani
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Dayak culture a national asset
SERIAN: The Dayak community is known for its unique culture which is not only an asset to the country but also to the tourism industry, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo. He said that this year a Gawai
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‘EU would still use Malaysian palm oil’
KUALA LUMPUR: Outgoing Sime Darby executive deputy chairman and managing director Tan Sri Mohd Bakke Salleh is confident that Malaysian palm oil would still enter the European Union market despite a ban on using it as biofuel. This is because
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Mokhzani resigns, Mukhriz reduces stake in Opcom
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Mokhzani Mahathir, 58, resigned today as the executive chairman of Opcom Holdings Bhd due to personal reason, he said in an exchange filing which also stated his retirement tomorrow. Mokhzani, who is the second son of
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Dr M: Digital meters more accurate in recording electricity charges
TOKYO: Malaysia is transitioning to the use of digital meters to record electricity charges as it is more accurate, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. “We are now using a better meter. In some cases, there is a reduction
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‘Abang Botak’ behind bars for a year
PETALING JAYA: ‘Abang Botak’, the infamous motorcyclist who smashed the windscreen of a car, will spend Hari Raya Aidilfitri behind bars after he was sentenced to one year imprisonment. Magistrate Nurshahira Abdul Salim meted out the sentence against Danial Abdullah
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Suaram to gov’t: Release Redzuan from prison immediately
PUTRAJAYA: Suaram today called for the release of Mohd Redzuan Saibon, 36, who has been detained ‘under the pleasure of Agong’ in the Sungai Buloh Prison as a juvenile detainee since 2000. Redzuan was only 17 years old when he
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Longhouse residents: The powerful from TTDI RA marginalising us
PUCHONG: The rich and powerful from the Taman Tun Dr Ismail Residents’ Association (TTDI RA) are marginalising us. The Bukit Kiara Public Housing Residents Association chairperson V Sunderam said this after delivering a memorandum to the Prime Minister’s Office on
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Don’t use press freedom to stir up racial, religious issues
GEORGETOWN: Press freedom should not be abused by anyone to sensationalise racial and religious issues, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mujahid Yusuf Rawa. He urged all parties, the opposition in particular, to use the press freedom to develop
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Malaysian halal nail polish penetrates international market
PUTRAJAYA: POLISHED by Sama Sama, a product of the Sama Sama Spa under Natural Wellness Holdings Sdn Bhd, has gained acceptance in Japan and the United Kingdom. The spa in Bukit Jelutong — which offers a manicure, pedicure and nail
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