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Segamat metal, e-waste recycling factory suspended for causing pollution
JOHOR BAHRU: The operating permit of a factory carrying out metal and e-waste recycling activities in the Industrial Area 2, near Segamat, Johor was suspended immediately today after it was found to have caused air pollution. State local government, urban
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Mukhriz: Ready for federal post but not prime minister
ALOR SETAR: Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir has indicated that he is prepared to take on a bigger role at the federal level but dismissed the notion that he is eyeing for the top post of prime minister.
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Two focus areas for better media freedom
LONDON: The Communications and Multimedia Ministry is looking at two main areas of focus to encourage better media freedom in the country, Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo said. “We have to recognise that we need to do more
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10 detained over brawl at liquor shop
KUALA LUMPUR: The police detained 10 individuals including eight Indian nationals after they were suspected to be involved in a brawl at a shop selling alcohol in Batu Caves, last Sunday. Gombak district police chief, ACP Samsor Maarof said that
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Rania stays as CCM member, Dzulkefly tells Umno-PAS
SUNGKAI: The Health Ministry will stick by its decision in appointing transgender Rania Zara Medina as a member of the Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) Malaysia for the 2019-2021 session despite criticism from Umno, PAS and zealots on the social media.
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Rania’s appointment is not unprecedented or endorsement of LBGT
KUALA LUMPUR: Rania Zara Medina is not the first transgender appointed to the Health Ministry’s Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) committee, said Malaysia Public Health Experts Association president Datuk Dr Zainal Ariffin Omar today. In a statement, Zainal said representatives from
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Rape charges on DAP leader: Lim waiting for police to finish probe
KUALA LUMPUR: The DAP would only decide its next course of action on Perak state executive councillor Paul Yong after the police wrap up their investigations over the rape charges. Speaking at the Parliament today, DAP secretary general Lim Guan
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Iran denies trying to stop British tanker in Gulf, US and Brits say otherwise
GENEVA: Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards rejected today a US claim that they tried to stop a British tanker in the Gulf a day earlier, the Guards said in a statement carried by the semi-official Fars news agency. Five boats believed
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Dr M: Youths should have employability skills
KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad wants local youths to improve their personal qualities and attitudes to help them meet the characteristics employers look for in employees, such as committed, diligent, resilient and capable of working as a team. According
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Boy drowns in Muadzam Shah river
KUANTAN, July 10 (Bernama) — A 13-year-old boy drowned while bathing in Sungai Felda Selancar 3 in Muadzam Shah, Rompin, near here, today. Rompin district police chief DSP Zainal Omar Mahamud said the body of Mohd Saiful Amri Salahudin was
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