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Lynas to relocate waste processing operation out
PUCHONG: Lynas Malaysia appears certain in its plans to relocate its rare earth plant’s radioactive waste processing operations out of Malaysia after obtaining funding via a 10-year loan extension with the company’s long-term partner Japan Australia Rare Earths BV (JARE).
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Dr M: I will look into complaints on the task force
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that he would look into complaints made against the task force set up to investigate the enforced disappearance of pastor Raymond Koh and social activist Amri Che Mat. Mahathir said he understands
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DAP defends Teoh’s family, trashes Muhyiddin
PUCHONG: A DAP MP today lashed out at Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for implying that the late Teoh Beng Hock’s family was demanding more than justice for his death. In a statement, Bukit Gelugor MP Ramkarpal Singh told
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Azih Muda to run for Angkasa deputy president’s post
KUALA LUMPUR: Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) president Datuk Azih Muda today announced he would be running for the vice-president’s post of the Malaysian National Co-operative Movement (Angkasa) at its 34th annual national
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Enforced disappearance: The task force is a joke
PSM is greatly disappointed by the announcement made by Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on the appointments of the members of the Special Task Force to re-investigate the enforced disappearances. PSM would like to reiterate that what we need
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Man arrested for holding father at knifepoint
KEPALA BATAS: A man was arrested by police yesterday for running amok and holding his 62-year-old father at knifepoint in an incident at Kuala Muda, Penaga, near here, Tuesday. Seberang Perai Utara (SPU) district police chief ACP Noorzainy Mohd Noor
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Mahathir: Bersatu not postponing elections
PUTRAJAYA: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) will not postpone its first-ever elections which must be held this year, Bersatu chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today. Dr Mahathir, who is the prime minister, said the elections must be held because
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Latheefa: No one exempt from MACC probe
BANTING: No one will be exempt from an investigation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) as long as there is a report linking the individual with alleged corrupt practices, MACC chief commissioner Latheefa Koya said today. She said the MACC
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Comedian held over quarrel found to have taken drugs
KUALA LUMPUR: The police arrested a well-known comedian over a quarrel at a hotel here last Tuesday and found that he had taken drugs, it was revealed today. They also arrested another man and a woman who were involved in
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Pasir Gudang pollution: The government is bumbling all the way
PUCHONG: In March, the state of Johor was got a rude shock when nearly 2,000 people living near Sungai Kim Kim, Pasir Gudang was affected by toxic fumes emanating from the heavily-polluted river. The pollution was so bad that the
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