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Bangladeshi gets 10 years’ jail for slashing girlfriend’s face
PETALING JAYA: A Bangladeshi man was sentenced to 10 years’ jail and a stroke of the rotan by the Sessions Court here today for slashing his former girlfriend on the face last month. Saidol Islam, 22, maintained his guilty plea
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Bursa Malaysia trades higher in early session
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia rebounded from the negative close yesterday to trade higher at opening Tuesday and in tracking the upbeat external environment. At 9.05 am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 1.49 points to 1,650.64 from
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Channel W ex-employees urge govt to take action against employer
KUALA LUMPUR: Several former staff of Channel W handed over a memorandum to the government urging that stern action be taken against their former employer who they claimed had mistreated 15 ex-employees of the firm. The memorandum which was submitted
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Ramkarpal moots law against racism
KUALA LUMPUR: Ramkarpal Singh (Bukit Gelugor-PH) has called for a new law to address the issue of racism, that manifested in both physical or verbal abuse. The suggestion came in response to a scuffle last Friday between Universiti Malaya students
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Mahathir: No plans to buy aircraft from China yet: Mahathir
SERDANG: The government has no plans to buy aircraft from China as of now, according to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Responding to a question on his statement yesterday that Malaysia could retaliate by looking at buying fighter jets
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Wan Azizah: Gov’t yet to decide on quantum of compensation for Sungai Kim Kim pollution victims
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said today the government has yet to decide on the quantum of compensation for the people affected by toxic fumes resulting from the dumping of chemical waste into
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More than 1,000 policemen to be deployed for Rantau by-election
SEREMBAN: Negri Sembilan police will be mobilising more than 1,000 personnel to ensure the Rantau state by-election proceeded smoothly without any untoward incidents. State Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department chief ACP Samad Yahya said for the purpose, all policemen
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Woman stabs hubby’s girlfriend in threesome gone awry
SIBU: A 34-year-old woman suffered serious injuries to her private parts after she was stabbed with a kitchen knife by another woman on Sunday night, during a threesome that went awry. The victim is a tenant of the 46-year-old suspect
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Opposition PAC members quit until a new chair is appointed
KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) from BN and PAS have quit the committee until a new chairman is appointed. Opposition Leader Ismail Sabri Yaakob (Bera-BN) told the press that the resignation will be in effect
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UMNO-PAS Taliban state remark: Umno will sue DAP’s Nga
PUCHONG: Umno secretary general Annuar Musa has confirmed that his party would be suing Teluk Intan MP Nga Kor Ming over Nga’s claim that Umno and PAS’ joint rule would result in Malaysia becoming a Taliban state. “Umno has decided
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