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No more counseling for those who smoke at eateries after June 30
PUTRAJAYA: With the grace period on educating smokers not to smoke at eateries ending on June 30, Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye urged smokers to control their habit or kick it all together. “If they want to stop
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Penang, Kedah roads closure for Le Tour De Langkawi
KUALA LUMPUR: Road closures can be expected in Penang and Kedah tomorrow during the sixth stage of Le Tour De Langkawi (LTDL) 2019. Main sponsor, Petronas, issued a statement today informing that the roads will be closed in stages to
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Azmin seeks penalty for Najib breaking Felda White Paper embargo
KUALA LUMPUR: Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali is seeking for former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to be penalised for breaking the embargo on the Felda White Paper tabled in Parliament today. He submitted a motion
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#JusticeForAudrey Petition Receives Over 1.8mn Signs
Jakarta – A petition in a site change.org urging the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) and the Regional Child Protection Commission (KPPAD) defend a persecution victim, a junior high student in Pontianak identified as AY (14). The girl was brutally
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Sultan Ibrahim: Don’t mess with Johor”
PUCHONG: Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar warned unnamed parties against interfering into the affairs of the state. “With regards to Johor, do not interfere with the affairs of this state because this sovereign state still has a Sultan. “I
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Disappointed, IGP confirmed PDRM cooperation into Suhakam inquiry
KUALA LUMPUR: Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Fuzi Harun was clearly disappointed with the National Human Rights Commission’s assertion that the men in blue were not cooperative in the inquiry on the disappearance of Pastor Raymond Koh and social
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Rafizi: Mohamad probably transferred RM10 million illegally
PUCHONG: PKR vice president Rafizi Ramli claimed that Umno acting president Mohamad Hasan probably had transferred funds amounting to RM10 million illegally to London 12 years ago. “Tok Mat transferred RM10 million silently using a money exchange operator which violates
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Six states agree to raise the water tariff
KUALA LUMPUR: Six states have agreed to increase water tariff rates in line with the government’s efforts to restructure the water supply services industry, Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister, Dr. A. Xavier Jayakumar, told the Dewan Rakyat today. He
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Dozens killed in Nigerian violence flareup
WARRI, NIGERIA: Dozens of people have been killed in a flareup of violence in three Nigerian regions, security officials and local sources said Tuesday. In the southeastern state of Rivers, eight people were killed early Monday when armed men attacked
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Najib’s appeals thrown out by Federal Court
PETALING JAYA: The Federal Court has today dismissed all three of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak’s appeals on interlocutory matters related to his SRC International case. The three interlocutory appeals were a demand for evidentiary and investigative
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