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Five Indonesian men part of syndicate offering same-sex service arrested
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Immigration Department uncovered a syndicate offering same-sex service involving foreigners with the arrest of five Indonesian men during a raid at a hotel here last night. Penang Immigration Department enforcement head Kholijah Mohamad said the raid
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Mahathir, Hsien Loong hold annual talks in Putrajaya
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong met today for discussions under the framework of the 9th Malaysia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat. Lee arrived at Perdana Putra here at 10am and was welcomed by Mahathir
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Woman as the next chief justice ?
KUALA LUMPUR: Present Chief Justice (CJ) Richard Malanjum is set to retire on Friday as he is put on forced retirement, reaching the constitutional maximum age to hold office at 66 years and 6 months. Three names have been recommended
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MH370: Expert believes criminal act took place on doomed jet
MALAYSIA AIRLINES flight MH370 was at the center of a “deliberate criminal act”, an aviation expert claimed during his book investigating the doomed jet. MH370, which was flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, China, disappeared on March 8, 2014. The
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ECRL poser to be finalised end of this month
RANTAU: The issue over the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) would be finalised by April 26 as Council of Eminent Persons chairman Tun Daim Zainuddin wraps up negotiations with China. Last night Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali
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Indonesia, Malaysia mount protest to EU over palm oil curbs
JAKARTA / BRUSSELS: Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Prime Minister Mahatir Mohamad have signed a joint letter of objection to the European Union over its plan to phase out the use of palm oil in renewable fuel, and sent delegations
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Rantau by-election: early voters exercise their right today
SEREMBAN: Early voting for the Rantau state by-election began at 8 am today at two voting centres, namely the Sendayan air base and Rantau police station. It involves 110 voters, with eight of them voting by post, while 74 others,
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Azmin: New business model among proposals in Felda White Paper
SEREMBAN: The tabling of a White Paper on the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) in Parliament on Wednesday will, among others, propose a new business model for the management of Felda farms and guaranteed welfare aid for the settlers. Economic
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Najib kidnap plotters acquittal overturned for trio
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal overturned the acquittal of a trio by finding them guilty of plotting to kidnap former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak and several other Umno leaders. They were acquitted two years ago. Ex-soldiers Nor Azmi Jalani
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Arshad Ismail Bank Pembangunan CEO cum president
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Maybank Islamic Berhad global banking business head Arshad Mohamed Ismail has been appointed as president/group chief executive officer of Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Bhd (BPMB) with effect from today. Arshad began his career in 1995 as a lawyer
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