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Adib inquest: He didn’t leave EMRS van
SHAH ALAM: Fireman Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim did not leave the Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) van on the night a fracas broke out near the Sri Maha Mariamman temple in Subang Jaya, a coroner’s court was told today. Senior Police
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Dr M to name Noraini Ahmad as PAC chief
KUALA LUMPUR: Controversy over the position of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) head is set to end today with Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad naming Noraini Ahmad (Parit Sulong-BN) as a replacement to Ronald Kiandee (Beluran-PH). The motion is
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Kelantan cops re-arrest detainee after short-lived escape
KOTA BARU: He managed to break through the ceiling of a court lock-up before making his getaway yesterday. However, it was a short-lived escapade as the police managed to nab the 34-year-old detainee in less than 30 hours. He was
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Ramkarpal call for IGP’s head to roll over enforced disappearance cases
PUCHONG: Bukit Gelugor MP Ramkarpal Singh called for Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Fuzi Harun’s head to roll over the involvement of the Special Branch (SB) in the enforced disappearance cases of Pastor Raymond Koh and Amri Che Mat.
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Najib trial: Opening speech of AG Tommy Thomas
May it please Your Lordship, It is my duty and privilege to open the first trial in our courts against a former Prime Minister, who for nearly a decade, occupied the most powerful office in the land and wielded near
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Tommy Thomas lambasted defence counsels over delay tactics in Najib’s SRC trial
KUALA LUMPUR: At 2.50pm Attorney General Tommy Thomas who leads the prosecution team in the trial of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak lambasted the team of defence lawyers for attempting to delay the trial. “This cannot go on.
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Najib trial: Judge orders no more delay
KUALA LUMPUR: High Court judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali ordered for Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s trial to commence despite an application filed by the defence team this morning. Lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah acting on behalf of the former
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JTI: Have single point of entry for import of cigarettes
PETALING JAYA: A tobacco company has suggested a ban on transhipment for cigarettes at entry points in Malaysia as they had been manipulated to bring illegal cigarettes into the country. “There should only be a single point of entry for any
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Ahmad Zahid denies directing SB to abduct Pastor Koh, Amri Che Mat
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi denied that he and the ministry secretary general Datuk Seri Alwi Ibrahim directed the Special Branch (SB) in Bukit Aman to kidnap Amri Che Mat and Pastor Raymond Koh. “I
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No law that says foreign donations not taxable
KUALA LUMPUR: There is no law that says that foreign donations are exempted from taxes, says tax expert Dr Veerinderjeet Singh. He said that the only donation that is exempted from tax is from parents and loved ones as those
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