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Experts: Internet addiction a mental disorder
NILAI: Social media and online video game addiction is detrimental to the wellbeing of netizens. Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) senior lecturer (Leadership and Management) Dr Nurhafizah Mohd Sukor said failure to control the obsession could lead to mental disorder.
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Rape comments: Malaysian doctor suspended indefinitely
PUCHONG: A Malaysian doctor who posted on an online forum that ‘some women deserve to be raped’ and other offensive comments has been suspended indefinitely and is being probed by the Medical Board of Australia (MBA). Christopher Lee Kwan Chen,
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Two women killed, two injured in car crash
KUALA LUMPUR: Two women were killed and two others were seriously injured when the car they were travelling in crashed into a pillar of a flyover in Lebuhraya Mahameru yesterday. The Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department said the Perodua
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Singer arrested for keeping sun bear illegally
KUALA LUMPUR: The Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia (Perhilitan) arrested a female singer yesterday, suspected of keeping a sun bear at her condominium unit in Desa Pandan, The 27-year-old woman was arrested at 8pm at her home
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Khatib dies while delivering sermon at mosque
ALOR SETAR: A khatib (a person who delivers sermon) collapsed while delivering the Friday prayer sermon at the Al-Bukhary mosque yesterday, before being pronounced dead in hospital later. Ku Yaacob Ku Hashim, 68, a former teacher of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan
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Latheefa Koya pledges corruption free environment for Malaysians
PUCHONG: Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief Latheefa Koya has pledged to create a corruption free environment for Malaysians on her first full day at work. “I am also looking at long term action including education, to create an intolerant culture towards
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Lee Chong Wei haven’t decided on retirement yet
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s number one badminton player Datuk Lee Chong Wei has not decided on retirement. He acknowledged that there were speculations about his retirement as he was absent from training. The three-time Olympic silver medallist insisted that he would
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Two die in Aidilfitri convoy tragedy
KUANTAN: A motorcycle convoy after the Hari Raya celebrations turned into a tragedy when two of them were killed after their vehicles grazed one other, causing them to fall in the path of an oncoming car along the Jengka 23
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Lee Chong Wei to retire next week
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s number one badminton player Datuk Lee Chong Wei is expected to retire next week after playing for the game for 19 years. Sources told Malay daily Berita Harian that the 37-year-old opted for retirement to avoid further
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PAS: Disband PSC on public appointments
PUCHONG: PAS has called upon the government to disband the parliamentary select committee (PSC) on major public appointments, following Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s unilateral decision to appoint rights lawyer Latheefa Koya as the new MACC chief recently. PAS
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