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‘I will not run’: Activist Cikgu Chandra vows to keep speaking out after attacks on home and car in Puchong
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Activist S. Chandrasegaran, better known as Cikgu Chandra, says he will continue speaking out on land encroachment and gangsterism despite a series of recent attacks that saw his home trespassed and his car set ablaze.
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‘Bat Tuo Sai’ Facebook account admin gets 10-month jail term, RM50,000 fine for insulting Islam, mocking Pak Lah
MIRI, March 11— The Sessions Court here today sentenced the administrator of a Facebook account “Bat Tuo Sai” to 10 months in prison and a RM50,000 fine for posting extremely offensive comments insulting Islam. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission
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Malaysia’s ECRL diversion into Kuantan Port set for completion by year-end, says deputy transport minister
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Construction of the diversion alignment for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project into the operational area of Kuantan Port is expected to be completed by the end of this year, the Dewan Negara was
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Malaysia’s new incentive framework set to draw high-quality investments, boost high-income jobs, says deputy finance minister
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — The implementation of the New Incentive Framework (NIF), which commences on March 1, will ensure the inflows of high-quality investments to support the transformation towards a high-income and innovation-based economy. Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin
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Beat the Raya rush: Last call for parcels before March 16
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Several courier companies have started sharing key deadlines for sending parcels ahead of Hari Raya Aidilfitri to ensure gifts and goods arrive on time. According to Kosmo! Online, J&T Express advised customers to send parcels
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Court bins student’s suit over iPhone hidden in underwear during SPM exam in Dungun six years ago
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — A Sessions Court has thrown out a lawsuit by a former student who hid an iPhone in her underwear during an SPM trial exam at SMK Sura, Dungun, six years ago. The New Straits Times reported that
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KK court fines company, directors RM48,000 for failing to pay over RM2m in service tax
KOTA KINABALU, March 10 — A company and its directors were fined a total of RM48,000 by the Sessions Court here today after pleading guilty to 48 counts of failing to pay service tax amounting to RM2,178,939.69 between 2019 and
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Penang police: Four more men arrested over causing mischief, threatening preacher Zamri Vinoth
GEORGE TOWN, March 10 — Police today arrested four more individuals believed to be involved in a case of criminal intimidation and mischief against a vehicle driven by independent speaker Zamri Vinoth on March 7. Penang police chief Datuk Azizee
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Dewan Negara approves Supplementary Supply Bill (2025) 2026
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — The Dewan Negara has passed the Supplementary Supply Bill (2025) 2026 for the first additional operating expenditure for 2025 amounting to RM8.4 billion. The Bill, tabled by Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan,
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Ministers to raise religious, racial provocation issues at Cabinet meeting tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Minister Steven Sim and Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri R. Ramanan will bring up the issue of religious and racial provocation at tomorrow’s Cabinet meeting. In a Facebook post today, Sim
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