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Teen, 13, allegedly knifes 69-year-old man in Kanowit public toilet
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — A 69-year-old man was injured in the shoulder after he was allegedly attacked with a knife by a 13-year-old boy at a public toilet in Kanowit, Sarawak, yesterday. Sinar Harian reported Kanowit district police chief
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Taiping council denies Osaka zoo elephants abused, says head swaying and musth normal in captivity
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — The Taiping Municipal Council (MPT) has rejected claims that the three Malaysian elephants sent to Japan’s Tennoji Zoo in Osaka are being abused or neglected, insisting the animals are healthy and have settled into their
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RM42.5b paid, but RM20.1b still remains
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — The remaining net financial burden borne by the government in relation to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) is estimated at RM20.1 billion, assuming no further recovery of funds or assets in the future. According to the
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Bandar Kuching MP urges public to stop sharing Kuching school attack videos, warns of copycat effect
KUCHING, Oct 22 — Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen has urged the public and the media to stop sharing videos of a school violence incident in Kuching, warning that such exposure can lead to a copycat effect.
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RM1,000 aid lands just in time for Deepavali for 400 Negeri Sembilan taxi drivers
SEREMBAN, Oct 22 — The RM1,000 special financial assistance from the Madani Government has brought relief to more than 400 taxi and hire car drivers in Negeri Sembilan, particularly those celebrating Deepavali, by helping them prepare for the festival, Transport
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Nine charged with being members of ‘Geng Suria’ crime group in Sungai Petani
SUNGAI PETANI, Oct 22 — Nine men were charged in the Sessions Court here today with being members of an organised crime group known as the ‘Geng Suria’. They are Thayalan, 28; A. Tana Balan, 30; Muhamad Rizwan Abd Jalil,
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Why your air quality app and the official API don’t match, environment minister explains in Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — The Air Pollutant Index (API) readings issued by the Department of Environment (DOE) remain the government’s official reference for determining air quality and managing haze. Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Datuk Seri Arthur Joseph
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TuJu app to go beyond highways and cover ordinary roads
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — The government is enhancing the locally developed navigation app, TuJu, by expanding its coverage beyond highways to ordinary roads to improve traffic information and user experience, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Digital Minister Gobind
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Kuching school attack probe ongoing, police to hold press conference on Oct 27
KUCHING, Oct 22 — Police are gathering and verifying information as investigations into the alleged attack on a female teacher at an international school here yesterday morning continue. According to the Sarawak Police Contingent Headquarters, the investigation team is carrying
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Last phone pings of 54 missing Malaysians traced to Nepal glacial flood site, foreign minister tells Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — The last signals emitted from the mobile phones of the missing Malaysians in Nepal were traced directly to the location hit by a “glacial tsunami”, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan told the Dewan Rakyat.
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