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Johor police awaiting DPP decision before remand expires
JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 13 — Johor police are awaiting further instructions from the state’s Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) for the next course of action in the murder case of 16-year-old Irene Sofiya Mohd Khairool Faisal. Johor police chief Datuk Ab
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MCMC probes viral video over allegedly false, misleading Budget 2027 tax claims
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 13 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is examining a viral video alleged to contain false and misleading information regarding the Sales and Service Tax (SST) and income tax relief in the 2027 Budget. The MCMC
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Police seek witnesses, dashcam footage after fatal Cheras-Kajang crash that killed motorcyclist
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — Police are appealing to witnesses to a fatal accident involving a motorcycle and a lorry at KM13.1 of the Cheras-Kajang Highway yesterday, which claimed the life of a 23-year-old male motorcyclist. Kajang police chief ACP
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Pasir Gudang logs country’s worst air quality at 181 API, 20 stations remain unhealthy
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — Air quality across Malaysia showed modest improvement this morning, with 20 of the country’s 68 monitoring stations recording unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as of 10.40am, down from 23 stations reported yesterday afternoon. According
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Man feared drowned after being swept away in Kajang’s Sungai Chuah
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — A local man in his 40s is feared drowned after being reportedly swept away in Sungai Chuah, Kajang, Sunday. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) operations assistant director Ashrul Riezal Asbar said the search and
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Malaysia aims to slap ‘disaster’ status on transboundary haze at Asean meet
SEPANG, Oct 13 — Malaysia will raise the issue of transboundary haze at an Asean foreign ministers’ meeting ahead of the bloc’s 49th Summit in Manila, the Philippines, next month to discuss more effective regional mechanisms to tackle the problem.
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Pack of eight stray dogs attacks child at Johor playground Iskandar Puteri council launches raid
ISKANDAR PUTERI, Oct 13 — A seven-year-old boy was injured after being attacked by a pack of six to eight stray dogs while playing at a playground near a low-cost housing flat in Lima Kedai here yesterday. Kota Iskandar assemblyman
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Deputy minister warns ‘influencers’ against exploiting religious rituals for content
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — Social media influencers have been reminded not to exploit issues involving race, religion and royalty (3R), particularly religious rituals, for online content, in the interest of preserving harmony in the country’s multiracial society. Deputy National
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Federal-state cooperation key to inclusive, sustainable development, says Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — Close cooperation between the federal and state governments is essential to ensuring that national development is planned in an inclusive, sustainable and comprehensive manner for the benefit of the people. In a Facebook post, Prime
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Firefly cancels Subang-Singapore flights until October 14 as haze persists
SINGAPORE, Oct 12 — Prevailing weather and haze conditions have forced Firefly to extend flight cancellations between Subang and Singapore’s Seletar Airport until October 14, with affected passengers being offered alternative Malaysia Airlines flights, subject to seat availability, or full
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