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Kedah man slashed by intoxicated assailant in machete attack at Sungai Petani flats
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — A man sustained injuries to his arms and legs after being attacked with a machete by an unknown assailant while waiting for his brother at the Paya Nahu flats in Sungai Petani, Kedah, yesterday. Kuala
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Pahang teacher under probe for alleged sexual assault of 11-year-old Orang Asli boy
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — Police have seized the mobile phone of a senior assistant teacher at a national school in an Orang Asli settlement in Pekan, Pahang, to assist investigations into the alleged physical sexual assault of a male
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Motorcyclist killed after being flung into gate pillar in Sitiawan crash with car, driver’s whereabouts unknown
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — A man in his 50s was killed after his motorcycle was involved in a collision with a car at Taman Nesa, Sungai Wangi, Sitiawan near Lumut, Perak, yesterday. Perak Fire and Rescue Department acting assistant
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RON95 subsidy for all Malaysian drivers with MyKad, license from Sept 30
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today announced that the targeted subsidy for RON95 petrol will cover all Malaysians, removing the previously discussed income-based categories. “This benefit is a gesture of appreciation, inspired by the
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Malaysian Armed Forces ready for monsoon season, pledges rapid response to flood-hit areas, says Mohd
KUANTAN, Sept 20 — The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) is prepared to mobilise its personnel and assets to flood-affected areas during the upcoming monsoon season. Chief of Defence Force Gen Tan Sri Mohd Nizam Jaffar said a range of preparations
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Pahang Sultan presents keys to 50 Ru’RASA home recipients, calls for fair housing for all races
KUANTAN, Sept 20 — Sultan of Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah yesterday attended the key handover ceremony for the Rumah Rakyat Al-Sultan Abdullah (Ru’RASA) at Kampung Paya Luas near here. A post on the official Facebook page of
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Sabah PAS leader files police report after red paint attack at home in Kota Kinabalu
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — Sabah PAS commissioner Datuk Aliakbar Gulasan has lodged a police report after red paint was splashed on the gate of his home in Kota Kinabalu and a note bearing the word “Datuk” was left behind.
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Woman loses RM60,000 in ‘cleansing ritual’ scam at Sibu market
SIBU, Sept 20 — A trip to the market turned into a traumatic ordeal for a woman in her 70s after she was tricked into a so-called ‘cleansing ritual’ and lost jewellery and savings worth RM60,794. Sibu police chief ACP
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Sin Chew and Sinar Karangkraf can appeal RM100,000 MCMC fines, says deputy minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — Sin Chew Media Corporation Bhd and Sinar Karangkraf Sdn Bhd have the right to challenge the RM100,000 fines imposed on them by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching
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Chief warden recounts final night events, denies school negligence
KOTA KINABALU, Sept 20 — The inquest into Zara Qairina Mahathir’s death this week sat for three days and revolved mostly around the testimony of a key figure — the 31-year-old chief warden at the hostel who was on the
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