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Retired headmaster fined RM10,000 for threatening forensic pathologist online
KOTA KINABALU, Dec 12 — A retired primary school headmaster who made an online threat against a forensic pathologist involved in the Zara Qairina Mahathir inquest was fined RM10,000, or in default, two months’ jail. Sessions Court Judge Marlina Ibrahim
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Human foetus found in garbage truck in Bukit Jalil with serious injuries, say police
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — A baby foetus discovered in a garbage truck in Bukit Jalil, Cheras, near here yesterday suffered multiple serious injuries to its body. Cheras District Police Chief ACP Aidil Bolhassan said the male foetus, around 25
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Batik Air adds direct flights from Subang to Singapore, Jakarta, JB and Langkawi
SUBANG, Dec 12 — Batik Air has launched four new routes from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, offering direct flights to Singapore, Jakarta, Johor Bahru, and Langkawi. The airline said the expansion further strengthens Subang’s position as a
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Machang crash that killed soldier occurred when Proton Wira veered into army truck lane
MACHANG, Dec 12 — The Proton Wira crash that killed a Malaysian soldier yesterday happened when the car, attempting to overtake another vehicle, veered into the opposite lane and collided head-on with an army truck, police investigation revealed, Sinar Harian reported. Machang district police
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Motorcyclist injured after colliding with elephant on Gerik stretch of East-West Highway
IPOH, Dec 12 — A motorcyclist was injured in an accident with an elephant at Kilometre 31 of the East-West Highway (Gerik–Jeli) near Tasik Banding, Gerik, on Wednesday. Gerik Police chief Supt Abdul Samad Othman said in the 9pm incident,
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Syed Saddiq puts faith in judiciary after apex court tells prosecution to rethink case
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 12 — Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman today said he is placing his fate entirely in the hands of the Federal Court and in the hands of Allah after the apex court instructed the prosecution to
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Bung Moktar’s son Mohd Naim rules himself out of Lamag by‑election candidacy
KOTA KINABALU, Dec 11 — Kinabatangan Umno Youth chief Mohd Naim Kurniawan Moktar says he has no interest in contesting the Lamag state by-election to fill the vacancy left by the demise of his father, Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin.
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On Venezuela, how far will Trump go? US troops deployed, strikes threatened after tanker seizure
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 — President Donald Trump has deployed thousands of US troops to the Caribbean and warned of strikes on Venezuelan soil. Yesterday, Trump announced the seizure of an oil tanker in enforcement of unilateral US sanctions. How far could
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Federal Court reviews prosecution bid to reinstate Syed Saddiq’s corruption and money-laundering charges
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 11 — The Federal Court today began hearing the prosecution’s bid to reinstate four criminal charges against Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, months after the Court of Appeal acquitted him of all wrongdoing in a high-profile
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Rosmah free from RM7m money laundering case as prosecution drops appeal against acquittal
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 — Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor is now free from a case involving alleged money laundering of RM7 million and alleged tax evasion on the same amount, as the prosecution has dropped its appeal against the High
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