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Albert Tei arrested by armed MACC officers after raid on home, lawyer says due process ignored
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — Businessman Albert Tei was allegedly arrested this morning by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and police, before being released minutes later. According to Tei’s lawyer Zaid Malek, the MACC made a forced entry into his
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Man pleads guilty to assaulting sports journalist in Bangsar
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — A 37-year-old man pleaded guilty to assaulting sports journalist Haresh Deol outside a Bangsar office earlier this week, Free Malaysia Today (FMT) reported. R. Krishnan, along with an unnamed suspect who remains at large, committed
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Early-morning landslide buries part of Seremban house, family of six affected
SEREMBAN, Nov 28 — A family of six faced anxious moments when part of a slope in the Taman Bukit Berlian housing area here collapsed at about 3 am this morning, causing the back of their house to be buried. Hun
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Terengganu still records highest flood evacuees as numbers rise in Selangor and Pahang
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — Terengganu continues to record the highest number of flood evacuees, with 5,009 people from 1,488 families housed at 77 temporary relief centres (PPS) as of midday. Based on the Social Welfare Department (JKM) Disaster Information website,
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From Gurney Drive glory to a global regatta
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 28 — Long before Hong Kong hosted the first international dragon boat race in 1976, Penang held the very first one to mark the centennial celebration of the municipality of George Town in 1956. Penang sent a
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‘Unpleasant’ Muslim children’s names can be changed under NRD rules, says home minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — Muslim children given “unsuitable” names can still apply to have them changed at the National Registration Department (NRD), Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said. He said the NRD already has clear guidelines to
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TNB loses RM5.14b to electricity theft since 2020, DPM Fadillah urges landlords to avoid identity misuse
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has suffered losses amounting to RM5.14 billion to date due to electricity theft, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. Fadillah, who is also Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister,
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Banks roll out flood relief as families begin long road to recovery
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — Malaysian banks are offering a range of financial relief measures to help households and businesses hit by recent floods across several states. The Association of Banks in Malaysia (ABM) and the Association of Islamic Banking
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Indira Gandhi’s lawyer criticises IGP over ‘speculation’, says no travel ban on ex-husband in Immigration Dept records
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — M. Indira Gandhi’s lawyer today said recent remarks by the Inspector-General of Police were “deeply troubling” and claimed that the police have yet to present evidence that any proper investigation has been carried out in
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Perak mulls danger-zone map, tighter rules for high-risk hiking trails after fatality on Gunung Liang
IPOH, November 27 — The Perak Forestry Department (JPNPk) will conduct an accident and disaster risk study for hiking areas to identify danger zones and preventive steps to be taken, following the death of a climber in Gunung Liang last
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