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23 Malaysians detained by Israel safe, to be deported via third countries
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 3 — The Foreign Ministry has received information that all 23 Malaysians detained by Israel during their participation in the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) yesterday are safe and in good health and will be deported to third countries. In a
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Vessel carrying Ardell Aryana intercepted by Israeli forces, no longer detected in motion
SEPANG, Oct 3 — The Sumud Nusantara Command Centre (SNCC) has confirmed that the vessel Mikeno, which was carrying humanitarian activist Nurul Hidayah Mohd Amin, better known as Ardell Aryana, was intercepted by Israeli forces and is now no longer detected
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All mosques, surau under Jakim, Jawi to hold special prayers for safety of Global Sumud Flotilla activists
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 2 — All mosques and surau under the purview of the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) and the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) have been instructed to hold solat hajat (prayer of need) and recite Qunut Nazilah (a supplication for
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Raja Muda Selangor Tengku Amir Shah honoured in grand royal wedding procession
KLANG, Oct 2 — Echoes of “Daulat Tuanku!” and banners bearing congratulatory messages accompanied the royal wedding procession of the Raja Muda of Selangor, Tengku Amir Shah Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, here today. From as early as 6am, joyful crowds
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Penang Fisheries Dept warns against releasing foreign fish into public waterways
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 2 — Releasing of non-native or foreign fish into open waterways such as ponds, rivers and the sea is strictly prohibited, the Penang Fisheries Department reminded today. The state director Zarina Zainuddin noted that a foreign fish
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Five Malaysians, one Bruneian from Gaza flotilla support team flying home from Athens
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — Five Malaysians and one Bruneian under the Sumud Nusantara Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) are expected to return home tomorrow evening. They are scheduled to fly from Athens, Greece to Malaysia before resuming duties at the
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In Sarawak, human head and body parts found in crocodile’s belly after attack in Bintulu
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — Human body parts including a head, jaw, stomach and thigh covered in flesh were discovered inside the belly of a crocodile that was captured in Sungai Semanok, Tatau, in the Bintulu Division yesterday. According to
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Malaysia in talks with China for rare earth plant that could reshape the global supply chain
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — China and Malaysia are in early talks for a project to process rare earths, with sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional likely to partner with a Chinese state-owned firm to build a refinery in the Southeast
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Where 17 Malaysians were when Israel intercepted Gaza flotilla
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — The following is the list of Malaysians detained by Israeli forces while participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) humanitarian mission to Gaza as of 7.50 am today. Vessel Hio: 1. Heliza Helmi 2. Nur
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Malaysia slams Israeli flotilla raid as ‘criminal and cowardly’, demands release of detained activists
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 2 — Malaysia has strongly condemned what it described as “criminal and cowardly acts of aggression” by Israeli forces against the Global Sumud Flotilla, a humanitarian mission carrying aid to Gaza that was intercepted on October 2. In
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