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CAAM issues flight advisory, drone ban for National Day airspace closures
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 26 — The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) yesterday announced the closure of airspace within the Kuala Lumpur Terminal Control Area from August 26 to 29, and August 31 to facilitate rehearsals and the National Day flypast
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Malaysia’s extra RM100m aid to Gaza will focus on reconstruction, says Fahmi
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 25 — The additional allocation of RM100 million to the Palestinians in Gaza will focus on the reconstruction of the region that was affected by Israel’s genocide, said Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil. He said the latest contribution
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Dewan Negara welcomes Rembau PKR chief and two DAP politicians as senators
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — Three newly appointed senators took their oath of office before Dewan Negara president Datuk Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah today. They are youth activist and PKR Rembau Division chief Dr Jufitri Joha, DAP Central Executive
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Is Malaysia really quake-free? Why Johor was rattled by a rare 4.1-magnitude tremor
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — Malaysia is typically not associated with earthquakes, thanks to its geographic location and geological makeup. However, such natural phenomena aren’t too rare as the country has often felt tremors due to earthquakes recorded in nearby
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Malaysia ramps up large-scale solar to hit 40pc renewable energy target
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — Malaysia is stepping up efforts to expand large-scale solar (LSS) projects as the government works towards its target of 40 per cent renewable energy (RE) in the national energy mix by 2040, said Deputy Energy Transition
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Pre-dawn fire guts wire harness store for Perodua factory in Batang Kali
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — A wire harness store for the Perodua factory along Jalan Ipoh, Batang Kali, near here, was about 80 per cent destroyed in a fire early this morning. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of
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Now a crime, penalties prescribe iail, fines for harassment, doxing and threats
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — The long-standing issue of bullying, which has caused deep public concern, is now being addressed more decisively through the enforcement of the Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2025 and the Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Act 2025,
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Six Kelantan teens released on bail after alleged bullying of Form Three student
PASIR MAS, Aug 25 — Six Form Four students who were remanded over the bullying of a Form Three student at a secondary school here have reportedly been released on police bail. According to report in Sinar Harian, Pasir Mas district
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‘She was always strong’, dad recalls 18-year-old child’s last words before Rompin crash; other daughter fights for life
KUANTAN, Aug 25 — Siti Auni Syafiqa Sheikh Ali, 18, who was killed in an accident along Jalan Bahau-Keratong near Kampung Bukit Serok, Rompin, yesterday, had made a video call with her father the day before, telling him how much
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Loke says DAP keeps party, government resources strictly separate
IPOH, Aug 25 — DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke Siew Fook reportedly said yesterday that the party will not use government funds to finance any of its political programmes. According to Sinar Harian, during a DAP dinner event in Ipoh last night,
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