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AirAsia says flights run as usual as Tropical Storm Senyar nears west coast
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — AirAsia has assured passengers that all its flights are operating as scheduled despite the effects of Tropical Storm Senyar, with the airline activating heightened monitoring and crisis coordination to ensure uninterrupted travel and passenger safety.
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Albert Tei taken away from home after MACC arrest, ‘location unknown’
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — Businessman Albert Tei was taken away from his house this afternoon following his arrest by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), according to his lawyer. Zaid Malek said his client was brought out of the residence
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Smugglers turn pigs and cattle into drug mules along Malaysia-Thailand border
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — Drug syndicates along the Malaysia-Thailand border have been caught smuggling contraband hidden in the rectums of livestock, the General Operations Force (GOF) has revealed. GOF southeast brigade commander Ahmad Radzi Hussain told Berita Harian that
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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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