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Kuantan Airport runway closed until 1pm after RMAF jet crash, several flights this morning affected
KUANTAN, Aug 22 — The runway at Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport here will remain closed until 1pm today after the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) fighter jet accident last night, the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) announced. CAAM
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JKR, Penang council to assess slope stability at landslide site in Ayer Itam following hours-long downpour
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 22 — The Public Works Department (JKR) will work with the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) to obtain a geotechnical report on the landslide incident at Jalan Paya Terubong, Ayer Itam here to assess the overall condition
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Witnesses describe explosions and flames during RMAF Hornet incident at Kuantan air base
KUANTAN, Aug 22 — Loud explosions resembling missile strikes were clearly heard around Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport (Kuantan Air Base), said one of the witnesses to the incident involving a Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) F/A-18D Hornet fighter jet last
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Umno supporters rally outside Bukit Mertajam court ahead of Youth chief Akmal Saleh’s charge over Facebook post
SEBERANG PERAI, Aug 22 — A small group of Umno supporters have started gathering outside the Magistrate’s Court in Bukit Mertajam here from 7.30am this morning, to support party Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh. The group of over
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RM159m successfully collected into Malaysian govt’s coffers due to audit follow-ups
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — The Malaysian government was able to recover RM159 million because of the National Audit Department’s (NAD) efforts in following up on issues detected in audits of government entities, Auditor General (A-G) Datuk Seri Wan Suraya
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Azalina confirms MACC police report against Bloomberg over Anwar interference claim, case now with AGC
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said has confirmed a police report by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) against a Bloomberg report alleging Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s interference into its investigations. The minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law
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PM defends govt’s appeal over ruling that decriminalised ‘offensive’ online remarks, says reforms not just up to courts
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today the government is appealing the Court of Appeal’s ruling that decriminalised “offensive” online remarks as the law needs a review. He said the government respects the court’s
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Pre-dawn crash on North-South Expressway near Kepala Batas traps, kills lorry attendant
KEPALA BATAS, Aug 21 — A lorry attendant was killed, while the driver was injured when their vehicle skidded and crashed into a road divider at KM116 of the North-South (PLUS) Expressway, southbound, near here early this morning. The deceased,
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Zara Qairina’s family’s lawyer downplays viral photo with Hajiji and Armizan, says committed to seek justice
KOTA KINABALU, Aug 21 – One of the lawyers representing the mother of the late Zara Qairina Mahathir, has dismissed an old photo of him with with Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor and Domestic Trade and Cost of
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RON95 subsidy eligibility to consider luxury assets, not just income
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — The government is finalising the eligibility criteria and implementation mechanism for its targeted RON95 petrol subsidy programme, with factors beyond monthly income to be considered, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has confirmed. In a
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