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Fahmi working to secure temporary housing for DBKL PPR fire victims
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 — Lembah Pantai MP Datuk Fahmi Fadzil is working to secure temporary housing for victims of a recent fire at the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) owned People’s Housing Project. The Communications Minister said the matter was
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Injuries found on Zara Qairina after exhumation, awaiting full report before revealing more
KOTA KINABALU, Aug 12 — Lawyers representing the family of 13-year-old schoolgirl Zara Qairina Mahathir said the post-mortem following the exhumation of her body revealed signs of injury. In a statement last night, counsels Shahlan Jufri and Mohd Luqman Syazwan
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Done blocking your credit card due to suspicious transactions? What to expect next for Malaysian cardholders
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 — So you may have immediately blocked your credit card and told your bank about the suspicious transactions on your credit card, but what happens next? This is after you had discovered you are a victim
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Kelantan police to demolish 128 illegal jetties along Sungai Golok to curb cross-border crimes
TUMPAT, Aug 11 — A total of 128 illegal jetties along Sungai Golok, stretching from Pengkalan Kubor in Tumpat, to Rantau Panjang in Pasir Mas, will be demolished by local authorities (PBT) following approval from the state government. Kelantan police chief
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Malaysia to add four gamma water radiation monitors in key islands, Bintulu by year-end
JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 11 — The government plans to add four additional Gamma Spectrum Water Monitoring Stations (GSWMS) in Langkawi, Pulau Tioman, Pulau Perhentian and Bintulu by this year. Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang said the first
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Nearly 100,000 Malaysians became Singaporeans over past decade, Parliament told
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — A total of 97,318 Malaysians have reportedly renounced their citizenship to become citizens of Singapore between 2015 and June 2025, the Home Ministry told Parliament today. According to The Star, the ministry said in a written
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Ex-aide to MP arrested for allegedly posting unauthorised video on Facebook
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — Police arrested an MP’s former personal assistant for uploading a video of the MP without authorisation and knowledge to his Facebook account. Ampang Jaya district police chief ACP Mohd Azam Ismail said the man, 43,
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Six in ten Malaysians welcome old age, outpacing global trend
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — Malaysians are more optimistic than the global average about entering their later years, with almost six in ten saying they look forward to old age, according to a new Ipsos survey. In its Malaysian Attitudes Towards
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Thailand offers up to RM72,000 compensation to Malaysians burned in Bangkok attack
BANGKOK, Aug 11 — The Thai government will provide compensation to two Malaysian tourists who were set on fire by an unemployed man on Ratchadamri Road here on Thursday night. Permanent Secretary of the Tourism and Sports Ministry, Natreeya Taweewong,
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No link between Gnanaraja armed robbery and Guan Eng graft trial
PETALING JAYA, Aug 11 — Selangor police today said there is no evidence connecting last week’s armed robbery at businessman G. Gnanaraja’s home to the ongoing corruption trial of former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng, in which Gnanaraja is
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