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Police nab nine in Teluk Intan drug bust with cannabis, meth and heroin
IPOH, April 10 — A woman was among nine people, believed to be drug addicts, arrested in an operation to curb drug abuse around the Labu Kubong area, near Teluk Intan, Wednesday. Hilir Perak police chief ACP Chua Kok Lian
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Cost squeeze hits vegetable farmers, some scaling back or exit industry
JOHOR BAHRU, April 10 — Vegetable farmers are cutting back production as rising fuel and fertiliser costs, coupled with prolonged dry weather, squeeze margins across the sector, The Star reported today. Federation of Vegetable Farmers Associations president Lim Ser Kwee said around
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Dzulkefly says settlement includes Facebook clarification, removal of disputed post by Najib
KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 — Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad has withdrawn his civil defamation suit against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak over allegations of nepotism involving the appointment of his daughter in a government-linked trust
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Fahmi seeks TikTok clarification on impact of global energy crisis on TikTok Shop
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil will request TikTok to explain the impact of the global energy crisis and conflicts in West Asia on the operations of TikTok Shop, particularly in terms of logistics and delivery
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Witness recounts deadly Ulu Tiram police station attack
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — A police corporal in the Ulu Tiram police station attack case told the High Court here, yesterday, that he saw two of his colleagues killed in the May 17, 2024 incident. Corporal Mohd Khairul Azhar
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KL High Court told Fahmi made no political speech at Rawang mosque
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — An investigating officer told the High Court yesterday that Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil did not make any political speech at Masjid Nurul Yaqin in Kuang, Rawang, Selangor, in 2023. Insp Muhammad Fiadhi Fadzil, 35,
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Immigration arrests 79 workers in Perak factory raid over alleged misuse of visit passes
IPOH, April 9 — A total of 79 Bangladeshi nationals were arrested by the Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM) during a raid on two rubber glove factories in the Kanthan Industrial Estate, Chemor, near here last night. The operation, which began
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NRD detains 46 in Bukit Raja raid over fake MyKads
KLANG, April 9 — The National Registration Department (NRD) detained 46 foreigners during an enforcement operation dubbed ‘Op Roda’ at a factory in Bukit Raja here yesterday for allegedly using forged MyKads and identification documents belonging to others. NRD Enforcement
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Immigration nabs 69 in Jalan Imbi crackdown, most working as GROs
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — The Immigration Department of Malaysia (JIM) detained 69 foreign nationals, most of them working as guest relations officers (GROs), in an ‘Ops Gegar’ raid at an entertainment outlet along Jalan Imbi early this morning. Its
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Senior cop among six nabbed over RM4.4m armed robberies targeting foreigners, says KL police chief
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — Six men, including a senior police officer, have been detained over a series of armed robberies that targeted wealthy foreign nationals, resulting in estimated losses of RM4.4 million. According to The Star, the heists involved suspects
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