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Radioactive leak reported at Pos Aviation warehouse in Sepang
SEPANG: A radioactive leak was reported today at the cargo terminal of Pos Aviation Sdn Bhd, which forced the staff to suspend operations and evacuate the building. Pos Aviation, which provides ground handling and cargo handling services among others, confirmed
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Don’t use PAC probes for by-election campaign – Noraini
KUALA LUMPUR: Stop using Public Accounts Committee (PAC) proceedings on vehicle Registration Certificates (RC) and Vehicle Entry Permits (VEP) as campaign material in the Tanjung Piai by-election. PAC chairman Datuk Dr Noraini Ahmad said the action was not only irresponsible but
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In India, gods ‘flex their muscles’ over scarce land
It has unleashed deadly riots and set Hindus against Muslims – now it is for the nation’s top court to end decades of discord and decide who owns the most contested plot in India. At dispute is a scrap of
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MACC: Corruption, abuse of power leading to foreign workers exploitation
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) revealed that there is abuse of power, corruption and widespread exploitation involved in the hiring of foreign workers in the country. Its chief commissioner Latheefa Koya said there were cases where certain agents
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Two former Twitter employees accused of spying for Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON: Two former employees of Twitter Inc and a third man from Saudi Arabia face US charges of spying for the kingdom by digging up private user data and giving it to Saudi officials in exchange for payment, according to
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Climate risks, opportunities, to be major markets factor in 2020
Climate change will impact assets stretching from US municipal bonds to renewable energy stocks in India, adding another layer of volatility to global financial markets in 2020, according to speakers at the Reuters Global Investment Outlook 2020 Summit in New
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Give cash vouchers to the poor instead of hampers, rep tells Penang assembly
GEORGE TOWN: Bagan state assemblyman M Satees called on the practice of giving ‘food hampers’ to the poor in the state to be replaced with cash vouchers. He said this while debating the Supply Bill and 2020 Development Estimates at
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Tg Piai by-election: Hadi supports MCA candidate
PONTIAN: PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang confirmed that his party will be going to Tanjung Piai to support MCA which is representing Barisan Nasional in the by-election. He said this is a sign to ensure the victory of
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Power transition: DPM lauds Mahathir’s commitment
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail lauded Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s statement on agreeing to hand over the post of prime minister to PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “Alhamdulillah,” she said, when met
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In Trump’s shadow, Republicans slowly losing suburban support
The last time Democrats controlled the government in Delaware County, a suburb of Philadelphia, the US Civil War had just ended. But on Tuesday, Democrats ended a century and a half of Republican dominance. In two other Philadelphia-area suburbs, they
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