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April 23 hearing for photographer charged with insulting Hinduism
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here today set April 23 and 24 to hear the case of a former photographer of a production company charged with two counts of insulting Hinduism on his Facebook account. Judge MM Edwin Paramjothy fixed
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‘UEC acceptance for CLP pre-empts government, Thomas’
PUCHONG: Negeri Sembilan Bersatu chief Tan Sri Rais Yatim accused Attorney General Tommy Thomas of pre-empting by accepting the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) as a prerequisite for the Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP) examination. “What the larger interest group wants
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Vietnamese woman jailed for causing hurt on Kim Chol
SHAH ALAM: The High Court here today sentenced a Vietnamese woman to jail for three years and four months after she pleaded guilty to voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous means on North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s half-brother, Kim Chol or Kim
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BN leader’s statement makes Malarvizhi decide to contest by-election
SEREMBAN: Independent candidate, R. Malarvizhi’s desire to contest in the Rantau by-election was sparked by a statement from a Barisan Nasional leader who was quoted as labeling non-Malay leaders as ‘penumpang’ or passengers. Malarvizhi, 51, said that if a minister
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Adib inquest: Research studies too show injuries inconsistent with assault
SHAH ALAM: The inquest court received two journal articles from forensics expert Dr Mohd Shah Mahmood that studied injury patterns in criminal cases that supported the forensics conclusion that firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim’s injuries were inconsistent with an assault.
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Gobind: RTM should be people’s first choice
KUALA LUMPUR: Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo said he would ensure that Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) would move forward and always be the people’s first choice for television and radio channels. He said he would continue to assist
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Ukrainians in Malaysia vote in presidential election
KUALA LUMPUR: Ukrainian citizens in Malaysia took part in the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election by voting at the embassy here, which ended at 8 pm last night. The Ukraine embassy, quoting the Election Commission statistics, told Bernama International News Service
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Trade Outlook 2019: Mostly Cloudy
The global trade outlook continues to be a sombre one, as the effect of policy tension and uncertainty make themselves felt. The latest World Trade Organisation (WTO) Trade Outlook Indicator, published on 19 February 2019, stands at 96.3 on a
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Streram satisfied with media reports on Rantau by-election
SEREMBAN: Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate Dr S. Streram describes the coverage given by media representatives for him in the by-election for the State Legislative Assembly seat of Rantau as very good and satisfying. The deputy head of the PKR Rembau
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Anusha relected LIAM president for second consecutive term
KUALA LUMPUR: The Life Insurance Association of Malaysia (LIAM) has re-elected AIA Bhd chief executive officer (CEO) Anusha Thavarajah as president for 2019-2020, her second consecutive term. In a statement today, LIAM said Gibraltar BSN Life Bhd CEO Rangam Bir
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