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Second wave of chemical pollution pushes number of victims to 207
JOHOR BAHRU, March 11: The number of victims in the dumping of toxic waste into Sungai Kim Kim last Thursday has risen dramatically to 207 people as at 11 pm last night following the second wave of attack which took
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Uproar in Malaysia – LGBT groups at Women’s Day march
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian minister has decried the presence of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) groups at a march celebrating International Women’s Day on Saturday, calling it “a misuse of democratic space.” The statement comes amid concerns over growing
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Taiping is No 3 most sustainable city in the world
IPOH: Taiping has been recognised as among the top three sustainable cities in the world. Touted as Peninsular Malaysia’s wettest town, Taiping was placed third, behind Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, and Vancouver, Canada. Taiping was recognised during the 2019
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Wang Kelian RCI in line with government’s commitment to truth & justice
PUTRAJAYA, March 5 – The setting up of the Wang Kelian Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) is in line with the government’s commitment to seek truth in a transparent and independent manner into the discovery of the mass graves in
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Government drafting legislative amendments on threats to national unity, security – Gobind
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 – The government is in the process of drafting amendments to legislations to enable them deal with threats on national unity and security more effectively. Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo said the process included
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Mahathir’s visit to the Philippines strengthening ties
MANILA, March 5 – Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s three-day visit to the Philippines beginning tomorrow is a manifestation of Malaysia’s seriousness in efforts to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. Charge d’Affaires of the Malaysian Embassy in
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Rantau by-election on April 13
PUTRAJAYA, March 6 — The by-election for the state seat of Rantau in Negeri Sembilan is on April 13. The nomination is on March 30. This was announced today by Election Commission (EC) chairman Azhar Azizan Harun. He said early
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Umno, PAS announce official collaboration
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno and PAS have finally team-up, but not the way some hoped for and a few expected. Today, the two parties announced that there would be a collaboration between them. What was left unsaid was that a marriage
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Imaret offers medical treatment to Rohingya refugees in Perlis
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5: The Islamic Medical Association of Malaysia Response and Relief Team (Imaret) has dispatched a team of medical volunteers to the Home Ministry’s complex in Kangar to provide medical treatment to Rohingya refugees today. Imaret coordinating chief,
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MACC: Batu Caves temple committee member arrested, house raided
PETALING JAYA: A senior committee member of the Batu Caves Sri Subramaniam Hindu temple was arrested after his house at Kota Damansara was raided by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), for alleged corruption over the sale of a plot of
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