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Patriot: IPCMC just first step to restoring police’s sheen
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — Independent oversight of police misconduct is but one of over a hundred recommendations to fix the law enforcement agency, said the National Patriots Association (Patriot)....
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Report: Putrajaya to lower, remove toll rates eventually
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — The government will reduce highway toll charges in phases and eventually eliminate these entirely, said a source. The Star reported the unnamed person as saying the plan was...
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Najib: Rakyat is my real ‘boss’
SEMENYIH, Feb 23 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said his popular slogan “Malu Apa Bossku” should refer to the rakyat instead. He said the term “boss” was commonly used in...
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Repopulating George Town through education and yes, high-speed internet too
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 23 ― The gradual gentrification of George Town over the past 10 years has left an impact on the Unesco world heritage site, that of dwindling local residents. A walk around the...
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Ex-AIAC director Sundra Rajoo denies claims in judge’s affidavit
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Former Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) director Datuk Sundra Rajoo today denied allegations made in Court of Appeal judge Datuk Hamid Sultan Abu Backer’s...
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Serial rapist-cum-organ-seller is fake news from 2014, police say
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Police dismissed today a purported wanted notice circulating on WhatsApp about a serial rapist who also sells human organs in Malaysia and the Thailand border. Bukit Aman...
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Shafee: Bar Council should monitor Najib’s lawyer’s money-laundering case too
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — The Bar Council should have sent representatives to observe the money-laundering case against Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s lawyer Datuk Mohd Hafarizam Harun, said lawyer Tan...
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Anwar says will consider all names for Rantau race
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — PKR will review all nominees for candidates in the Rantau by-election, party president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today. Several members of the Rembau Pakatan Harapan (PH)...
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Perhaps Hadi wants to table no-confidence vote against Dr M, says Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said since Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang insists there is a plot in Pakatan Harapan to move a no-confidence vote against Tun Dr Mahathir...
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Zakir Naik’s ceramah rejected because venue already booked, Penang local authority explains
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 22 — The Penang Island City Council (MBPP) has rejected the Islamic Propagation Society International’s (IPSI) application to hold a public talk by controversial preacher Zakir...
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Deflation hits Malaysia for the first time since 2009
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — The economy entered deflation in January for the first time in almost 10 years since November 2009 as consumer prices declined 0.7 per cent from a year ago. UOB Global...
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Zakir Naik needs permit to preach in Penang, says DCM
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 22 — Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik needs to apply for a permit to preach in Penang, Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman said. He said the...
- NewsCoconuts KL
‘Funniest Person in the World’ winner Harith Iskander sues event organizers over unpaid prize money
Oh, dear. Where to start? Malaysia's most well-known comedian, Harith Iskander, has taken to his Facebook page to make his first public statement regarding alleged unpaid dues from the event holders, The Laugh Factory, who put his comedic prowess on the global map when he won their competition. Back
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Perak DAP denies foreign funding claims
IPOH, Feb 22 — Perak DAP vice-chairman Abdul Aziz Bari today denied PAS Youth’s allegations that his party received funding from foreign sources. “We don’t depend on foreign sources. The...
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Probe to be launched into alleged land mismanagement by Kuala Kangsar university, says Perak exco
IPOH, Feb 22 — Perak will investigate the alleged mismanagement of 2,400 hectares of land given by the previous Barisan Nasional government to Universiti Sultan Azlan Shah (USAS) in Kuala Kangsar,...
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Heavy machinery at Kledang Hill to repair encroached area, MBInc explains
IPOH, Feb 22 — Work to replant the area on Kledang Hill, which an oil palm plantation had encroached into, has begun, said landowner MB Incorporated (MBInc). MBInc said it had obtained permission...
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Prosecution appeals against postponement of Najib’s 1MDB-linked trial
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — The prosecution recently appealed against the Court of Appeal’s decision earlier this month to grant a stay on Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s trial over RM42 million of funds...
- NewsMalay Mail
In tame dialogue with Najib, no students ask about 1MDB
BANGI, Feb 22 — It may be known as the world’s biggest financial scandal. But seemingly not so for students attending a dialogue with Datuk Seri Najib Razak, a key suspect in the 1MDB fiasco....
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UKM denies government interference, claims safety concerns over Najib event
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) has denied any interference from the Education Ministry regarding their decision to postpone former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib...
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[VIDEO] Kuala Lumpur area man narrowly escapes home invasion by machete-wielding robbers
A Puchong-area home owner is counting his lucky stars after be barely managed to keep a swarm of parang (machete) carrying thieves from invading his home yesterday afternoon. Filmed via three different CCTV cameras position inside, as well as outside the home, the incident is a reminder that you can
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RM250m Penang Islamic Hospital to open in 2022
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 22 — The proposed RM250 million Penang Islamic Hospital is scheduled to be completed by 2022, said Yayasan Islam Pulau Pinang (YIPP) chairman Datuk Mansor Othman. He said the...
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Prosecutor: Sri Ram not involved in Najib’s 1MDB investigation, not biased
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Private lawyer Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram is impartial and should not be disqualified from leading the prosecution of Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 1Malaysia Development...
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Penang Islamic council mulls legal action over wakaf land eviction ‘lies’
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 22 ― The Penang Islamic Religious Council (MAINPP) is considering suing those spreading misinformation about evictions at the Tanah Wakaf Abdul Cauder in Butterworth. MAINPP...
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RON95, RON97 petrol up 10 sen per litre, highest prices yet this year
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 ― The pump prices of RON95 and RON97 petrol have risen by 10 sen per litre for the week starting tomorrow, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced today. They will be priced...
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Najib claims Pakatan forced UKM to block event with pro-BN students
BANGI, Feb 22 ― Datuk Seri Najib Razak claimed the government forced Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia to postpone this evening’s dialogue with the university’s pro-Barisan Nasional students....
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