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Sabah rep files private member’s motion demanding 40pc federal revenue share be enforced immediately
PENAMPANG, April 10 — Kapayan assemblyman Chin Teck Ming has filed a Private Member’s Motion in the Sabah Legislative Assembly calling for the immediate implementation of the state’s constitutional right […]
Ampang-bound LRT trains turn back at Chan Sow Lin, commuters told to transfer
KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 — The Ampang/Sri Petaling LRT line is operating on modified services after a track switch failure at Chan Sow Lin Station, with commuters required to change […]
Sabah oil and gas sales tax revenue expected to fall, says deputy CM
KUNDASANG, April 10 — Sabah is expected to collect less from its State Sales Tax (SST) on the oil and gas sector this year due to declining production and fluctuating […]
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 […]
Six-year-old boy drowns after falling into canal in Sungai Dua
KEPALA BATAS, April 10 — A six-year-old boy drowned after falling into the Sungai Dua canal at Jalan Bertam Perdana 2 here yesterday. Penang Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant […]
Cost squeeze hits vegetable farmers, some scaling back or exit industryÂ
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 […]
Police hunt five men over back-to-back armed robberies in Nilai
SEREMBAN, April 10 — Police are tracking down five men to assist in investigations into two separate armed robbery incidents in Bandar Baru Nilai and the Rumah Rakyat Nilai area […]
Two-acre forest fire in Seri Kembangan brought under control, says Fire Dept
KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 — A forest fire broke out in a hilly area along Jalan PUJ 2/24, Taman Puncak Jalil, Seri Kembangan last night, but the situation is now […]
Pakistani sexual offence suspect escapes Sungai Buloh Prison, manhunt on
SUNGAI BULOH, April 10 — Police are tracking a Pakistani remand detainee who escaped from Sungai Buloh Prison yesterday. Sungai Buloh district police chief Superintendent Mohd Hafiz Muhammad Nor said […]
PM Anwar calls for lower recruitment fees for Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 — Malaysia has asked the government of Bangladesh to consider measures to reduce the cost of hiring Bangladeshi workers. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, in […]