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Penang council swoops in, fines 17 for feeding pigeons and crows, culls thousands
GEORGE TOWN, June 5 — The Penang Island City Council (MBPP) issued 17 compounds last month to individuals found feeding pigeons and crows as part of efforts to curb the […]
MAF confirms Malbatt personnel safe after Lebanon mortar attack kills Spanish UN peacekeeper
KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) has confirmed that all personnel of the Malaysian Battalion (Malbatt) 850-13 serving in southern Lebanon are safe and unaffected following […]
Noor Hisam moves to Bukit Aman, Mohd Alwi steps up as Perak police chief
IPOH, June 5 — Penang deputy police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin has been appointed as the new Perak chief police officer, effective today. The handover of duties ceremony, […]
Perikatan’s ‘pluses and minuses’ not my concern, Anwar says amid PAS push to broaden ties
PUCHONG, June 5 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today dismissed talk of Perikatan Nasional (PN) expanding into a broader political pact, saying he had no interest in tracking […]
High Court grants Najib partial access to 1MDB documents in US$8b suit
KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — The High Court here today partially allowed an application by former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to obtain several documents ahead of the […]
Tuanku Muhriz is still Negeri Sembilan Ruler, Anwar says despite Melaka hotel proclamation
PUCHONG, June 5 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today reaffirmed Putrajaya’s recognition of Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir as the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, as the state’s […]
Bukit Aman investigating claim Malaysian woman set up by daughter in Nigeria cannabis arrest
KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — Police are investigating claims that a 63-year-old woman detained by Nigerian authorities for allegedly attempting to smuggle 31 kilogrammes (kg) of Canadian Loud cannabis into […]
Muhyiddin not in Johor state poll plans, says state Perikatan chief
KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will not be making a return to contest in the upcoming Johor election, according to Johor Perikatan Nasional (PN) […]
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupts several times forcing closure of local airport
JAKARTA, June 5 — A highly active volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted several times today, spewing towering ash columns into the sky and forcing a local airport to close, authorities […]
Brunei’s ‘Instagrammer’ prince named foreign minister in cabinet reshuffle
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, June 5 — Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has named one of his youngest sons as foreign minister in a major cabinet reshuffle — largely seen as a […]