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24Jul

Local Govt Ministry allocates RM3.4mil to revive six abandoned housing projects in Kelantan

MACHANG: The Local Government Development Ministry (KPKT) has allocated RM3.4mil to revive six abandoned housing projects in Kelantan this year. KPKT National Housing Department (JPN) deputy director-general (Private Housing) Norsazila Nordin said the allocation will be channeled to the state government, with rehabilitation works to be carried out by the Kelantan State Economic Development Corporation (PKINK). "KPKT...

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24Jul

‘Everything is temporary’, Salahuddin advised students at last event before his passing

PETALING JAYA: "Everything is temporary", the late Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub reminded students at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) while advising them that it was important to keep their feet on the ground on Friday (July 21). The UUM Convocation Carnival Townhall 2023 on Friday was the last event attended by the Domestic Trade and Cost of...

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24Jul

Diver Bertrand becomes first Malaysian to qualify for Olympics on merit

PETALING JAYA: Teenager diver Bertrand Rhodict delivered a big surprise when he became the first Malaysian athlete to qualify on merit for 2024 Paris Olympics. Not much was expected from the 18-year-old in his debut World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan but Bertrand gave an early indication of his promising potential when he qualified at the third...

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24Jul

Asymptomatic Covid-19 is due to a specific gene variation some lucky people have

Even during the confusion of early 2020, when the coronavirus was indeed novel and images of lines of coffins being unloaded from Italian hospitals spread fear throughout Europe and beyond, it was apparent that some people who caught the virus either ended up with mild symptoms or none at all. It was always difficult to get...

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24Jul

TikTok signs payments pact with Advance Intelligence in Malaysia

TikTok’s ecommerce arm struck a partnership with Advance Intelligence Group, a financial technology startup, to expand its online retail push in Malaysia. Advance Intelligence, backed by Warburg Pincus, will offer its Atome “buy now, pay later” service as a payment option on TikTok Shop in Malaysia, it said in a statement on July 21. The service...

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24Jul

‘Mr Fixer’ syndicate busted in Sabah

KOTA KINABALU: A syndicate that purportedly promised it could close graft cases being investigated by the authorities has been busted by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Six men and a woman, who posed as MACC and Home Ministry personnel, are believed to have cheated victims of hundreds of thousands of ringgit by offering to “settle” cases. “They...

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24Jul

Hunting a man-eating croc

KOTA KINABALU: A process of “deduction and elimination” helped wildlife rangers pick out and kill a man-eating crocodile in Tawau. Sabah Wildlife Department director Augustine Tuuga said the rangers were surveying the crocodile-infested area around Kg Sungai Mas Mas for a while and zoomed in on the largest reptile in the area. The rangers shot the crocodile...

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24Jul

PM arrives to pay last respects to Salahuddin

PONTIAN: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has arrived at Kampung Serkat here to pay his last respects to the late Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub. Anwar arrived with his wife, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail at about 11am Monday (July 24). They were greeted by Parti Amanah Negara...

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22Jul

Penang launches Merdeka campaign

GEORGE TOWN: A crimson fire engine stood out among the roughly 40 vehicles that took part in the Kembara Merdeka and Jalur Gemilang 2023 convoy at the Esplanade. A sea of Jalur Gemilang could also be seen being waved by participants here as the state launched the National Month and Fly Jalur Gemilang 2023 campaign yesterday. The...

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22Jul

Cop praised for helping elderly woman to cross busy road

GEORGE TOWN: Last Sunday was like any other wet weekend for Kpl Arif Mohamed as he and his partner patrolled the streets near the Cecil Street market to ensure traffic moved smoothly. That was when the 54-year-old senior policeman and Kons Mohammad Saiful Sudirman saw an elderly woman, with two quad canes in her hands, struggling...

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