Singapore teen among three fined RM3,500 under Malaysia’s new illegal racing law

JOHOR BAHRU, Nov 3 — A 19-year-old Singaporean man was among three individuals fined RM3,500 each under the newly amended law against illegal racing by the Magistrate’s Court here today. The three, Syajahan Alfian Abdullah, 19; Muhammad Daniel Hakim Mohamad Rashid, 24; and Gonzales Mckhovic anak George, 18, pleaded guilty to engaging in illegal racing

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Bukit Aman: Injuries in Cheras custodial death were not self-inflicted, probe papers to AGC on Wednesday

Bukit Aman: Injuries in Cheras custodial death were not self-inflicted, probe papers to AGC on Wednesday

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — Bukit Aman will submit its investigation papers into the death of detainee Noorizwan Zulkefly at the Cheras district police headquarters lock-up to the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) on Wednesday, along with its recommendations.     Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Datuk M. Kumar said the investigation, which was recently taken

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Police arrest 282 in nationwide crackdown on online gambling and illegal lotteries

Police arrest 282 in nationwide crackdown on online gambling and illegal lotteries

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — Police arrested 282 people and seized RM32,149 in cash during a nationwide crackdown on online gambling and unlicensed lottery operations involving 201 business premises over the weekend. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Datuk M. Kumar said the two-day operation, dubbed Ops Dadu Khas, was conducted from October 31

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Johari Ghani: Some firms still pay TVET graduates like foreign workers despite minimum wage increase

Johari Ghani: Some firms still pay TVET graduates like foreign workers despite minimum wage increase

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — Some Malaysian firms remain reluctant to pay local vocational graduates decent wages, often offering them salaries equivalent to those of foreign workers despite recent increases to the national minimum wage, Parliament was told this morning. Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani said this reflected a broader

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Malaysians face pricey Indian onions as fresh supply delays cloud Deepavali festival

Malaysians face pricey Indian onions as fresh supply delays cloud Deepavali festival

PHNOM PENH, Nov 1 — Malaysian consumers could pay more for Indian onions ahead of the Deepavali festival as production in Maharashtra, India’s biggest producing state, falls nearly 40 per cent due to weak rainfall. Irregular rainfall and prolonged dry spells this monsoon have delayed the arrival of fresh kharif onions, the monsoon-season crop, adding

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Relief centre in Kerian closed as Perak recovers from floods

Relief centre in Kerian closed as Perak recovers from floods

IPOH, Nov 1 — The only temporary relief centre (PPS) in the Kerian district, which was opened last Thursday to accommodate flood victims, was closed at noon today. Kerian District Officer and Kerian District Disaster Management Committee chairman Saidi Shaari said monitoring found that conditions in the affected areas were now safe and all victims

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Adly Zahari: Melaka election not a waste of time, public funds as ‘democratic power belongs to the people’

Adly Zahari: Melaka election not a waste of time, public funds as ‘democratic power belongs to the people’

MELAKA, Nov 1 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) has dismissed claims that the 16th Melaka State Election is a waste of time and public funds, describing it instead as an important democratic process that allows the people to determine the mandate for the state government. Melaka PH chairman Adly Zahari said the coalition was seeking the

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‘Unfair and a bully’: Anthony Loke defends DAP rep and dares MCA chief to debate him instead

‘Unfair and a bully’: Anthony Loke defends DAP rep and dares MCA chief to debate him instead

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 — DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke has challenged MCA president Wee Ka Siong to a public debate to compare their respective track records as the head of the Transport Ministry. Loke, the current minister, simultaneously dismissed Wee’s recent call for a debate between DAP’s Bandar Hilir incumbent, Leng Chau Yen, and her

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