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Tanjung Embang recommended as site for New Kuching International Airport

KUCHING: The site verification and feasibility study for the New Kuching International Airport (NKIA) has been completed, with Tanjung Embang as the recommended site, says Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin.

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Labuan fishing vessel owners lodge police report over lorry arson, vandalism

LABUAN: The Labuan Commercial Fishing Vessel Owners' Association has lodged a police report following a series of suspected arson and vandalism incidents involving two lorries, with losses estimated at more than RM100,000.

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Gold Li Holdings Bhd celebrates successful ACE Market entry

KUALA LUMPUR: Gold Li Holdings Bhd, an established property developer specialising in landed residential developments and in-house construction services, officially commenced its journey as a publicly traded entity on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd (Bursa Securities) today.

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Almost 170 tonnes of frozen meat seized in Kajang

KUALA LUMPUR: Some RM12.4mil worth of frozen meat has been seized in a series of raids in Kajang here.

Sabah & Sarawak

Kuching Urban Transportation System to start pilot run in Q4

KUCHING: The Kuching Urban Transportation System (KUTS) is scheduled to begin pilot operations in the fourth quarter, says Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin.

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Semiconductor supply chains stable despite disruptions, says Amir Hamzah

GEORGE TOWN: The semiconductor industry in the country, including Penang, remains stable despite the prolonged conflict in the Middle East, says Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.

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Boat carrying migrants sinks near Selangor; three missing

SHAH ALAM: A search operation is on for three missing migrants after a 'pom-pom' boat carrying 19 people reportedly sprang a leak before sinking 2.1 nautical miles southwest of Sungai Apong in Sabak Bernam on Saturday (May 16).

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Alma residents worried by blackened water, dead fish at retention pond

Residents of Taman Jasa Intan in Alma are concerned over blackened water and dead tilapia at a retention pond, believed to be linked to pollution from nearby vacant land after heavy rain.

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Cameron flower growers’ woes to be looked into, says Mat Sabu

SERDANG: The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry will look into issues affecting flower growers in Cameron Highlands following reports that heavy rainfall has disrupted cultivation activities.

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PM hails deepening Malaysia-India ties, pledges to strengthen relations

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will continue to strengthen its good relations with India for mutual benefit, regional stability and more inclusive prosperity for both countries, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

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Authorities urged to probe company giving aesthetic treatment courses in hotels

KUALA LUMPUR: Lawyers and a medical practitioners' association have urged the authorities to investigate a company accused of providing allegedly unauthorised aesthetic medicine courses for failing to address public concerns about their services.

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Over half of Kedah's padi fields now at ploughing stage, says Mat Sabu

SERDANG: More than 50% of padi fields in Kedah, including areas under the Muda Agricultural Development Authority (Mada), have entered the ploughing stage despite reports that nearly 90% of farmers had yet to begin planting for the first season.

Sabah & Sarawak

Phones belonging to Zara Qairina and mother among those analysed, court told

KOTA KINABALU: The mobile phones belonging to the late Zara Qairina Mahathir and her mother, Noraidah Lamat, were among 15 mobile phones analysed by police Computer Crime Investigation Unit analyst Asst Supt Mohd Zaidi Abu Hassan.

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District police chief in Sarawak under investigation for sexual harassment

KUCHING: An officer in charge of a police district (OCPD) in Sarawak is being investigated over allegations of sexually harassing a female officer.

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Johor JPJ seizes 44 luxury vehicles

JOHOR BARU: The Johor Road Transport Department (JPJ) has seized 44 luxury vehicles in a statewide operation conducted at several strategic locations.

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Home Ministry seeks RM4.3mil to upgrade GOF 3rd Battalion Camp

TAPAH: The Home Ministry will submit an application for a financial allocation of about RM4.3mil to upgrade facilities at the General Operations Force (GOF) 3rd Battalion Camp in Bidor.

Sabah & Sarawak

Sabah STAR reps urged to clarify stance after Kaamatan event with Warisan's Shafie

KOTA KINABALU: Two Sabah STAR assemblymen have been advised to clarify their participation in a recent Kaamatan event in Keningau where Parti Warisan president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal was present.

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TNB launches Malaysia's first battery energy storage system connected to national grid

DUNGUN: The Santong Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project, with a capacity of 100 megawatt (MW)/400 MW-hour (MWh), developed by Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), is the first BESS system in the country to be connected to the national grid.

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Nothing earthshaking about UEC 'recognition' in current form, says ex-MCA chief

JOHOR BARU: The Madani government has merely provided a limited pathway into a handful of public universities rather than genuinely recognising the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC), says Tan Sri Dr Chua Soi Lek.

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Country's GDP expected to grow due to high foreign investment, says Finance Ministry

GEORGE TOWN: Malaysia is expecting positive Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth due to the inflow of foreign and domestic investments that remain strong, in addition to high demand for the artificial intelligence (AI), data centres and the semiconductor sectors that continue to drive the economy, says Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.