Sabah & Sarawak

153 clinics in Sarawak equipped with cloud-based management system

GEDONG: Sarawak will work with the federal Health Ministry to provide healthcare facilities in the state, including allocating funds where necessary, says Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg.

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Govt orders crackdown on misuse of social visit visas

PUTRAJAYA: The government has directed the relevant agencies to take firm enforcement action against the misuse of social visit visas for illegal employment and business activities, says Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Steven Sim.

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Akmal resigns as Melaka Umno exco member effective next week

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh has resigned from his post a Melaka executive council member.

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Why are we sidelined as election candidates, asks Puteri Umno chief

KUALA LUMPUR: Puteri Umno is questioning why its members are being sidelined as candidates in elections.

Sabah & Sarawak

Sabah needs bipartisan team to implement 40% revenue order, says Tham

KOTA KINABALU: The state government must establish a special bipartisan committee to ensure the High Court decision mandating a review of 40% of revenue owed to Sabah is implemented.

Sabah & Sarawak

Mohamad Sabu vows surprise checks on government-funded farm projects

KINABATANGAN: Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu warned that government-funded agricultural projects will be closely monitored.

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Come in person to apologise, Akmal tells portal reps over social media post blunder

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno Youth has demanded that Malaysiakini personally meet with its party members following a blunder in the portal's social media post.

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Drunk man detained after provoking Border Control DG’s police escort on KL-Seremban highway

PETALING JAYA: A 41-year-old man was detained after he allegedly attempted to provoke the police escorts of the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) director-general along the Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Highway on Wednesday (Jan 14).

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I wanted a job, didn’t know it was wrong, claims Indonesian woman nabbed with false MyKad in joint raid

KUALA LANGAT: Foreign nationals caught using fake MyKad identity cards say they did so mainly to secure employment, with the forged cards sold for RM300.

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Umno must lead with 30% women in top leadership, says Noraini

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno must lead in ensuring 30% women's participation in leadership positions and make this part of the party's constitution, says Wanita Umno chief Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad.

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Partnering with other political coalitions doesn’t mean we are weak, says Wanita Umno chief

KUALA LUMPUR: Cooperating with other political coalitions does not mean Umno will remain as just followers, says Wanita Umno chief Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad.

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Let’s reopen doors to ex-Umno leaders, says Puteri wing chief

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno must take the first step towards national political reconciliation by reopening its doors to former leaders so they can return to the party, says Datuk Nurul Amal Mohd Fauzi.

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Blaze kills three, destroys two factories in Banting industrial area

PETALING JAYA: Four factories in an industrial area along Jalan 5, Kampung Olak Lempit, Banting, were affected by a fire on Wednesday night (Jan 15), with two destroyed.

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Umno must lead push for Political Financing Act, says Wanita Chief

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno must take the lead in ensuring that the Political Financing Act is realised, says Wanita Umno chief Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad.

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Border Control foils attempt to smuggle 2,000kg pig carcasses at Bukit Kayu Hitam

ALOR SETAR: The Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency foiled an attempt to smuggle 2,000kg of pig carcasses into the country without valid import documents at the Bukit Kayu Hitam Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) Complex on Wednesday (Jan 14).

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Warm welcome as Khairy returns to Umno General Assembly

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin returns to the party's general assembly after two years.

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Lecturer loses RM493,600 to investment scam

KUANTAN: A lecturer lost RM493,600 after being duped by a non-existent online investment scheme in September last year.

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Immigration rescues two Indonesian women from forced labour, human trafficking syndicate

KUALA LUMPUR: Two Indonesian women, believed to be victims of forced labour exploitation and human trafficking, were rescued following a series of enforcement operations in Kapar and Bukit Jelutong.

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High on meth, man allegedly threatens to slit toddler’s throat with broken bottle in Kelantan

PASIR PUTEH: A man who tested positive for drugs is believed to have threatened to kill his two-year-old daughter in an incident at Jalan Pak Mayong, Tok Bali here on Wednesday.

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WWII-era 227kg bomb unearthed at Jasin construction site

JASIN: An unexploded 227kg aerial bomb believed to date back to the Second World War was uncovered at a construction site here on Wednesday (Jan 14)