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Authorities crack down on visa misuse for haj
KUALA LUMPUR: The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry will immediately revoke the licences of travel agencies found to be misusing tourist and umrah visas for haj purposes, says its minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing.
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Nation
Rollercoaster weather a bane to traders
MELAKA: The sizzling heat in the day is bringing happiness to some traders at Bandar Hilir here, but rain in the evenings is causing misery to others.
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Nation
Weatherproofing tourism
PETALING JAYA: It is business as usual for tourism players as they continue to make it a point to ensure tourists feel welcome and appreciated amid the recent erratic weather.
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Nation
‘Don’t neglect cash users’
PETALING JAYA: While Malaysians are encouraged to go cashless, experts have questioned if this would sideline certain segments of society.
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Nation
Jailed for theft at cash deposit machine
KUALA PILAH: A security guard was sentenced to five months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here after he pleaded guilty to stealing RM2,190 from a woman at a bank’s cash deposit machine.Anis Abdul Aziz, 56, did not contest the charge after it was read to him before magistrate Saiful Sayuti.
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Nation
TH: Don’t fall for cheap haj packages
PETALING JAYA: Greed and ignorance are the main reasons haj pilgrims continue to be conned and end up being stranded in Saudi Arabia without being able to perform their haj, said Tabung Haji chairman Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Hussain.
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Corporate News
MFM allocates RM300mil to improve grain, poultry operations
Malayan Flour Mills Bhd (MFM) has earmarked RM300mil for capital expenditure (capex) for 2024 (FY24) to strengthen its growth.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Woman used dead daughter’s info to get MyKad for foreigner
KOTA KINABALU: A woman has been jailed three years for using her deceased daughter’s identification information to help a foreigner get a Malaysian identity card 10 years ago.
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Nation
‘Sabah will not compromise’
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will not relent in its pursuit of the 40% tax revenue owed to the state by Putrajaya, says Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.
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Letters
Curb children’s social media usage
A letter from DR NICOLE FU CHEW XIANG & DR SERENA LEOW, School of Arts Sunway University.
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Letters
Women leading the way to safer maritime workplaces
A letter from DR IZYAN MUNIRAH MOHD ZAIDEEN and DR SUZANNA RAZALI CHAN.
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Nation
Dalit man bashed for not voting ruling BJP
A MAN from the Dalit community in India was allegedly beaten up for not voting for the ruling BJP, which is the party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Malaysia Nanban reported.
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Nation
Gloria Tang sings her way to the tune of RM300mil
HONG KONG singer Gloria Tang has raked in a staggering HK$500mil (RM300mil) in performance fees ever since she embarked on her I AM GLORIA World Tour that began at the end of last year.
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Nation
Floods hit Kulim forcing 18 families to be evacuated
KULIM: Close to 80 flood victims have been rushed to a relief centre (PPS) after their houses were inundated by water here.
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Nation
Sanusi’s sedition trial to go on after bid rejected
SHAH ALAM: Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor has failed in his bid to strike out two sedition charges framed against him last year.
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Nation
Azmin: I was merely questioning why Deepak was on the plane
KUALA LUMPUR: Former international trade and industry minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali told the High Court that he mentioned Deepak Jaikishan’s name in his speech because of the businessman’s photo with a current minister on a plane.
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World
Protesters, school administration reach deal to clear encampment in University of Washington
SAN FRANCISCO, May 17 (Xinhua) -- An encampment at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle, U.S. state of Washington, will be shut down after an agreement was reached between protesters and the university administration, according to a news release by the protesters on Friday.
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World
Croatia gets third government led by pro-EU PM Plenkovic
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The Croatian parliament on Friday approved a government dominated by the conservative pro-European HDZ party, led by Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, marking his third term in the job following a parliamentary election last month.