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A future with zero dengue deaths. Is it possible?
Amidst daily reports of dengue cases and hotspots, Malaysians are facing an uphill battle. For many, despite efforts to keep a clean and tidy household, the threat of dengue continues to lurk in dark corners of the home as well as among the lush greenery that is the hallmark of our tropical weather.
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Nation
PAS dismisses claims Perlis MB being detained over MACC probe
HULU SELANGOR: Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man has rubbished claims that Perlis Mentri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli was arrested, adding that the latter was merely giving a statement to the police.
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Nation
TVET boost to tackle engineer shortage in Malaysia, says Anwar
KOTA BARU: Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programmes are set to be enhanced to address the shortage of 30,000 engineers in the country, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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Nation
Ipoh family safeguards rare emerald spear
A FAMILY in Ipoh has kept a five-foot-long hallowed emerald Vel (spear) safe for three generations, Makkal Osai reported.
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Nation
Five heat-related cases recorded in Terengganu
KUALA TERENGGANU: Three cases of heatstroke and two of heat exhaustion have been reported in Terengganu as of April this year.
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Nation
Jet Li brings star power to injured film producer
A-LIST actor Jet Li and daughter Jane paid a visit to veteran film producer Tiffany Chen, who is currently recovering from a broken leg at home, Sin Chew Daily reported.
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Nation
NCEC agrees to waste management law reform
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Circular Economy Council (NCEC) has agreed to a legislative transformation to ensure the circular economy for solid waste management can operate smoothly nationwide.
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Nation
RM2.5mil for Madani village
KOTA BARU: The Green Houses of Worship project is among several in the RM2.5mil Madani village adoption programme in Kampung Aril, Melor here, says Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.
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Nation
Arrest warrant issued for negligent mother
SEREMBAN: The Sessions Court issued an arrest warrant for a mother after she failed to appear in court for the charge of neglecting her three-year-old daughter, which led to the child’s death.
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Nation
Papagomo charged over post
KUALA LUMPUR: Blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, better known as Papagomo, has been charged over an alleged seditious post on X (formerly Twitter) in relation to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
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Nation
‘We’re on top of issues flagged by World Bank’
SERDANG: The issues raised in a World Bank report regarding the country’s education system have actually been addressed by the Education Ministry in a progressive and proactive manner, says Fadhlina Sidek.
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Nation
Court denies arrest for witness in Lim trial
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here dismissed the defence’s application for an arrest warrant to be issued against a key prosecution witness for not presenting a medical certificate (MC) during yesterday’s proceedings, in the trial of former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng.
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Nation
Man who killed pregnant employer escapes the noose
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court here commuted a former resort housekeeper’s death sentence to 38 years in prison for killing his employer, who was five months pregnant, nearly 16 years ago.
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Nation
Imperfect, but always on the mend, says ex-deputy PM
HULU SELANGOR: No government is perfect, but Pakatan Harapan is constantly improving and fixing its shortcomings, says former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail in her appeal to Kuala Kubu Baru’s voters ahead of the area’s by-election.
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Focus
Great Barrier Reef struggles to survive
AUSTRALIA’S famed Great Barrier Reef is suffering one of the most severe coral bleaching events on record, leaving scientists fearful for its survival as the impact of climate change worsens.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Cop’s act of kindness stops netizens in their tracks
KOTA KINABALU: A short clip of a traffic policeman helping an elderly couple cross the road in Sandakan district is being widely circulated.
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Focus
Angry farmers are reshaping Europe
GAZING out from his 110ha farm to the silhouetted Jura mountains in the distance, Jean-Michel Sibelle expounded on the intricate secrets of soil, climate and breeding that have made his chickens – blue feet, white feathers, red combs in the colours of France – the royalty of poultry.
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Nation
Age not a hurdle for Perikatan candidate
HULU SELANGOR: Perikatan Nasional’s 54-year-old candidate Khairul Azhari Saut is often seen as an “uncle” figure by younger locals in Kuala Kubu Baru and despite being over two decades older than his main opponent in the by-election, he says age is just a number.
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Nation
Nora Danish’s marriage bounces back
FOLLOWING recent signs of marital discord, businessman Mohamed Nedim Nazri has now reassured the public that his marriage to actress Nora Danish is back on track.
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Focus
Ancient city can bridge a bitter divide
“LOOK at this stone bridge,” said writer Vedat Akcayoz, pointing to the crumbling stumps of a 10th-century span over the Arpacay river that marks the closed border between Turkey and Armenia.